Islamism, Pragmatism and Political Action in Post-Revolutionary Egypt: 2011-2014

Although popular uprisings of 2011 in the Arab world started from Tunisia, Egypt was affected most. This issue is rooted in the Arab World and the Middle East on the one hand, and different gaps affecting Egypt's political structures, on the other. Political conflicts and street fights in Egypt did not end even after the collapse of Mobarak's regime and 2011, January 25th revolution, and the political scene of Egypt is full of conflict and violence. Notwithstanding the matter that was paid attention to was the presence of Islamists in power structures. Although in Egypt, political Islam had found the opportunity for political action in Mobarak's government but presence in power in a way that includes executive power was a different problem which could pave the way for political Islam to impact on Egyptian people destiny so that it would penetrate in all aspects of their life. The main question of this article is: What is the main feature of Egyptian Islamist's political action after January 25th revolution? The hypothesis is that political Islam in Egypt is affected by the country's political developments and processes, and the necessity for stabilizing political power which is moving towards "Islamic pragmatism" in relationship with political freedoms, individualism, parliamentarism, pluralism and democracy. In this research, the author tried to illustrate the interaction of political Islam with political text and context.