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Jihadi dispute points to deeper radicalism among youths

This strain of Islam rejects political engagement, which puts it in opposition to the country’s largest Islamist group, the Muslim Brotherhood. Although Egypt’s authoritarian government welcomes this avoidance of politics, the Salafist strain is potentially problematic because of its tendency to see other Muslims and non-Muslims as inferior, a stance that disposes some to adopt violent tactics. ..