Sustainability transitions in Arab-Islamic countries: Egypt as a case study

The present paper aims to examine the prospects for sustainability transitions in Arab-Islamic countries. Starting from the analysis of the activities performed by the various constellations of social movements for sustainability in Egypt, it will be demonstrated that: (a) the formation of 'eco-citizens' occurs through a daily-based and active grassroots participation in political and social struggles related to sustainability issues; (b) the so-called Value-based Social Movements (VSMs) are acting as new social forces capable of participating in decision-making processes and suggesting sound policy solutions to environmental degradation, unsustainable modes of production and consumption, socio-economic injustices and inequalities. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license.