Muslim Brotherhood in Syria

A look at the history of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria, examining why the group failed to capitalise on its political advantage during the Syrian uprising and civil war.

List of contents

Introduction; Part I. The History of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria: 1. A brief history of Syria and the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood; 2. The Syrian Muslim Brotherhood's founding ideas; 3. The Brotherhood's political experiences; 4. The Muslim Brotherhood in Syria and violence; 5. International relations and exile; Part II. The Syrian Uprising: 6. The Brotherhood re-enters the political fray; 7. Looking beyond the opposition in exile; 8. Military uprising; Conclusion.

About the author

Dara Conduit is Associate Research Fellow in the Middle East Studies Forum at the Alfred Deakin Institute, Deakin University, Victoria. She was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Cambridge, is a board member of the Syrian Studies Association and has provided advice to the UN OHCHR's Working Group on Mercenaries. Author of articles in The Middle East Journal, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism and Journal of Contemporary China, she gained her M.Litt. from the University of St Andrews, Scotland, and her Ph.D. from Monash University where her thesis was a finalist for the Terrorism Research Institute's annual thesis award.

Product details

• Authors: Dara Conduit, Dara (Deakin University Conduit
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9781108499774
• ISBN: 978-1-108-49977-4
• No. of pages: 286
• Series: Cambridge Middle East Studies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Syria, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Revolutionary groups & movements, Armed Conflict, Revolutionary groups and movements