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The electoral victory of political Islam in Egypt

June 29, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Samir Amin The electoral victory of the Muslim Brotherhood and of the Salafists in Egypt (January 2012) is hardly surprising. The decline brought about by the current globalization of capitalism has produced an extraordinary increase in the so-called “informal” activities … read more »

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The failed emergence of Egypt, Turkey and Iran

June 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Samir Amin These three Middle Eastern states should normally have been found in lists of today’s ‘emerging’ states. They have each attempted, in the past, to modernise as a response to the challenge from Europe. Egypt attempted this under Pacha … read more »

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The first round of the presidential elections in Egypt

May 31, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Samir Amin The reader will find on this site a paper entitled “The Arab revolution: a year later” (14/3/2012) in which I explained the main reasons which led to the electoral victory of the Moslem Brotherhood in the January parliamentary … read more »

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