The Survivability of Social Movements Under State Repression: The Case of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt
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https://doi.org/10.66362/iji.v2i3.41Keywords:
Islam and politics, Islamic movements, social movements, re- pression and dissent, reactionary political movements, muslim brotherhood.Abstract
This paper presents a comparative research analysis of the political status of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt from 1954 until 2018. The focus of this research is on the state’s repression and the Muslim Brotherhood’s mechanisms in re-engaging in public life, especially post 2013. The paper will provide a comparative study of the interaction between the group and the state from its dissolution in 1954-1960 and 2013-2018. This comparison will shed light on the possibilities that lie ahead for the survival of the group after the mass imprisonment of its member and the Rab’aa massacre perpetrated by the Egyptian state.
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