Voice of the Muslim Brotherhood : Daʻwa, discourse, and political communication / Noha Mellor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mellor, Noha, 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jamʻīyat al-Ikhwān al-Muslimīn (Egypt).

Communication in politics.

Mass media--Political aspects.

Politics and government.

Egypt--Politics and government--20th century.

Egypt.

Egypt--Politics and government--21st century.

Daʻwah (Islam).

Mass media--Political aspects--Egypt.

Mass media.

Communication in politics--Egypt.

Physical Description:

vi, 239 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.

Summary:

In the wake of the January 25 revolution, and the coup that followed in 2013, Egyptian bookstores recorded a significant increase in demand for books by and about the Muslim Brotherhood. However, despite the burgeoning literature on the Brotherhood, knowledge about the movement is still rather limited, particularly with regards to its most strategic tool - media and communications. This book offers a fresh and close look into the communication strategy of the group, focusing on published periodicals, biographies and websites that represent the voice of the Brotherhood. The book analyses the core mission of the Brotherhood, namely its da`wa (call) - how it is articulated and how it is defined by the movement as an ideology and a process. Have the media represented a coherent voice of the Brotherhood over the past decades? What can they communicate regarding the Brothers' perception of the needs of their audiences? How have the media served to sustain, preserve and distinguish the movement for nine decades? The book argues that the Brotherhood media speak with an intermittent voice and deliver an incoherent message whose tone is changeable and fluctuating and cannot be claimed to truly represent the heterogeneity of the group. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach which integrates Media Studies and Social Movement Theory, the book provides a fresh analysis of the Brotherhood movement as an interpretive community and will be a valuable resource for anyone studying Egypt or the Muslim Brotherhood.

Contents:

Unpacking the Brotherhood brand

The undisputed leader

Networks and opportunities

Voice of the Brotherhood

Branding the movement (1928-1938)

Bargaining politics (1938-1948)

Fragmentation stage (1949-1971)

Resuscitating the brand (1974-1995)

Soul-searching (1996-2010)

The last bargain (2011-2013).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138078642

1138078646

9781138078659

1138078654

OCLC:

975370673