This is part 2 of my answer to the question of why the constant in the Middle East violence if Islam is a peaceful religion. In the first part simply they realized the main 4 wars in the Middle East that Egypt and Israel were parties and how from the perspective of Egypt were mainly nationalist wars. Religion was not entirely absent from the image, however, with the religious claim to the land of Palestine by Israel, but continue to discuss the recent rise of radicalism in Egypt.
Sadat, the Egyptian President who made peace with Israel was somewhat responsible for the increase of religious militancy in Egypt. It is said that you encouraged religious groups to emerge and flourish in order to control the tide of Communists in Egypt movement. They were allowed to be active, to recruit within universities, trade unions, etc.. These religious groups were mostly moderate, but the atmosphere was ripe for radicalism to emerge. The economic policies of Sadat, long years of wars have made large segments of society, poor, illiterate, desperate and hopeless; creating a fertile ground for inciting hatred of society and create the radicals. These radical groups adopted dark religious books written by unknown, at least to the moderates within the society. At the time of realization of Sadat, the side effect of his plan of fighting communism, things were receiving from the hands. Radical groups condemning the whole society emerged. Those who were not with them were against them. They were willing to kidnap, kill innocent bomb Moslems and Christians alike in Egypt to try to create public wrath to overthrow the Government. Sadat back struggled, thousands were imprisoned, tortured and probably more than that. His last days were dark for who dared to disagree with him.
Disappearance of Sadat came on the anniversary of what he considered as the day of his glorious victory over Israel. He was killed by one of the militants that their policies helped create in Egypt. His death at the laws of exception to Egypt in 1981. Egypt is still under control of these laws to this day. The huge suppression of groups religious, moderates and radicals, not eliminate, terrorism and its dangers within Egypt. Terrorist attacks in Egypt are produced sparsely and hit any objectives especially tourists to embarrass the Government. In recent years, I have observed that Egyptian society has slowly tended to be more religious and more conservative. Most of the women is now hijab; a scarf covering their hair. Many are trying to learn more about Islam and the Koran. This, however, is more than one return autoguiada to the religious roots that can really help combat radicalism within the society.
Ultimately this part political manipulation, economic conditions, despair, oppression and ignorance were and continue to be responsible for creating the radicalism around the world and not an inherent message of violence in Islam.
Mohamed Al [http://www.homeforthoughts.com]