Mustafa Salama

Mustafa Salama is a Political Researcher and a Freelance Journalist. He has an extensive academic background on Islamist movements and Middle East Affairs. Salama holds a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Political Science from the American University in Cairo.
31 Articles

Egypt: Military in Transition?

Morsy’s choice of Sedki to hold this position shows a departure from…

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Morsy strikes with a vengeance

While many used to compare Egypt to Turkey decades ago, Morsy did…

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On Secularism and Islam in Egypt

Among many secular liberalists lies a contradiction when it comes to raising…

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Challenges for the new Minister of Awqaf

Regardless of the exact role the ministry is to play; the current…

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A New Arab World: local, regional and international transformations

Essam Al-Eryan, a leading Muslim Brotherhood figure who also heads the Committee…

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Ramadan, what’s it all about ?

Ramadan is a month where Muslims strive to be closer to Allah

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Why is Morsy busy traveling?

Domestic politics are still ongoing and can be managed temporarily without Morsy.…

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Islamists: from social movement to reign

You can’t really escape the topic of Islamists when you discuss Middle…

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The ugly politics of hypocrisy

In the end the crony media did not fool the Egyptians and…

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Egypt: Major Challenges Ahead

The moment of announcing Morsi as president was an extraordinary moment for…

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