Sunday, April 30, 2017
RE: The Rise (and Fall) of Political Islamist
A major reason why certain Islamist revolts have yielded such successes is because of the unity of the communities. For example, the united frustration and oppression that they felt let them create outlets and groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood. Such groups were able to create the conversations and a support system to help the people of the state. When the people of the state are finally fed up of being mistreated the separation between becomes greater and the need for a regime grows stronger. Hence there is becomes more strength and support in the Islamist movements the trust grows more, there is a sense of understanding that people in the state will never understand because its citizens helping citizens in most cases. For example, in Tunisia and Egypt, the important of reclaiming their rights through such things as their faith/religion and through the youth was helped many persevere. The messages that were in embedded in such movements bring motivation and comfort for them and the more the message is spread the more support and the strength in numbers is a major part of helping a regime become successful.
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I like how you brought up the messages that are embedded in political Islamist movements. It is interesting to study the ways in which these kinds of movements attracting supporters by talking about things related to job loss, and hope for a better political future.
ReplyDeleteThe Muslim Brotherhood is an interesting case. You can draw a lot of parallels with Hezbollah, the way I see it. Both are organizations which provide humanitarian assistance do more for small communities than the regime, though they are seen quite differently from the West. Both are also gaining much traction politically, and people at the end of the day will vote for and support whoever is helping them maintain a stable livelihood.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you the Muslim Brotherhood definitely appealed to the masses because of the services they provided.
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