The Muslim Brothers in Society

Everyday Politics Social Action and Islamism in Mubaraks Egypt. Vannetzel delves deeply into the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood to show how the organization maneuvered as an illegal but tolerated organization in Mubaraks Egypt. Rather than operating in a parallel Islamic sector, she argues, the group occupied an ambiguous space in which it was at once socially embedded and not clearly identifiable, all while maintaining a tight internal organizational structure. Her meticulous ethnographic research underscores how the organizations political success in the years leading up to the 2011 uprising lay in its depoliticization and its