Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood

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This paper examines the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. It provides a brief historical background of the formation of the group and discusses its goals. The paper focuses on the future possibility of the Muslim Brotherhood, as opposed to its past. The paper presents the author's personal views on the past and the future of the group.

Table of Contents:
Preface
Historical Backdrop
Peace is the Way
Plan to Succeed
Interpreting the Future
Drawing Conclusions

From the Paper:

"Perhaps most interesting in the future would be the influential stance of the West. While the colonialism may be dead, imperialism certainly is not. As earlier stated, the West is strongly in favor of the current regime as it is viewed as non-threatening. Countries that have strong Islamic fundamentalist government's have tended to give a strong case of heartburn to Western leaders. However, I feel that it must be pointed out that most of those countries were run by hard-lined Islamic fundamentalists, while the Muslim Brotherhood is decidedly centrist in nature. It's my belief that when faced with other countries with more hard-lined leaders, the West would remain fairly neutral in it's stance towards the Muslim Brotherhood. In other words, I believe Western leaders would find it considerably easier to negotiate and ally the Muslim Brotherhood than it ever did with the Taliban or has been able to with the current Iranian regime."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Abdelnasser, Walid M. (1997). Islamic Organizations in Egypt and the Iranian Revolution of 1979: The Experience of the First Few Years. Arab Studies Quarterly. Spring 1997. V.19. I.2. P25-40.
• El-Hodaiby, Muhammad M. (1997). Upholding Islam. Harvard International Review. Spring 1997. V.19. I.2. P20-25.
• Fahmy, Ninette S. (1998). The Performance of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Egyptian Syndicates: An Alternative Formula For Trade Associations. Middle East Journal. Autumn 1998. V. 52. I.4. P551-563.
• Walsh, John. (2003). Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood. Harvard International Review. Winter 2003. V.24. I.4. P32-36.

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