The Muslim Brotherhood, the Salafist Call and the Orientation Towards State and Society in Egypt

Hasan Obaid

Nov 2023 · Cambridge Scholars Publishing

About this ebook

This book considers the time span between 1981 and 2013, which is shaped by the rule of Hosni Mubarak until the ousting of the Islamist president Mohamed Morsi on 3 July 2013. Although the two movements are Egyptian movements, their ideologies reach far beyond Egyptian borders.

This book will enrich one’s understanding of the difference between the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafist Call and the ideological transformations of each of them by focusing on the impact of the Egyptian regime’s power network (ideological, economic, military, and political) on these transformations, and studying the ideological attitudes of both movements to many issues such as political participation, democracy, women’s issues, minorities, freedoms, and systems of governance. This first requires an exploration of the regime’s power networks and the relationship between these sources of power, which are both featured in this book.

About the author

Hasan Obaid received his PhD in Political Science from Duisburg-Essen University, Germany, and he was a visiting researcher at the same university. He is currently the co-founder, European Manager and Head of the Research and Studies Department at Visto International for Rights and Development, Sweden. He is also a researcher and editor at the Vision Center for Political Development. He has previously worked as a Research Associate at the Center for Palestinian Heritage and Society Studies in Ramallah. His areas of interest include Islamic and social movements, democratization, and the Palestinian question.