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![]() Will Egypt’s Recent Economic Growth Erode MB Popularity?
The MB is not only supported by middle class and the poor for the social services it provides but it also has strong presence among the Egyptian elite including academicians, professionals and businessmen.
In recent parliamentary elections in 2005, the MB candidates won in many affluent districts in major cities like Cairo and Alexandria where per capita income is the highest in the country, in addition of course to the poor areas.
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Tuesday, October 9,2007 21:34 | |||||||
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Dr. Abdel Monem Said, director of Al Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, addressed the Crown Center for Middle East Studies about the political rise of the Muslim Brotherhood. He predicted that if socio-economic development continued to occur in Egypt at the seven percent growth rate for the next five years, "membership in the Brotherhood would significantly decrease. He stated that it is important to engage Islamists and compared the rise of Islamic movements within the framework of democracies, drawing specific parallels to Turkey. He argued stated that the process of modernization and economic liberalization has significantly moderated religious groups like the Brotherhood and isolated more of their extremist elements to the fringes of society. Khaled Salam |
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tags: Middle Class / The Poor / Dr. Abdel Monem Said / Muslim Brotherhood / Socioeconomic / Cairo / Alexandria / Governments
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