Dr Elizabeth Monier is a Research Fellow at the University of Warwick where her work focuses broadly on democracy, human security and citizenship in the Middle East. She specializes in Egyptian affairs, sectarian conflict and identity politics. She holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and has held fellowships at LSE and the German Institute of Global and Area Studies.

Mursi’s Tragicomedy

[caption id="attachment_55241284" align="alignnone" width="620"] Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi fluffed his lines during a speech at the Koerber…

The Art of Egyptian Elections

[caption id="attachment_55250135" align="alignnone" width="620"] UAE singer Hussein Al-Jasmi, performs during a show at the opening a new showroom…

Winning Back the Sinai

[caption id="attachment_55249817" align="alignnone" width="620"] An Egyptian soldier stands guard on a watchtower near the border between Egypt and…

No Security for Egypt’s Women

[caption id="attachment_55249398" align="alignnone" width="620"] A protester holds a sign reading "Freedom and justice for women and men" during a…

Lessons from Egypt’s Cult of Leadership

[caption id="attachment_55248683" align="alignnone" width="620"] A supporter of Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi holds up a poster of the Field Marshal during a…

The Revolution Continues

[caption id="attachment_55247715" align="alignnone" width="620"] Activists mark the second anniversary of deadly violence outside the Cabinet…

Banned of Brothers

[caption id="attachment_55245659" align="alignnone" width="620"] Muslim Brotherhood members and supporters light up flares during a demonstration…

No Cheek Left to Turn

[caption id="attachment_55244662" align="alignnone" width="620"] Egyptian policemen inspect the car of a Coptic Christian priest killed in Al-Arish,…

Furqan Friday

[caption id="attachment_55243269" align="alignnone" width="620"] Egyptian supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi wave their national flag as…

A Conflict of Definitions

[caption id="attachment_55243209" align="alignnone" width="620"] An Egyptian man holds a portrait of defense minister Abdel-Fattah El-Sissi as anti…