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A number of columnists chewing over the root causes of terrorism in Egypt have taken a <\/strong>surprising turn and avoiding the now-standard list of empty platitudes.<\/strong> That\u2019s not to say they get it right, but at least they\u2019re escaping the usual narrative. In a column for Al Masry Al Youm<\/a>, Amr El Shobaky flatly says that Daesh\u2019s success in finding recruits in Egypt is due to the political exclusion of major factions, not Al Azhar\u2019s teachings or the media. Largely echoing his sentiment, Al Shorouk\u2019s editor-in-chief<\/a> Emad El Din Hussein says that the blame is misplaced on social issues such as poverty and poor education, pointing to the fact that many Daesh recruits are from relatively privileged economic backgrounds and are well-educated. Former Bahraini Education Minister Ali Fakhro bravely takes to the pages of Al Shorouk<\/a> to say that GCC countries, not Egypt, should be put under the spotlight for being a breeding ground for extremism. Meanwhile, Ashraf El Barbary takes aim<\/a> at the House of Representatives\u2019 speed in rubber-stamping President Abdel Fattah El Sisi\u2019s decision to impose a three-month state of emergency, saying it implies heavy-handed security measures are the state\u2019s only way forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A number of columnists chewing over the root causes of terrorism in Egypt have taken a surprising turn and avoiding the now-standard list of empty platitudes. That\u2019s not to say they get it right, but at least they\u2019re escaping the usual narrative. 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