Biography

Amr el-Shobaki is a former Egyptian parliamentarian and head of the Arab European unit in the Al-Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies. He attained his PhD in political science from the University of Paris 1 (Sorbonne) and is the author of a number of books concerning Islamic movements, political reform in Egypt, and Arab-European relations. Selected titles include: The Muslim Brotherhood: From its Roots until Today, published in French by Cartel House in Paris, Islamists and Democrats and The Development of the Democratic Situation in Egypt, 2009. Amr el-Shobaki has published numerous articles in Arabic and French newspapers and he writes a weekly article and column in the Egyptian newspaper Al Masry Al Youm.