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Title Piety, Privilege and Egyptian Youth
Full text http://hdl.handle.net/1887/16791
Date 2002
Author(s) Bayat, A.
Abstract Understandably, the 11 September terrorist attacks in the USA have reinforced more than ever Western anxieties over the 'threat' of 'Islamic fundamentalism'. The perpetrators' Islamic identity and the subsequent mass street protests in the Muslim world during the US bombings of Afghanistan left little doubt that political Islam in the Middle East is here to stay. However, the picture conceals some significant changes that Islamism in the Middle East has been undergoing in recent years. There is a clear shift from the earlier emphasis on Islamist polity to one on personal piety and ethics; from constituencies centred around impoverished middle classes to more fragmented adherents including the privileged groups.
Subject(s) Egypt
Language en_US
Publisher ISIM, Leiden
Type of publication Article / Letter to editor
Format 98084 bytes; application/pdf
Source 10; 1; 23; 23; 1; ISIM Newsletter
Repository Leiden - University of Leiden
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