The Arab Spring and Extremism: Case Study to the Evolution of Extreme-Islamism in Egypt
In conducting a case study to analyze the status-quo of
the extremists’ dominance in Egypt, the author of this paper uses
qualitative research method to analyze the evolution of extreme
Islamist groups in Egypt. In conducting this qualitative research, the
author of this paper intends to use several lenses to understand the
rise and the evolution of the hegemony of extremist groups, such as
the Muslim Brotherhood and other groups in Egypt. Therefore, unless
he intends to show an important nexus between the Egyptian groups
and their sister-groups in other countries, he will intentionally
exclude analyzing extreme Islamism of non-Egyptian origins. This
case study relies on the moral disengagement theory to shed light on
the ideological evolution of extremism in Egypt. The goal of this case
study is to help in understanding extreme-Islamism adverse to the
mainstream Islam; therefore, understanding the concept here should
help in preventing similar groups from threatening the international
community.
<p>[1] Bandura, A. (1991). Social Cognitive Theory of Moral Thought and
Action. In W. M. Kurtines& J. L. Gewirtz (Eds.), Handbook of Moral
Behavior and Development (Vol. 1, pp. 45-103). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
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Mechanism of Moral Disengagement in the Exercise of Moral Agency.
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Inhumanities. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 3(3), 193-209
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Recording]. Egyptian historian KhaledFahmi: The Muslim brotherhood
bears much of the responsibility for the fleeing of Jews from Egypt. Al-
Nahar TV, Cairo, Egypt. Translated by MEMRI; retrieved on January 4,
2012 from: http://www.memri.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/63/0/3709.htm
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HAMAS STYLE Thugs execute 6 as spies spit on bodies, drag through
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http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx
[8] Kohlbacher, F. (2006). The Use of Qualitative Content Analysis in Case
Study Research, Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 7(1). Retrieved on
December 5th, 2012 from: http://www.qualitativeresearch.
net/index.php/fqs/article/view/75/154
[9] Mannes, A. (2004). Profiles in terror. Maryland: Rowman& Littlefield
Publishers
[10] Marshall, C. and Rossman, G.B. (2011). Designing Qualitative
Research, (5th Ed.), Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage Publications
[11] Mottaleb, A. (2012, August 29). Mursi’s Egypt Now Faces New
Challenges. The Times of Oman. Retrieved from the World Wide Web
on November 20, 2012 from:
http://www.timesofoman.com/Columns/Article-450.aspx
[12] Mottaleb, A. (2013). Analysis to the hegemony of extremists after arab
spring: Case study of the extreme-islamism in egypt. American
International Journal of Social Science, 2(5), 114-127.
[13] Nino, M. (2007). International Terrorism: Definition. Journal
OfCriminal Law, 71(2), 147-150.
[14] Qutb, S. (2005a). Fi Zilal al-Qur’an (mujalad 1), In the Shad of the
Qur’an, Vol. 1. Cairo, Egypt: Dar al-Shorook.
[15] Qutb, S. (2005b). Fi Zilal al-Qur’an (mujaladarba`a), In the Shad of the
Qur’an, Vol. 4. Cairo, Egypt: Dar al-Shorook.
[16] Qutb, S. (n.d.). Ma’alim Fi al-Taryyq (Milestones). Electronic
Collection, retrieved on December 2, 2012, retrieved from:
http://www.daawa-info.net
[17] Salmons, J. (2009a). Online Interviews in Real Time. Thousand Oaks,
CA, Sage Publications,
[18] Yin, R. K. (2009). Case study research design and methods. (4 ed., Vol.
5). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.</p>
<p>[1] Bandura, A. (1991). Social Cognitive Theory of Moral Thought and
Action. In W. M. Kurtines& J. L. Gewirtz (Eds.), Handbook of Moral
Behavior and Development (Vol. 1, pp. 45-103). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
[2] Bandura, A., Barbaranellie, C., Caprara, V. G., and Pastorelli, C.(1996).
Mechanism of Moral Disengagement in the Exercise of Moral Agency.
Journal of personality and Social Psychology, 71(2), 364-374
[3] Bandura, A. (1999). Moral Disengagement in the Perpetration of
Inhumanities. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 3(3), 193-209
[4] Curry, A. (2002). The First Holy War. U.S. News and World Report,
132(11), 36.
[5] Choueiri, Y. (1996). The political discourse of contemporary Islamic
movements. In A. S. Sidahmed& A. Ehteshami (Eds.), Islamic
Fundamentalism. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
[6] Fahmi, K. (2013, January 03). Interview by M. Saad Web Based
Recording]. Egyptian historian KhaledFahmi: The Muslim brotherhood
bears much of the responsibility for the fleeing of Jews from Egypt. Al-
Nahar TV, Cairo, Egypt. Translated by MEMRI; retrieved on January 4,
2012 from: http://www.memri.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/63/0/3709.htm
[7] Kalman, M. and, Seimaszko, C. (2012, November, 21). 'JUSTICE,'
HAMAS STYLE Thugs execute 6 as spies spit on bodies, drag through
streets. New York Daily News. Retrieved on September 9, 2012 from
the World Wide Web from:
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx
[8] Kohlbacher, F. (2006). The Use of Qualitative Content Analysis in Case
Study Research, Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 7(1). Retrieved on
December 5th, 2012 from: http://www.qualitativeresearch.
net/index.php/fqs/article/view/75/154
[9] Mannes, A. (2004). Profiles in terror. Maryland: Rowman& Littlefield
Publishers
[10] Marshall, C. and Rossman, G.B. (2011). Designing Qualitative
Research, (5th Ed.), Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage Publications
[11] Mottaleb, A. (2012, August 29). Mursi’s Egypt Now Faces New
Challenges. The Times of Oman. Retrieved from the World Wide Web
on November 20, 2012 from:
http://www.timesofoman.com/Columns/Article-450.aspx
[12] Mottaleb, A. (2013). Analysis to the hegemony of extremists after arab
spring: Case study of the extreme-islamism in egypt. American
International Journal of Social Science, 2(5), 114-127.
[13] Nino, M. (2007). International Terrorism: Definition. Journal
OfCriminal Law, 71(2), 147-150.
[14] Qutb, S. (2005a). Fi Zilal al-Qur’an (mujalad 1), In the Shad of the
Qur’an, Vol. 1. Cairo, Egypt: Dar al-Shorook.
[15] Qutb, S. (2005b). Fi Zilal al-Qur’an (mujaladarba`a), In the Shad of the
Qur’an, Vol. 4. Cairo, Egypt: Dar al-Shorook.
[16] Qutb, S. (n.d.). Ma’alim Fi al-Taryyq (Milestones). Electronic
Collection, retrieved on December 2, 2012, retrieved from:
http://www.daawa-info.net
[17] Salmons, J. (2009a). Online Interviews in Real Time. Thousand Oaks,
CA, Sage Publications,
[18] Yin, R. K. (2009). Case study research design and methods. (4 ed., Vol.
5). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.</p>
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the extremists’ dominance in Egypt, the author of this paper uses
qualitative research method to analyze the evolution of extreme
Islamist groups in Egypt. In conducting this qualitative research, the
author of this paper intends to use several lenses to understand the
rise and the evolution of the hegemony of extremist groups, such as
the Muslim Brotherhood and other groups in Egypt. Therefore, unless
he intends to show an important nexus between the Egyptian groups
and their sister-groups in other countries, he will intentionally
exclude analyzing extreme Islamism of non-Egyptian origins. This
case study relies on the moral disengagement theory to shed light on
the ideological evolution of extremism in Egypt. The goal of this case
study is to help in understanding extreme-Islamism adverse to the
mainstream Islam; therefore, understanding the concept here should
help in preventing similar groups from threatening the international
community.
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Middle East, Muslim Brotherhood.", volume = "7", number = "7", pages = "1914-4", }
