Notes from Student-Led Lessons on Egyptian Deep State

Youth activists and labor movement:

  • P. 49–Military refused to intervene against demonstrators in Jan./Feb. 2011.
  • P. 50–Used the court system to suppress popular dissent since 2013. Military trials of civilians.
  • P. 55–Brotherhood won presidency but SCAF amended constitution to expand authority (forbade public scrutiny)
  • P. 46–April 6 Movement (2008) FB group.

Mubarak and feloul/crony capitalists:

  • P. 42-43–Public sector firms sold off to Mubarak family and their supporters (non-military).
  • P. 43–Only 19 percent of Egyptian men had found a job. “Waithood.” Trusting privatization to create new opportunities.
  • Mismanagement and corruption fueled public rage.
  • Market failures. 2008 2009
  • Gamal Mubarak (20 to 100 billion in Egyptian revenue in private accounts) P. 48
  • Ahmed Ezz (example of crony capitalist.)

Islamist groups (MB, salafists, militant radicalists):

  • P. 52–salafi (throwback vision of society, 7th century-9th century). Kept out of politics, underground, no public organization, politically absent until 2011. (Less trustworthy to SCAF than Brotherhood.) Al-Nur Party.
  • P. 55–Conditional ascendancy to presidency. Manage the elections, stall, issue amendments to the constitution.
  • p. ?–Economic sabotage.
  • Coup d’etat in 2014. Tamarrud.
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