Ordering for highly reduced price only possible before December 19

The January 25, 2011 Revolution that resulted in the removal of President Ḥusnī Mubārak was strongly supported by the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. Muslim Brotherhood leaders, following the removal of Mubārak, negotiated with Egyptian army leaders, founded the Freedom and Justice Party, participated in the Parliamentary and Presidential elections in which they achieved great successes.

Whether Muḥammad Mursī (Morsi) indeed won the elections in 2012 remains deeply disputed. The two runners up for the position of president were so close that manipulations were possible. Whatever happened in those elections, the truth is that Egypt was deeply politically divided, and that Mursī and his governments were increasingly seeking support from fellow Islamists instead of reducing the political divide. Islamists were also divided among themselves. Many were hopeful that they would be able to implement their interpretation of the sharīʿa and to create a utopian Islamic state.

This resulted in massive demonstrations and the Islamists' refusal to recognize this resistance. Instead, they continued to bury themselves in the hope that this would bring them political dominance. The country became more and more divided, which ultimately spurred the Egyptian army to remove President Mursī. The army was then led by General ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, who had in the previous months repeatedly called for parties, Muslim Brothers and their allies and opponents, to unite. It is much too simplistic to call the removal of Mursī a coup, yet this is widely believed in the West because so much information has remained inaccessible to a wider audience.

Islamists rejected the removal of Mursī and organized sit-ins with large media campaigns. A number became involved in militant attacks on police, military, and the judiciary. This resulted in harsh government responses. Their criticism has been muted but they still exist.

The Center for Arab-West Understanding has been blessed with over 200 student interns since 2006. In the years 2011-2013, student interns and researchers interviewed 65 Egyptian Islamists and their opponents, both prior to and after Egypt’s military ousted President Mursī on July 3. Many of these interviews were transcribed and placed in Arab-West Report, providing a unique and authentic documentation of the voices of Islamists and their opponents in a most crucial period in Egypt’s history.

We have worked for three years on a 271-page academic book called From Ruling to Opposition; Islamist movements and Non-Islamists Groups in Egypt 2011-2013. The manuscript for our book is ready for publication by Tectum academic publishers and ready to go the printer. The book will be sold for 29,95 Euro. Tectum Publishers made it possible for you to order books BEFORE they start printing on December 19 at a highly reduced price of 12,00 Euro only. That is truly a low price!

You can order the book through Tectum or CAWU if you would like to make use of this offer. This book is certainly going to be the most important standard work in English on Islamists in Egypt in 2011-2013, and thus would also be a great gift for friends and academic contacts of yours.

Please let me know as soon as possible if you want to order one or more books, and how many books for only 12 Euro you would like. The deadline for this offer is December 19!

Cornelis Hulsman,

Editor book From Ruling to Opposition

[email protected]

December 8, 2016