The European Muslim Brothers’ Quest to Become A Social (Cultural) Movement1

Maréchal, Brigitte

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“…In terms of its governance and ability to resolve societal problems, Al-Anani (2020: 157) argues that the MB’s performance in power was ‘astonishingly poor and disappointing’ as its ‘leaders and cadres demonstrated a lack of key governance skills and failed to adopt a consensual model of government capable of including other political forces’. This was unsurprising, as Kandil (2015: 83) argues that the MB’s ideology does not provide an all-inclusive criminal code, nor a complete economic philosophy, nor is it coherent enough to warrant a viable alternative political project (Maréchal, 2008: 33; 2014: 108; Meijer, 2014: 296). Although its grassroots welfare services did help garner support from marginalised communities, this was still not sufficient as it did not represent a comprehensive economic programme capable of addressing Egypt’s socio-economic predicaments (Kennedy, 2017: 158).…”

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The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt: A Gramscian re-examination

Mirshak

2021

Current Sociology

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Regarded as Egypt’s most influential oppositional force, the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) was analysed from a Gramscian lens that projected it as a counterhegemonic force par excellence. Its all-sufficient Islam, cohesive organisational structure and ability to wage a war of position were considered to represent parallels to Gramsci’s revolutionary methodology. This article contests this narrative by focusing on the MB’s inability to deal with state coercion, its intellectual inertia and failure in governance, and its passive revolutionary and neoliberal tendencies. Against the backdrop of resurgent authoritarianism and the MB’s downfall, it has become imperative to rethink our dominant understandings of (counter)hegemony and resistance. The article concludes by arguing that the MB’s failure to fundamentally challenge the hegemonic order and instigate social change should not deter other movements from continuing to do so. Instead, lessons from the MB’s limitations must be heeded with Gramsci remaining key in aiding such endeavours.

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The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt: A Gramscian re-examination

Mirshak

2021

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“…As Amghar and Fall show, the Muslim Brothers have put in place a strategy of expansion in Europe, where they have opened chapters in an effort to recruit new members within Muslim communities. Since then, they have aspired to become a social and cultural movement (Maréchal, 2013), but have faced many challenges, including the defection of a growing number of followers. Relying on the political sociology on engagement and disengagement, Amghar and Fall show that the Muslim Brothers' discourse has lost part of its attractiveness in a context of intense competition between Islamist organizations, including those which never 'settled' in Europe but reach European Muslims through the Internet.…”

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