Bruce rutherford draws on indepth interviews with egyptian judges. List of books and articles about egyptian politics and government. The constitution is suspended and the parliament disbanded. Egyptian medics escort former egyptian president hosni mubarak, 85, into an ambulance after after he was flown by a helicopter ambulance to the maadi military hospital from torah prison in. The future of the egyptian revolution books the guardian. He came to power in 1981 after the televised assassination of anwar sadat. The assassination of president anwar elsadat of egypt created a new series of problems for future american policy in. Bruce rutherford draws on indepth interviews with egyptian judges, lawyers, islamic activists, politicians, and businesspeople. Egypts women and minorities are also struggling under mubaraks regime. Egypts autocratic regime is being weakened by economic crises, growing political opposition, and the pressures of globalization. Bedside table books about egypt prospero the economist. He stepped down from the presidency in 2011 after popular unrest forced his resignation. He served as its commander from 1972 to 1975 and rose to the rank of air chief marshal in 1973.
Only months after his arrival, upheaval erupted across the arab world, and mubaraks seemingly iron grip on egypt was broken by the last people. Egypt in crisis the fall of islamism and prospects of. According to officials from the bush administration, whenever the president asked after gamal, the egyptian ruler would quickly change the subject. Egypt after mubarak reveals that egypts secularists and islamists may yet navigate a middle path that results in a uniquely islamic form of liberalism and, perhaps, democracy. Prior to his bloody fall from power, sadat handpicked mubarak to be his vice. Liberalism, islam, and democracy in the arab world princeton studies in muslim politics book 48 kindle edition by rutherford, bruce k download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The death on tuesday morning of hosni mubarak is a reminder of where egypts authoritarian regime stands. Liberalism, islam, and democracy in the arab world princeton. Hosni mubaraks death evokes the paradox and pain of the. Political change likely wont undo deep tensions with muslims. He argues in the book that egyptians revolted against a regimea political order that, while led by mubarak for three decades, was one he had inherited from. You would like for your son gamal, to come after you. Mubaraks former prime minister, ahmed shafik, is tapped to lead the cabinet.
Humble beginnings mubarak was a 24yearold air force pilot when the military overthrew king farouk in 1952. Egypt has faced deteriorating security and a surge in crime since the popular uprising that ousted hosni mubarak a year ago. It was with a profound sense of relief that egyptians brought hosni mubarak, sadats handpicked vice president, to power with a mandate for cautious change. Hosni mubarak became president of egypt after the assassination political murder of anwar sadat 1918 1981. Hosni mubarak, the egyptian leader who for nearly 30 years was the resolute face of stability in the mideast before being forced by the military to resign after nationwide protests that were part. For decades, the army was a taboo subject in egyptian media.
Liberalism, islam, and democracy in the arab world princeton studies in muslim politics by bruce k. Meanwhile, young activists in egypt were increasingly restive, and mubarak was increasingly intransigent as he prepared for his 2010 parliamentary elections. Former egyptian president hosni mubarak, who was in power for almost three decades, died tuesday. Liberalism, islam, and democracy in the arab world by bruce k. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading egypt after mubarak. But to the hundreds of thousands of young egyptians who rallied for 18 days of unprecedented street protests in cairos tahrir square and elsewhere in 2011, mubarak was a latterday pharaoh and a symbol of autocratic misrule. Hosni mubarak, egyptian military officer and politician who served as president of egypt 19812011. There are some dense politicalscience treatises, such as bruce rutherfords egypt after mubarak. Egypt after mubarak offers a unique look at egypts most promising and most hopeful future. After 18 days of heroic and determined protests, the crisis in egypt has led to the resignation of president hosni mubarak, followed by, not surprisingly, unprecedented jubilation in the streets. Liberalism, islam, and democracy in the arab world ebook written by bruce k.
Egypts christians after mubarak they were protesting a church attack when the tahrir square demonstrations began. Tunisias revolution was clearly the spark, but egyptians have been stewing for so long, their uprising was foreshadowed by the titles of books years in the making and years in print. After 18 days of protests that spilled out from cairos tahrir square, president hosni mubarak hands power to militarys ruling body, the supreme council of the armed forces. The countrys military rulers have yet to transfer power to civilian. In 1991, the mubarak regime signed egypt up to a structural adjustment. Egypt after mubarak reveals that egypts secularists and islamists may yet navigate a. After reading about the activists who used facebook and then researched nonviolent protesting techniques to protest the behavior of the authoritarian mubarak regime, i wanted to understand how such an autocrat, entrenched in power and with the support of the military, could with apparent ease be forced to resign. Egypt the day after mubarak quits live this article is more than 9 years old egypt is beginning a new political era after mass protests forced president hosni mubrak to. Since the 1960s, the regime had made a commitment to provide citizens with a wide range of services including jobs in the public sector and the civil service as well as substantial subsidies on food, electricity, gasoline, public. Liberalism, islam and democracy in the arab world princeton university press, 2008, and maye. This book will have a serious and productive impact on the. As vice president to anwar sadat, he became president unexpectedly after sadat was assassinated.
Egypt faced terrible repression during the nasser, sadat, and mubarak eras, but nothing like todays sustained cruelty. Sadats assassination on october 6, 1981, by militant soldiers associated with islamic jihad, was greeted in egypt by uprisings in some areas but mostly by a deafening calm. Morsi, who was elected president during egypts only free presidential election in 20, wore prison garb. Hosni mubarak left cairo and nearly three decades in power last night, and egypt erupted with cheers, fireworks and dancing. Liberalism, islam, and democracy in the arab world. Posited that morsis coupproofing strategy, which was modeled after mubaraks.
On campuses, in syndicates and even inside the muslim brotherhoodthe revolution lives on. It is widely believed that the egyptian president is less eager to have his son inherit the post than is his mother, the first lady suzanne mubarak. Observers now wonder which way egypt will go when the countrys aging. Jeff j mitchell getty images thousands of egyptians gather in tahrir square in january 2012 to mark the oneyear anniversary of the revolution which toppled mubarak. After mubaraks ouster, the struggle for press freedom is far from over. He continued his countrys peace with israel, made efforts to bring peace to the entire middle east, and cracked down on islamic groups that participated in terrorist activities. This book will have a serious and productive impact on the field. It is a stable country, and it will remain a stable one after mubarak and after the man who comes after mubarak.
The book argued that this stability was illusory and that the economic and ideological foundations of the statist order of mubarak were eroding. Mubarak was also wounded in the attack that killed sadat. The supreme council of the armed forces, which have been ruling egypt since mubarak stepped down, have actively clamped down on press freedom since taking charge of the country. Forced to resign during arab spring protests in 2011, he was also a u. Mubarak and his sons arrived at the hearing in suits, while mr.
Mubarak died aged 91 on tuesday after undergoing surgery, state television said. Mubarak, who ruled egypt for almost three decades, died after. So thoroughly did mubarak dominate and suppress political life that, in the months after the. Egypts autocratic regime is being weakened by economic crises. As egypt after mubarak discusses in chapters 4 and 5, mubaraks egypt faced a fundamental contradiction. This book provides a superb analysis of the domestic constituencies and. The man whose figure overshadowed egypt for 30 years, whose death has been the subject. Egypts autocratic regime is being weakened by economic crises, growing political opposition, and the pressures of globa. Advocates say the egyptian constitution addresses their equal rights. Rutherford argues that the major oppositional forces are converging on a platform of reform that will produce in egypt a hybrid regime with liberal but circumscribed democratic characteristics. This book deals with the sudden demise of islamists in egypt and prospects for. The scenarios after mubaraks anticipated death ranged from the best case, at least from israels perspective, of the powerful intelligence minister omar suleiman taking his place in an orderly succession, to the riskier possibility of mubaraks son jamal inheriting his father, to the nightmare scenario of a muslim brotherhood takeover. In mubaraks legacy, egyptians see the failings of the.
Following the upheaval in egypt after mubaraks removal and the rise and fall of mohamed morsi and the muslim brotherhood, the country has returned to the iron fist ways of mubarak under sisi. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The twoway human rights groups say the situation in egypt is worse now than it was under dictator hosni mubarak. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read egypt after mubarak.
Liberalism, islam, and democracy in the arab world bruce k rutherford egypts autocratic regime is being weakened by economic crises, growing political opposition, and the pressures of globalization. Hosni mubaraks riskaverse reign brought egypt to calamity. Read egypt after mubarak liberalism, islam, and democracy in the arab world by bruce k. The failure of egypts revolution the new york times. A better immediate outcome to egypts threeweek crisis is hard to imagine. It was a sign of mubaraks power that egypt never seemed to fully recover its balance after his fall. Egypts christians after mubarak christianity today. The struggle for egypt council on foreign relations. Sadat was a nubian military chieftain who was another one of egypts former presidents.
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