From Ruling to Opposition

Cornelis Hulsman

doi:10.5771/9783828867390

Summary

In 2013, a group of researchers had the unique chance to interview 61 Egyptian Islamists and their opponents both prior to and after Egypt’s military ousted President Mursī on July 3. Up to that time, Islamists with very different political perspectives were hopeful that they would be able to realize the implementation of sharīa and to create a utopian Islamic state. After the coup, many of them rejected the transformation and a number became involved in militant attacks on police, military and the judiciary. This resulted in harsh government responses. Their criticism has been muted, but they still exist. The interviews document authentic voices during this period of major political transformations. A must read for anyone who wants to understand contemporary Egypt.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2017
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8288-3837-6
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8288-6739-0
Publisher: Tectum, Baden-Baden
Series: Anwendungsorientierte Religionswissenschaft
Volume: 9
Language: German
Pages: 262
Product type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis Partial access Pages 1 - 22 Download chapter (PDF)
1 Introduction (Cornelis Hulsman) No access Pages 23 - 32
1. 2.1 Introduction No access
2. 2.2 Brief Historical Overview of the Muslim Brotherhood No access
3. 2.3 Structure and Organization of the Brotherhood No access
4. 2.4 Recruitment Process No access
5. 2.5 The Idea of Political Participation No access
6. 2.6 Leadership No access
7. 1. 2.7.1 The Freedom and Justice Party No access
  2. 2.7.2 The Political Project of the Brotherhood No access
  3. 2.7.3 Muslim Brotherhood Political Presence and the Ballot Box After January 25, 2011 No access
  4. 1. 2.7.4.1 Strong Egypt P No access
    2. 2.7.4.2 Egyptian Current Party No access
8. 1. 2.8.1 Public Support for the Brotherhood No access
  2. 2.8.2 Challenges During Mursi's Presidency No access
  3. 1. 2.8.3.1 Pluralism and Inclusivity No access
    2. 2.8.3.2 Presidential Decree No access
    3. 2.8.3.3 Christian Support No access
    4. 2.8.3.4 Economy No access
    5. 2.8.3.5 Security No access
    6. 2.8.3.6 Ethiopian Dam No access
    7. 2.8.3.7 'Brotherhoodization' No access
  4. 2.8.4 After June 30, 2013 No access
9. 2.9 Conclusion No access
1. 3.1 Introduction No access
2. 1. 3.2.1 Salafism No access
  2. 3.2.2 Islamism No access
3. 1. 3.3.1 Before the January 25 Revolution No access
  2. 3.3.2 The Salafi Shaykhs and the January 25 Revolution No access
  3. 3.3.3 The Ideological Agenda of Salafi Parties No access
4. 1. 3.4.1 No United Salafi Movement No access
  2. 3.4.2 Dilemma with the Shaykhs No access
  3. 3.4.3 Mobilizing Support No access
  4. 3.4.4 Shaykhs' Limited Knowledge of Economics and Politics No access
  5. 1. 3.4.5.1 Al-Nür Party and Political Pragmatism No access
    2. 3.4.5.2 Preservation of a Religiously Conservative Identity No access
  6. 1. 3.4.6.1 The Constitutional Debate No access
    2. 3.4.6.2 2012 Presidential Elections No access
    3. 3.4.6.3 The Making and Breaking of Alliances No access
5. 1. 3.5.1 A Revolutionary Environment and Support Base No access
  2. 3.5.2 The Revolutionary Character of Salafi Political Parties No access
  3. 3.5.3 Implications of Being a Product of the Revolution No access
6. 3.6 Conclusion No access
1. 4.1 Introduction No access
2. 1. 4.2.1 Hisba No access
  2. 4.2.2 State Response No access
  3. 4.2.3 Adoption of Violence No access
  4. 4.2.4 'The Revisions' No access
3. 4.3 Reconstitution No access
4. 1. 4.4.1 Internal Democracy No access
  2. 4.4.2 Financing No access
  3. 4.4.3 Political Influence No access
5. 1. 4.5.1 Revolutionary Fervor No access
  2. 4.5.2 Nonviolent Advocacy No access
  3. 4.5.3 Joining a Social Islamism No access
  4. 1. 4.5.4.1 Militias No access
    2. 4.5.4.2 Rhetoric for the People No access
6. 1. 4.6.1 The Conception of Violence No access
  2. 4.6.2 The Conception of Democracy and Shürä No access
7. 4.7 Conclusion No access
1. 5.1 Introduction No access
2. 1. 5.2.1 Restoring Jihäd and Shari'a No access
  2. 5.2.2 How to Restore Jihäd and Shari'a No access
3. 1. 5.3.1 The Security Sector and Bedouin Tribes No access
  2. 5.3.2 Militancy in the Sinai No access
  3. 5.3.3 Local Political Islamism No access
4. 5.4 Conclusion No access
1. 6.1 Introduction No access
2. 6.2 Defining non-Islamist Groups in Egypt No access
3. 6.3 Non-Islamists Before the Egyptian Revolution: Cooperation with Islamist Groups No access
4. 6.4 Non-Islamists after the Egyptian Revolution No access
5. 6.5 The NDP and the Fulül No access
6. 1. 6.6.1 Political Involvement After 2011 No access
7. 6.7 Non-Islamist Parties No access
8. 6.8 Non-Islamist Movements No access
9. 1. 6.9.1 Religion and Personal Freedoms No access
  2. 6.9.2 The Issue of Shari'a in the Constitution No access
  3. 6.9.3 Egypt or an Organization? No access
  4. 6.9.4 Religious Diversity in Egypt No access
  5. 6.9.5 Religion in Electoral Politics No access
10. 1. 1. 6.10.1.1 The National Salvation Front No access
    2. 6.10.1.2 Tamarrud No access
  2. 6.10.2 "Principles" Versus "Politics" No access
  3. 6.10.3 Reaching a Broader Audience No access
  4. 6.10.4 The Political Issue of Social Services No access
  5. 6.10.5 Mobilizing the Street No access
  6. 6.10.6 Time as an Ally? No access
11. 6.11 Conclusion No access
7 Conclusion (Cornelis Hulsman) No access Pages 179 - 182
1. 1. 1.1 Dr. ‘Issäm al-Haddäd (Essam el-Haddad) No access
  2. 1.2 Dr. ‘Amr Darräj (Amr Darrag) No access
  3. 1.3 Dr. Walid al-Haddäd (Walid el-Haddad) No access
  4. 1.4 Dinä Zakariyya Husayn No access
  5. 1.5 Ishtishhäd al-Bannä, Sanä‘ al-Bannä No access
  6. 1.6 Dr.Wafä Hafni No access
  7. 1.7 ‘Ali Khafäji (Aly Khafagy) No access
  8. 1.8 Muhammad Abd Allah No access
  9. 1.9 Ahmad Kamäl No access
  10. 1.10 Anonymous No access
  11. 1.11 Usama Farid No access
  12. 1.12 W a il Hadara (Wael Haddara) No access
2. 1. 2.1 Dr. ‘Abd al-Mun’im Abu al-Futuh No access
  2. 2.2 Dr. Kamäl al-Hilbäwi No access
  3. 2.3 Dr. Ibrähim al-Hudaybi No access
3. 1. 3.1 Ahmad Najib No access
  2. 3.2 Dr. Safwät Hijäzi (Safwat Hegazy) No access
  3. 1. 6.1 Bassäm al-Zarqä No access
    2. 6.2 Nädir Bakkär No access
4. 4 Salafi Associations and Political Parties No access
5. 1. 5.1 Muhammad Ism ä il al-Muqaddim No access
6. 1. 7.1 Dr. Imad ‘Abd al-Ghafur No access
  2. 7.2 Dr. Ahmad al-Qadri ‘Abd al-Salam (Ahmed Kadry Abdelsalam) No access
  3. 7.3 Anonymous Former Member of al-NUr and al-Watan Parties No access
7. 1. 8.1 Ihäb Shiha No access
  2. 8.2 ‘Issäm al-Sharif No access
  3. 8.3 Häni Fawzi No access
8. 1. 9.1 Mahmüd Fathi No access
9. 1. 10.1 Khälid Mansür No access
10. 1. 11.1 Muhammad Ahmad No access
  2. 11.2 Sharaf al-Din al-Jibali No access
  3. 11.3 Izzat al- Salamüni (Ezzat al-Salamony) No access
  4. 11.4 AlaAbu al-Nasr No access
  5. 11.5 Muhammad ‘Umar ‘Abd al-Rahmän No access
11. 1. 12.1 °Ahmad AshUsh No access
  2. 12.2 ‘Abd al-Bäsit al-Fashni No access
  3. 12.3 Ashraf No access
12. 1. 13.1 Dr. Muhammad Saläh No access
  2. 13.2 Dr. Nädiya Mustafä (Nadia Mustafa) No access
13. 1. 14.1 Jamal al-Banna (Gamal el-Banna, 1920-2013) No access
  2. 14.2 Dr. ‘Abd al-Mun‘im al-Mashshat (Abdul-Monem al-Mashat) No access
  3. 14.3 Abd al-Rahim 'Ali No access
  4. 14.4 ‘Imäd Shähin No access
  5. 14.5 Jerome Drevon No access
  6. 14. 6 Mamdüh Sarür No access
  7. 14. 7 Ismä il Alexanderni No access
  8. 14.8 Professor Abdallah Schleifer No access
14. 15 Non-religious political parties and coalitions No access
15. 1. 16.1 Dr. George Naji Masiha Ibrähim (George Messiha) No access
  2. 16.2 ‘Abd Allah al-Mughäzi No access
16. 1. 17.1 Dr. ‘Amr Hamzäwi (Amr Hamzawy) No access
17. 1. 18.1 ‘Äsim Mimün (Assem Memon) No access
18. 1. 19.1 Khalid Dawüd (Khaled Daoud) No access
19. 1. 20.1 Muhammad ‘Abd al-Latif No access
20. 1. 21.1 Mahä ‘Abd al-Näsir No access
21. 1. 22.1 Sayyid al-Tükhi No access
22. 1. 23.1 Ahmad Talat (Ahmed Talaat) No access
23. 24 Other Parties Mentioned in the Book but No Members Interviewed No access
24. 1. 25.1 Ahmad ‘Abd Allah No access
  2. 25.2 Rami al-Suwisi No access
  3. 25.3 ’Amal Sharaf No access
25. 1. 26.1 Walid al- Masri No access
  2. 26.2 MahmUd Badr No access
  3. 26.3 Muhammad ‘Aziz No access
  4. 26.4 Shimä’ al-Tüni No access
26. 1. 27.1 Anonymous Former Security Advisor for the Government inNorth Sinai No access
  2. 27.2 Sämih Sayf al-Yazal No access
  3. 27.3 Other Opposition to Islamists No access
Appendix 2: Index of Names of People(Cornelis Hulsman) No access Pages 209 - 220
Appendix 3: Chronology of Events (Cornelis Hulsman) No access Pages 221 - 224
1. Institutional Authors No access
About the Authors No access Pages 261 - 261
About the Center for Arab-West Understanding No access Pages 262 - 262