The Muslim Brothers in Pursuit of Legitimacy: Power and Political Islam in Egypt Under Mubarak

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Following the 25th January revolution, the Muslim Brotherhood emerged as the most organised and successful political force in Egypt, cashing in on decades of grassroots mobilisation and growth. Through dominance in syndicates and unions, the provision of social services and participation in elections, the Brotherhood steadily expanded under Mubarak. Hesham Al-Awadi's lucid and original argument frames this period as one of struggle over legitimacy between the regime and this then outlawed movement. He charts a cycle of accommodation and coercion as the Brotherhood gained an informal social legitimacy, yet failed to secure regime recognition. Through the complex dynamics of conflict and control, Al-Awadi sheds light on the Mubarak era and the Muslim Brotherhood that have risen out of it.

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A work of considerable insight... makes a contribution to knowledge both by presenting exciting new material on the Muslim Brotherhood in particular and by elucidating the choices of an Islamist movement in general. James Piscatori, Centre for Islamic Studies, Oxford University A very worthwhile subject Tim Niblock, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter

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Hesham Al-Awadi is Associate Professor of History and International Relations at the American University of Kuwait. He was lecturer in Modern Middle East Politics at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at Exeter University, where he also did his PhD.