On 3 July 2013, Mohamed Morsi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood’s guidance bureau and the first democratically elected president of Egypt, was overthrown by a military coup led by General Abdelfattah al-Sisi. Since then, the Muslim Brotherhood has been designated a terrorist organization and brutally repressed. In contrast, the Salafi al-Nour party, the political arm of the "Salafi Call" (al-da'wa al-salafiyya), has supported Morsi’s overthrow, taken part in the writing of a new constitution and supported General Sisi in the May 2014 presidential elections. How can we account for al-Nour’s political strategy? What role does the party play in the emerging power structure in Egypt? And what does this tell us about al-Nour’s political identity?
Event Details
Speaker: Professor Stéphane Lacroix, Sciences Po
Chair: Professor Toby Dodge, LSE
Date: Tuesday 26 May 2015
Time: 18.30-20.00
Location: Wolfson Theatre, Lower Ground Floor, New Academic Building
Event Hashtag: #LSELacroix
Attendance: This event is free and open to all on a first come first served basis. Our events are very well attended, please make sure to arrive early. We cannot guarantee entry.
Speaker
Stéphane Lacroix is Associate Professor at Sciences Po in Paris. His research focuses on political authoriarianism and the resistance it generates, social movements, and the links between Islam and politics in contemporary times.