Khalil al-Anani

Khalil al-Anani is a scholar of Middle East studies at the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University. He is the author of the forthcoming Unpacking the Muslim Brotherhood: Religion, Identity and Politics (tentative title). He can be contacted at kalanani@gmail.com. On Twitter: @Khalilalanani

Egypt | Aug 29, 2013

Egypt: Reconciliation Or Repression?

The Egyptian military's crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood is unlikely to succeed completely, and could radicalize young Brothers whose leadership is imprisoned.

Supporters of Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi pray during a protest in Cairo August 23, 2013. Mass protests called by Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood mostly failed to materialise on Friday as the movement reeled from a bloody army crackdown on followers of Mursi. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION) - RTX12UJ3

Egypt | Jul 22, 2013

The Nour Party’s Perilous Gamble

While backing the ouster of former President Mohammed Morsi may be a sign of political maturity, it is loaded with risks for Egypt’s Nour Party.

A member of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporter of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi with a poster of Mursi sits on the ground in front of the courthouse and the Attorney General's office during a demonstration in Cairo July 22, 2013. The family of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said on Monday it would take legal action against the army, accusing it of abducting the country's first democratically-elected president. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION) -

Egypt | Mar 13, 2013

Egypt's Brotherhood Struggles To Govern

The Muslim Brotherhood’s incompetence to date in governance is because of its lack of political experience, not its Islamist ideology, Khalil al-Anani writes.