The Rise of Islamism in Egypt

ISBN-13: 9783319852249 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 295 str.

Alaa Al Arafat

Spis treści

Chapter 1: The Downfall of Mubarak and the New Actors Reshaping Egypt 

Part I: Key Actors in Egypt's Political System

Chapter 2: The President and the Field Marshal

Chapter 3: The MB's Ideological and Organizational Development

Chapter 4: Salafist Schools Groups and Movements

Chapter 5: Salafist Parties

 

Part II: The Rise of Islamists

Chapter 6: The Islamists and the Parliamentary Elections 

Chapter 7: Muslim Brotherhood and the Presidential Elections

Chapter 8: The Constitution of the Ikhwan

Conclusion: Game is not over 

Glossary of Arabic Terms 

Notes

Bibliography

Index 

O autorze

Alaa Al-Din Arafat is a former Visiting Professor of Middle East Politics and International Relations at Université Française d'Égypte, Egypt. He currently teaches at Strategic Studies' Program for National Defence and Security, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman.

Blurb

This book provides an overview of the sudden ascendancy of Islamism in post-Mubarak Egypt and a detailed history of the power grab by the Muslim Brotherhood. The author argues that liberals and Copts are minor factions, and that the Islamists, the military and ‘couch party’ (non- politically affiliated Egyptians) are the true key actors in Egyptian politics. Additionally, it is posited that, ironically, Mubarak’s coup-proofing strategy was responsible for the military turning against him. The strained civil-military relations in Egypt are examined, as are the ideological development of  the MB, Salafist and jihadist groups, and the power struggle between the Islamists and the military.