The radical turn of Coptic activism: Path to democracy or to sectarian politics?

The radical turn of Coptic activism: Path to democracy or to sectarian politics?

Department

Cairo Papers in Social Science

Abstract

Cairo Papers in Social Science first appeared in 1977, the year that witnessed the famous bread riots in Egypt. As the journal celebrates its 30th anniversary, Egypt also seems to be at a crossroads, as new forms of protest have been developing with the aim of challenging the existing order and inducing change. This issue includes a collection of papers delivered at Cairo Papers 30th Anniversary Symposium that deal with the different protest groups that have been active in Egypt in the last three decades, including the Kefaya movement, the Negm-Imam phenomenon, the feminist movement, Coptic activism, and the Muslim Brotherhood, as well as workers' protests, rural resistance, and the judges' call for reform. Cairo Papers Vol. 29, No. 2/11

Publication Date

2008

Document Type

Book Chapter

Book Title

Political and Social Protest in Egypt

Editors

Nicholas S. Hopkins

ISBN

9789774162008

Publisher

American University in Cairo Press

City

Cairo

First Page

135

Last Page

154

Series

Cairo Papers in Social Science 29(2&3)

Keywords

political, protest, social, Egypt, muslim brotherhood, workers, reform, kefaya, Ahmad Fuad Negim, shiekh imam

The radical turn of Coptic activism: Path to democracy or to sectarian politics?

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