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Nasser And Qutb: The Lives And Legacies Of Two Controversial Egyptians, Rachel Leonard
Nasser And Qutb: The Lives And Legacies Of Two Controversial Egyptians, Rachel Leonard
Honors Theses
The problems of the Middle East are complex, in-depth issues that cannot be solved easily. The matters of oil, Islam and very limited participation of the people In government mix to create problems that defy solutions from those within or outside the region. Historians and political scientists have come to examine these issues more closely, especially because of the serious political, religious and military conflicts centered in the area. There has been an upsurge in political Islamist movements, radical, fundamental and otherwise, that tend to frighten policy makers in the West. These movements arose alongside and often in opposition to …