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There are four main forces of Islamic fundamentalism in Egypt. This book explores their ideologies, compositions and attitudes towards government and foreign policy. It also tries to show why revolutionary fundamentalism has, so far, failed to gain control of the government of Egypt.
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After Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution and the 1981 murder of Egypt's President Anwar al-Sadat, many observers thought radical Islamic fundamentalists would seize power in the Middle East and especially in Egypt. But these groups did not take over, foment revolutions or even become a threatening opposition. This book explains their failure in Egypt, the most important Arab country and a key Western ally and shows how the fundamentalists' weaknesses and divisions and the clever policies of Egypt's rulers led to their defeat.
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