Religion and U.A.R. African Policy

Tareq Y. Ismael

doi:10.1017/S0022278X00016669

Religion and U.A.R. African Policy

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Tareq Y. Ismael

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The emergence of the new states of Africa into world politics not only influenced the traditional balance of power in the international system, but also created a response among the older African states to restore the equilibrium of order maintained on the continent and fill the vacuum created by the departure of the colonial powers without clashing with the new nationalist movements. Henceforth, the search for influence had to take an ideological overtone. The activities of Egypt in Africa are a reflection of this. Since the mid-fifties, her African policy has aimed at creating a sense of community, cultural loyalty, and political integration. An attempt was made to reinforce the existing culture created by Islam and to transform it into what Pye and Verba call ‘political culture’.1 Thus, Egypt turned gradually toward the employment of religion on the African continent as an instrument of its foreign policy.

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Information: The Journal of Modern African Studies , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , May 1968 , pp. 49 - 57

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