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The Origins And Consequences Of The August 25 Uprising

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In Bruce K. Rutherford’s writing “Egypt: The Origins and Consequences of the January 25 Uprising” Rutherford identifies the five key political actors/entities that are important in contemporary Egyptian politics. He recognizes the liberals, the Muslim Brotherhood, the Salafis, the military and remnants of the old regime as being some of the primary instigators in Egypt today. (Rutherford) When Mubarak was ousted in 2011, the citizens of Egypt identifying with liberal political views split into several political parties such as the: Wafd, Justice Party, Free Egyptians, Democratic Front Party, Social Democratic Party and the Free Egypt Party. The overarching interest of these liberal groups is to establish a liberal democracy in Egypt. They want to see constitutional order within Egypt in which military and religious institutions do not play a role in politics, but where the people run the government and the political system, best representing their (the majority’s) interests. These liberal groups generally campaign for an elected parliament, state power being divided into three branches, and equal rights for all of Egypt’s citizens paying no mind to race or gender, with the government protecting all of its’ citizens basic rights. (Rutherford) The primary interests of the moderate Muslim Brotherhood have fluctuated in the past based upon who were the strong individual figures within the organization. The Muslim Brotherhood has its own political party – The Freedom and

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