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The Muslim Brotherhood, its youth, and implications for U.S. engagement /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Martini, Jeffrey
Corporate Author: Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division
Other Authors: Kaye, Dalia Dassa, York, Erin
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2012.
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series.
Subjects:
Jamʻīyat al-Ikhwān al-Muslimīn (Egypt) > Political activity.
Muslim youth > Political activity > Egypt.
Egypt > Politics and government > 21st century.
Islam and politics > Egypt.
United States > Foreign relations > Egypt.
Egypt > Foreign relations > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Who are the Muslim Brotherhood youth?
  • The paradox that is MB youth
  • The Brotherhood and its youth by the numbers
  • The role of MB youth in the Revolution
  • Generations as a unit of analysis
  • National-level politics
  • Breakaway parties
  • The university
  • Conclusion
  • The Muslim Brotherhood's generational challenge
  • How generational splits are treated in the existing literature
  • The Muslim Brotherhood's own view of generational divides
  • Factors driving generational splits within the organization
  • The Muslim Brotherhood's response to the challenge of generational divides
  • Conclusion
  • Engaging the Muslim Brotherhood and its youth
  • Engagement in the Mubarak era
  • Engagement in post-Revolution Egypt
  • Rationale for engagement
  • Recommendations for future engagement with the MB and its youth.