Religious Institutions in Authoritarian Regimes: Al-Azhar of Egypt as a case study.

• In Event: Religion and the State

Brief Overview

This study examines how Al-Azhar navigates power, legitimacy, and autonomy under Egypt’s authoritarian regimes, analyzing its discourse, institutional agency, and shifting relationship with the state before and after the 2011 revolution.

Author

• Ahmad Sobhy Mustafa, University of Kansas