“Unrest in Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood”
Read a Jan. 31, 2011, analysis, “Unrest in Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood,” by Jonathan Wright, a former Reuters correspondent in the Middle East who currently lives in Cairo.
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“Copts say Egypt regime change trumps Islamist fears”
“Copts say Egypt regime change trumps Islamist fears,” is a Feb. 1, 2011, story from Reuters.
“Coptic Pope Backs Mubarak; Other Christians Speak Out”
Read a Feb. 2, 2011, story from EthicsDaily.com about the Christian response to the conflict in Egypt.
Col. Arthur J. Athens
Col. Arthur J. Athens is the director of the U.S. Naval Academy’s Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership. He has a diverse background spanning the military, higher education, and the non-profit sector.
“Can the Arab revolt learn from Turkish model?”
Read a Feb. 2, 2011, analysis from a Reuters correspondent in Turkey.
“Egypt’s Bumbling Brotherhood”
Read a Feb. 2, 2011, op-ed in The New York Times by Scott Atran, author of Talking to the Enemy: Faith, Brotherhood and the (Un)making of Terrorists. Atran argues that the Muslim Brotherhood is largely ineffectual.
“5 Reasons the Muslim Brotherhood Won’t Turn on Israel”
Read “5 Reasons the Muslim Brotherhood Won’t Turn On Israel,” a Feb. 3, 2011, column at ReligionDispatches.org by Haroon Moghul.
“Concern about Islamists masks wide differences among them”
Read “Concern about Islamists masks wide differences among them,” a Feb. 4, 2011, report by Reuters reporter Tom Heneghan.
“Global Restrictions on Religion”
A 2009 Pew Forum report on restrictions on religion around the world found that Egypt is among the countries with the highest government restrictions on religion.