The Egyptian American Diaspora during and in the Aftermath of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011

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2012-07-01

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Kuşçu Bonnenfant, Işık

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Diasporic communities identify themselves as part of their homeland’s national community and feel responsibility for the well-being of their homelands, which may result in a desire to engage in homeland affairs. =¥4 ' - tors: the diasporan community´s unity and organizational capacity and the homeland´s and host state´s political opportunity structures. The Egyptian American diaspora in the US is one such diaspora group that has always yearned to partake in homeland affairs. Under the Mubarak regime, these types of attempts were curtailed to a large extent. The Egyptian Revolution of 2011 presented a historical opportunity for the Egyptian American diaspora to contribute to the shaping of homeland`s future. This article seeks to analyze the role of Egyptian Americans during and in the aftermath of the Egyptian revolution.

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http://www.orsam.org.tr/tr/trUploads/Yazilar/Dosyalar/2012810_I%C5%9F%C4%B1k%20KU%C5%9E%C3%87U.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/78626

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Orta Doğu Etüdleri

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Department of International Relations, Article

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I. Kuşçu Bonnenfant, “The Egyptian American Diaspora during and in the Aftermath of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011,” Orta Doğu Etüdleri, pp. 121–142, 2012, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: http://www.orsam.org.tr/tr/trUploads/Yazilar/Dosyalar/2012810_I%C5%9F%C4%B1k%20KU%C5%9E%C3%87U.pdf.