Publication

This paper provides insights into the Muslim Brotherhood's stand on the place and role of the "Sisters" inside the movement. Despite the Brotherhood's ban on women in Egypt's top office, the author argues, there is growing evidence to suggest that more and more Islamist women are becoming restless with their subordinate status and are seeking ways to assert their demands for more representation inside the movement and broader participation in politics. This questioning by women activists of their role is of the normal dynamics of change, and not a of a rebellion, the author concludes.