Curated OER
Islamists Prepare for Egypt's Election
Wether your class posts a blog response or simply answers these questions, they'll end up more informed about Egyptian politics and conflict. They read the attached article and then answer seven comprehension questions regarding Hosni...
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Egypt: History
Read a concise history of Egypt, covering the times of pre-pharaonic Egypt up to current times. Find out about the pharaohs, Turkish occupation, British control, and Egypt today. Includes brief information on the Muslim Brotherhood in...
BBC
Bbc: Egypt's Revolution: Egypt Under Sisi
The BBC has created a special section for the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. Find special features, an event by event timeline as well as an interactive map that traces the Egyptian revolution from January 25, 2011. Profiles of key people...
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace:islamist Movements [Pdf]
This paper examines the impact on the war in Lebanon war in 2006 on two Islamist movements and how they were able to portray the war in an anti-American and anti-Israel light and advance their own goals.
Other
Wall Street Journal: The Secret Rally That Sparked an Uprising
Article describes the very beginning of the takeover of the Egyptian government by young activists. Although the outside world thought it was a spontaneous movement, this article describes the careful planning that went into the...
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: Muslim Brotherhood's Role in Egypt
Video examines the role of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood in the 2011 revolution. Reporter investigates the work they do to shape a new Egypt. February, 2011
BBC
Bbc: Mass Arrest of Egyptian Brothers
A June 2007 news story describing the arrest of dozens of people belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood, an outlawed Islamic group.