Sameh Naguib ( ar, سامح نجيب, ) is an Egyptian sociologist at the

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, a

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activist. In 2006 he published a short book analysing the history and growth of the Muslim Brotherhood titled ''The Muslim Brotherhood- A socialist viewpoint''. In 2007, Naguib was a speaker at the fifth Cairo Anti-war Conference, which he used as a platform to condemn former

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and pointed to Egypt's striking workers as a way forward for the movement: :'' e struggle against Mubarak’s regime is just in its beginning and not end as the regime hopes. Despite the constitutional coup, passed by force and forgery, the Egyptian

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will not intimidate us. Their laws and dictatorial constitution will not deter us from fighting for freedom and justice.'' He is the author of several articles and a pamphlet, ''The Egyptian Revolution: A Political Analysis and Eyewitness Account'' (London: Bookmarks, 2011).

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Academic staff of The American University in Cairo Egyptian democracy activists Egyptian dissidents Egyptian human rights activists Egyptian revolutionaries Egyptian Trotskyists Egyptian sociologists Egyptian trade unionists Living people People of the Egyptian revolution of 2011 Revolutionary Socialists (Egypt) Egyptian nationalists Egyptian activists Year of birth missing (living people) {{Egypt-politician-stub

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