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A. During much of the 80s and early 90s: state pursued a mixed strategy:
Islamist radicals also increased the sense of threat by taking over little
pockets of the country (e.g. the Embaba district in Cairo) = a
challenge to the state's hegemony
Wickham argues: regime's concern for its political hegemony more than
concern about Islamist terror or violence motivated this policy
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What does the Egyptian case say about the strategy of inclusion vs. exclusion?
Is repression the way to go?
Unlikely:
B. Radical groups are weak, small, divided, do not command broad popular
support, lack a charismatic leader (like a Khomeini) to mobilize
widespread popular support behind them
Perhaps
This has led to the creeping Islamization of the state and public
institutions in Egypt