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HARDtalk: Mustafa Akyol - Turkish Author and Journalist; Dina Wahba - Egyptian Feminist and Political Activist

Mustafa Akyol and Dina Wahba

11/07/2013

Mustafa Akyol - Turkish Author and Journalist; Dina Wahba - Egyptian Feminist and Political Activist

BBC News Channel - HARDtalk, Mustafa Akyol - Turkish Author and Journalist; Dina Wahba - Egyptian Feminist and Political Activist

With problems in Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia, is political Islam failing, and if so, why?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Turkish writer Mustafa Akyol and Egyptian feminist and political activist Dina Wahba. Is political Islam failing, and if so, why?

A year ago the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's creed looked like a winning political formula - not so now. The Islamists have been removed from power by the army and millions of Egyptians see that as a cause for celebration. Meanwhile, Turkey's moderate Islamist rulers have faced unprecedented mass protests, and in Tunisia political Islam is on the defensive. Stephen Sackur speaks to Turkish writer Mustafa Akyol and Egyptian feminist and political activist Dina Wahba. Is political Islam failing, and if so, why?

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