Mobilizing Islam
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: October 15, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780231125727
Subjects: Islam; Islamic studies; Political activism; Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000; History; History - General History; History: World; Egypt; International Relations - General; Middle East - Egypt; Middle East - General; Political Science / International Relations; 1952-; Islam and politics; Political participation; Politics and government
Description: The book explains how Islamist groups captured the hearts and minds of educated youth in Egypt. It focuses on the first twelve years of Hosni Mubarak's presidency, from 1981 to 1993, the period when participation in the movement reached its peak and before a wave of repression brought it to an abrupt end.