Urbanization and ‘‘Re-Islamization’’ in Postcolonial Egypt: Al-Jamʿiyyāt al-Islamiyya and the Muslim Brotherhood

This essay elucidates the background against which al-jamʿiyyāt al-islamiyya al-ahliyya [Islamic private associations] emerged in the Egyptian cities and embarked on ‘‘re-Islamizing’’ the urban public space throughout the interwar period. Their figureheads were drawn from among the urbanized/Western...

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Main Author: Panos Kourgiotis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Religions and Denominations Press 2022-06-01
Series:Islamic Inquiries
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Online Access:https://is.urd.ac.ir/article_137401.html