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* TheHorseshoeEffect: Although Egypt is an avowedly left-wing anti-imperialist nation, it is a close ally of Nazi Germany. The leadership of both countries seem to have nothing but positive things to say about one another despite the fact they sit on completely different ends of the political spectrum.
* AHouseDivided: Egypt's ruling Tagammu Party is split between progressive and conservative wings during the Egyptian Revolution, with the latter wanting to pursue greater democracy under a multi-party system and the latter seeking to preserve the one-party Nasserist dictatorship.
* AHouseDivided: Egypt's ruling Tagammu Party is split between progressive and conservative wings during the Egyptian Revolution, with the latter wanting to pursue greater democracy under a multi-party system and the latter seeking to preserve the one-party Nasserist dictatorship.
* PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny: The Arab Republic of Egypt is an authoritarian one-party Nasserist state, and depending on the outcome of the Egyptian Revolution, it can descend into outright totalitarianism.
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* PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny: The Arab Republic of Egypt is an authoritarian one-party Nasserist state, and depending on the outcome of the Egyptian Revolution, it can descend into outright totalitarianism.
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* AHouseDivided: Egypt's ruling Tagammu Party is split between progressive and conservative wings during the Egyptian Revolution, with the latter wanting to pursue greater democracy under a multi-party system and the latter seeking to preserve the one-party Nasserist dictatorship.
* TheHorseshoeEffect: Although Egypt is an avowedly left-wing anti-imperialist nation, it is a close ally of Nazi Germany. The leadership of both countries seem to have nothing but positive things to say about one another despite the fact they sit on completely different ends of the political spectrum.
* TheHorseshoeEffect: Although Egypt is an avowedly left-wing anti-imperialist nation, it is a close ally of Nazi Germany. The leadership of both countries seem to have nothing but positive things to say about one another despite the fact they sit on completely different ends of the political spectrum.
* HatedByAll: His popularity reaches an all-time low in the Arab Spring due to his heavy-handed response to the protests, leading to a split within his party and turning the entire country against him.
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* HatedByAll: His popularity reaches an all-time low in the Arab Spring due to his heavy-handed response to the protests, leading to a split within his party and turning the entire country against him.
* MilitaryCoup: If el-Sisi or Nasser coups the Egyptian government, Anan can launch a counter-coup with American support and take power if he succeeds.
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* MilitaryCoup: If el-Sisi or Nasser coups the Egyptian government, Anan can launch a counter-coup with American support and take power if he succeeds.
* TheCoup: With support from the Iraqi and Egyptian intelligence services, Nasser can lead a coup against Bastawisy's interim government and put a violent stop to Egypt's turn towards democracy.
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* TheCoup: With support from the Iraqi and Egyptian intelligence services, Nasser can lead a coup against Bastawisy's interim government and put a violent stop to Egypt's turn towards democracy.
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* TheDreaded: Suleiman and the Mukhabarat are feared by Egyptians for their violent persecution of dissenters, with particularly horrible torture methods being employed against any who fail to avoid the Mukhabarat.
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* TheDreaded: Suleiman and the Mukhabarat are feared by Egyptians for their violent persecution of dissenters, with particularly horrible torture methods being employed against any who fail to avoid the Mukhabarat.
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* ShortLivedLeadership: Not long after ousting El-Saeed, he will be deposed by coup.
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* ShortLivedLeadership: Not long after ousting El-Saeed, he will be deposed by a coup.
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* ShortLivedLeadership: Not long after ousting El-Saeed, he will be deposed by a military coup.
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* ShortLivedLeadership: Not long after ousting El-Saeed, he will be deposed by a military coup.
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* ResignedInProtest: In reaction to the violent suppression of the protests by El-Saeed's government, Iskander will resign in protest and become a leading member of the left-wing opposition to the dictatorship.
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* ResignedInProtest: ResignInProtest: In reaction to the violent suppression of the protests by El-Saeed's government, Iskander will resign in protest and become a leading member of the left-wing opposition to the dictatorship.
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* TheAlliance: Egypt is a member of the Union of Arab Republics, a confederal union between Egypt and Iraq that extends into economic and military collaboration between the two countries.
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* PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny: The Arab Republic of Egypt is an authoritarian one-party Nasserist state, and depending on the outcome of the Egyptian Revolution, it can descend into outright totalitarianism.
* PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny: The Arab Republic of Egypt is an authoritarian one-party Nasserist state, and depending on the outcome of the Egyptian Revolution, it can descend into outright totalitarianism.
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* TheAlliance: Egypt is a member of the Union of Arab Republics, a confederal union between Egypt and Iraq that extends into economic and military collaboration between the two countries.
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Egypt, the stronghold of pan-Arabism, fought hard to win its independence from Italian colonialism. The kings and princes who once ruled like Pharaohs were swept away by the progressive force of Nasserism, which laid the foundations for decades of prosperity and economic development. But with the messages and themes of pan-Arabism fading into distant memory, the people seem to have grown sympathetic to the forces of reaction.
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* TheAlliance: Egypt is a member of the Union of Arab Republics, a confederal union between Egypt and Iraq that extends into economic and military collaboration between the two countries.
** The [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Progressive_Unionist_Party National Progressive Unionist Party, also known as the Tagammu party]] was originally formed in our timeline by Khaled Mohieddin and the leftist faction of the Arab Socialist Union after Anwar Sadat's rise to power. In this timeline, because Mohieddin succeeded Nasser after his death, the Tagammu Party was formed as the successor to the Arab Socialist Union when the United Arab Republic was dissolved.
* PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny: The Arab Republic of Egypt is an authoritarian one-party Nasserist state, and depending on the outcome of the Egyptian Revolution, it can descend into outright totalitarianism.
* CivilWar: [[spoiler:If the Mukhabarat coups Bastawisy's government, Egypt will fall into a civil war between the Nasserite government and the opposition led by the Muslim Brotherhood.]]
* PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny: The Arab Republic of Egypt is an authoritarian one-party Nasserist state, and depending on the outcome of the Egyptian Revolution, it can descend into outright totalitarianism.
* CivilWar: [[spoiler:If the Mukhabarat coups Bastawisy's government, Egypt will fall into a civil war between the Nasserite government and the opposition led by the Muslim Brotherhood.]]
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* TheHorseshoeEffect: Although Egypt is an avowedly left-wing anti-imperialist nation, it is a close ally of Nazi Germany. The leadership of both countries seem to have nothing but positive things to say about one another despite the fact they sit on completely different ends of the political spectrum.
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* PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny: The Arab Republic of Egypt is an authoritarian one-party Nasserist state, and depending on the outcome of the Egyptian Revolution, it can descend into outright totalitarianism.
* StagedPopulistUprising: Unlike in Iraq or Syria, both of whom are ruled by bloody dictators and have rather sluggish economies, Egypt is actually ''prospering'' and there seems to be little to no material incentives for people to turn against the regime. Upon closer look it's revealed that the CIA, in collaboration with the Muslim Brotherhood, has waged an extensive underground propaganda campaign to turn Egyptians against El-Saeed's government and bring about the overthrow of the pro-German Nasserist regime.
* TheAlliance: Egypt is a member of the Union of Arab Republics, a confederal union between Egypt and Iraq that extends into economic and military collaboration between the two countries.
* AHouseDivided: Egypt's ruling Tagammu Party is split between progressive and conservative wings during the Egyptian Revolution, with the latter wanting to pursue greater democracy under a multi-party system and the latter seeking to preserve the one-party Nasserist dictatorship.
* TheHorseshoeEffect: Although Egypt is an avowedly left-wing anti-imperialist nation, it is a close ally of Nazi Germany. The leadership of both countries seem to have nothing but positive things to say about one another despite the fact they sit on completely different ends of the political spectrum.
* VelvetRevolution: The Egyptian Revolution can potentially turn into one, as the military and part of the political establishment concede to the revolutionaries and the country transitions to a liberal democracy peacefully.
* TheAlliance: Egypt is a member of the Union of Arab Republics, a confederal union between Egypt and Iraq that extends into economic and military collaboration between the two countries.
* AHouseDivided: Egypt's ruling Tagammu Party is split between progressive and conservative wings during the Egyptian Revolution, with the latter wanting to pursue greater democracy under a multi-party system and the latter seeking to preserve the one-party Nasserist dictatorship.
* TheHorseshoeEffect: Although Egypt is an avowedly left-wing anti-imperialist nation, it is a close ally of Nazi Germany. The leadership of both countries seem to have nothing but positive things to say about one another despite the fact they sit on completely different ends of the political spectrum.
* VelvetRevolution: The Egyptian Revolution can potentially turn into one, as the military and part of the political establishment concede to the revolutionaries and the country transitions to a liberal democracy peacefully.
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The 4th President of Egypt and successor to Khaled Mohieddin, El-Saeed is a former communist turned hardline Nasserite. His extreme devotion to secularism and opposition to political reform seems to have alienated much of Egyptian society, and as unrest grows, his own allies have begun to see him as a liability.
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* HatedByAll: His popularity reaches an all-time low in the Arab Spring due to his heavy-handed response to the protests, leading to a split within his party and turning the entire country against him.
* HatedByAll: His popularity reaches an all-time low in the Arab Spring due to his heavy-handed response to the protests, leading to a split within his party and turning the entire country against him.
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[[folder:Hisham Bastawisy]]
->'''Role:''' Minister of Justice (El-Saeed cabinet), President (El-Saeed ousted)
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->'''Ideology:''' Interim Government[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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->'''Ideology:''' Interim Government[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]Left-wing Nationalism[[note]]Socialism[[/note]]
Vice President Amin Iskander, the first Copt to hold such a high government position, is diametrically opposed to his superior and his heavy-handed form of governance. Frustrated with the direction of the Tagammu Party, he will resign from his position during the Egyptian Revolution and lead to the downfall of El-Saeed's government.
Vice President Amin Iskander, the first Copt to hold such a high government position, is diametrically opposed to his superior and his heavy-handed form of governance. Frustrated with the direction of the Tagammu Party, he will resign from his position during the Egyptian Revolution and lead to the downfall of El-Saeed's government.
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* DefectorFromDecadence: Frustrated with El-Saeed's authoritarianism and sympathizing with the protesters, Bastawisy and his allies force El-Saeed to resign and promise to bring a return to normalcy upon taking power.
* ShortLivedLeadership: Not long after ousting El-Saeed, he will be deposed by a military coup.
* ShortLivedLeadership: Not long after ousting El-Saeed, he will be deposed by a military coup.
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* DefectorFromDecadence: Frustrated with BreakingTheGlassCeiling: He was the first Coptic Christian to become Vice President when he was appointed in 2002.
* ResignedInProtest: In reaction to the violent suppression of the protests by El-Saeed'sauthoritarianism and sympathizing with the protesters, Bastawisy and his allies force El-Saeed to government, Iskander will resign in protest and promise become a leading member of the left-wing opposition to bring a return to normalcy upon taking power.
* ShortLivedLeadership: Not long after ousting El-Saeed, he will be deposed by a military coup.the dictatorship.
* ResignedInProtest: In reaction to the violent suppression of the protests by El-Saeed's
* ShortLivedLeadership: Not long after ousting El-Saeed, he will be deposed by a military coup.
!! Egyptian Revolution
[[folder:Hisham Bastawisy]]
->'''Role:''' Minister of Justice (El-Saeed Cabinet), President (Egyptian Revolution)
->'''Party:''' Ḥizb al-Tagammu' al-Watani al-Taqadomi al-Wahdawi[[note]]National Progressive Unionist Party[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Interim Government[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
The Minister of Justice and a silent critic of El-Saeed. When the Egyptian Revolution takes place and Egypt's major cities are swept by anti-government protests, Bastawisy and his like-minded colleagues will force El-Saeed to resign and will take over the country in a last-ditch effort to save it from chaos. Unfortunately, the different factions in the Egyptian military and security services have other plans.
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* DefectorFromDecadence: Concerned with El-Saeed's authoritarianism and its potential to spark a civil war, Bastawisy and his allies force El-Saeed to resign and promise to bring a return to normalcy upon taking power.
* ShortLivedLeadership: Not long after ousting El-Saeed, he will be deposed by a military coup.
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[[folder:Hisham Bastawisy]]
->'''Role:''' Minister of Justice (El-Saeed Cabinet), President (Egyptian Revolution)
->'''Party:''' Ḥizb al-Tagammu' al-Watani al-Taqadomi al-Wahdawi[[note]]National Progressive Unionist Party[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Interim Government[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
The Minister of Justice and a silent critic of El-Saeed. When the Egyptian Revolution takes place and Egypt's major cities are swept by anti-government protests, Bastawisy and his like-minded colleagues will force El-Saeed to resign and will take over the country in a last-ditch effort to save it from chaos. Unfortunately, the different factions in the Egyptian military and security services have other plans.
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* DefectorFromDecadence: Concerned with El-Saeed's authoritarianism and its potential to spark a civil war, Bastawisy and his allies force El-Saeed to resign and promise to bring a return to normalcy upon taking power.
* ShortLivedLeadership: Not long after ousting El-Saeed, he will be deposed by a military coup.
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->'''Role:''' President (Pro-Revolutioncoup)Coup)
->'''Role:''' President (Pro-Revolution
Field Marshal Muhammad Hussein Tantawi Soliman is a veteran and respected officer in the Egyptian Armed Forces. He has always served Egypt with pride, and that same feeling of patriotism is what led him to overthrowing his former masters and saving his nation from the ills of war and terror. Democracy will soon be dawning upon Egypt, and his sole objective is to make sure it will last.
* AllohistoricalAllusion: He will form a provisional government to rule over Egypt as it democratizes, mirroring his role in Egypt's transition to democracy in our timeline.
* OldSoldier: He has served in the Egyptian Armed Forces since the fifties, and fought during the Ramadan War and the Suez Crisis.
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->'''Role:''' President (RNS-backed coup)(RNS-Backed Coup)
Men are motivated by different ideas. Field Marshal Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is no different. A staunch conservative and an opponent of democratization, el-Sisi has taken power with the patronage of Egypt's close friends in Germania. Now, he may restore order to Egypt through whatever means possible.
* PresidentForLife: He will entrench his military allies in politics after taking power and break apart the democratic opposition to his government through the use of censorship and state repression, destroying all threats to his rule and rigging election after election in order to remain in the Presidency for the rest of his life.
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* PresidentForLife: He will entrench his military allies in politics after taking power and break apart the democratic opposition to his government through the use of censorship and state repression, destroying all threats to his rule and rigging election after election in order to remain in the Presidency for the rest of his life.
* TyrantTakesTheHelm: el-Sisi's coup will mark a violent end to the Egyptian Revolution, as the nation will see a period of renewed authoritarianism and the opposition will be destroyed under military boots.
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There is a lot to be said about Lieutenant General Sami Hafez Anan. Some would say he is a traitor, and point to his suspicious visits to Washington and sympathies to the Muslim Brotherhood. Others would call him a hero, one that has saved Egypt from oppression and who will bring democracy and peace to the country. But what matters is that he is the one in power, and his plans for the nation will be set in stone, whatever they may be.
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* MilitaryCoup: If el-Sisi or Nasser coups the Egyptian government, Anan can launch a counter-coup with American support and take power if he succeeds.
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[[folder:Khalid Abdel Nasser]]
->'''Role:''' President (Mukhabarat-backed Coup)
->'''Party:''' Ḥizb al-Tagammu' al-Watani al-Taqadomi al-Wahdawi[[note]]National Progressive Unionist Party[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Left-wing Nationalism[[note]]Socialism[[/note]]
Khalid Abdel Nasser is the son of the late Gamal Abdel Nasser, and yet his image is far from that of his father. Khalid does not sit at the forefront, his heart does not lie in the podiums in front of the masses, but in the quiet and dark halls of government. The extent of Nasser's influence was not yet known, until now.
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* DragonAscendant: For years, Khalid has had influence behind the scenes despite never holding any positions of power. He can potentially take control of the country in a coup backed by powerful forces in Egypt's security apparatus to prevent Egypt from abandoning the ideals of his father.
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: While his father was extremely popular and seen as an innovative progressive leader in the Arab World, Khalid is seen as the total opposite. He's the face of Egypt's secular, authoritarian establishment that seems to have lost touch with the demands of the people.
* TheCoup: With support from the Iraqi and Egyptian intelligence services, Nasser can lead a coup against Bastawisy's interim government and put a violent stop to Egypt's turn towards democracy.
* ThePurge: He will unleash a massive purge of the Egyptian military and the party upon taking power, publicly listing out the names of the traitors on live television as they are arrested by the Mukhabarat.
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!! The Mukhabarat
[[folder:Omar Suleiman]]
->'''Role:''' Director of the General Intelligence Service (Mukhabarat)
Major General Omar Suleiman is the Director of the General Intelligence Service, the feared intelligence organization used by the Egyptian government both at home and abroad. While Suleiman's influence and health are dwindling, he can use his connections to organize a coup in collaboration with Khalid Nasser and prevent his nation from falling to outside forces.
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* EvilOldFolks: He heads Egypt's intelligence services and can lead a bloody coup at 76 years of age.
* TheDreaded: Suleiman and the Mukhabarat are feared by Egyptians for their violent persecution of dissenters, with particularly horrible torture methods being employed against any who fail to avoid the Mukhabarat.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Regardless of whether or not he and Khalid Nasser coup the government, he will die of health complications shortly after.
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[[folder:Khalid Abdel Nasser]]
->'''Role:''' President (Mukhabarat-backed Coup)
->'''Party:''' Ḥizb al-Tagammu' al-Watani al-Taqadomi al-Wahdawi[[note]]National Progressive Unionist Party[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Left-wing Nationalism[[note]]Socialism[[/note]]
Khalid Abdel Nasser is the son of the late Gamal Abdel Nasser, and yet his image is far from that of his father. Khalid does not sit at the forefront, his heart does not lie in the podiums in front of the masses, but in the quiet and dark halls of government. The extent of Nasser's influence was not yet known, until now.
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* DragonAscendant: For years, Khalid has had influence behind the scenes despite never holding any positions of power. He can potentially take control of the country in a coup backed by powerful forces in Egypt's security apparatus to prevent Egypt from abandoning the ideals of his father.
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: While his father was extremely popular and seen as an innovative progressive leader in the Arab World, Khalid is seen as the total opposite. He's the face of Egypt's secular, authoritarian establishment that seems to have lost touch with the demands of the people.
* TheCoup: With support from the Iraqi and Egyptian intelligence services, Nasser can lead a coup against Bastawisy's interim government and put a violent stop to Egypt's turn towards democracy.
* ThePurge: He will unleash a massive purge of the Egyptian military and the party upon taking power, publicly listing out the names of the traitors on live television as they are arrested by the Mukhabarat.
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!! The Mukhabarat
[[folder:Omar Suleiman]]
->'''Role:''' Director of the General Intelligence Service (Mukhabarat)
Major General Omar Suleiman is the Director of the General Intelligence Service, the feared intelligence organization used by the Egyptian government both at home and abroad. While Suleiman's influence and health are dwindling, he can use his connections to organize a coup in collaboration with Khalid Nasser and prevent his nation from falling to outside forces.
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* EvilOldFolks: He heads Egypt's intelligence services and can lead a bloody coup at 76 years of age.
* TheDreaded: Suleiman and the Mukhabarat are feared by Egyptians for their violent persecution of dissenters, with particularly horrible torture methods being employed against any who fail to avoid the Mukhabarat.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Regardless of whether or not he and Khalid Nasser coup the government, he will die of health complications shortly after.
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* TheAlliance: Egypt is a member of the Union of Arab Republics, a confederal union between Egypt and Iraq that extends into economic and military collaboration between the two countries.
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* PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny: The Arab Republic of Egypt is an authoritarian one-party Nasserist state, and depending on the outcome of the Egyptian Revolution, it can descend into outright totalitarianism.
* TheHorseshoeEffect: Although Egypt is an avowedly left-wing anti-imperialist nation, it is a close ally of Nazi Germany. The leadership of both countries seem to have nothing but positive things to say about one another despite the fact they sit on completely different ends of the political spectrum.
* PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny: The Arab Republic of Egypt is an authoritarian one-party Nasserist state, and depending on the outcome of the Egyptian Revolution, it can descend into outright totalitarianism.
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* TheHorseshoeEffect: Although Egypt is an avowedly left-wing anti-imperialist nation, it is a close ally of Nazi Germany. The leadership of both countries seem to have nothing but positive things to say about one another despite the fact they sit on completely different ends of the political spectrum.
* TheHorseshoeEffect: Although Egypt is an avowedly left-wing anti-imperialist nation, it is a close ally of Nazi Germany. The leadership of both countries seem to have nothing but positive things to say about one another despite the fact they sit on completely different ends of the political spectrum.
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* HatedByAll: His popularity reaches an all-time low in the Arab Spring due to his heavy-handed response to the protests, leading to a split within his party and turning the entire country against him.
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* PoliceState: el-Sisi will make heavy use of Egypt's intelligence services upon taking power, arresting hundreds of known revolutionary sympathizers and keeping the population under constant government surveillance. His rise to power is seen as the beginning of the "Arab Winter" in Egypt, as the country has little to no chance of seeing democracy for the foreseeable future.
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* PoliceState: el-Sisi will make heavy use of Egypt's intelligence services upon taking power, arresting hundreds of known revolutionary sympathizers and keeping the population under constant government surveillance. His rise to power is seen as the beginning of the "Arab Winter" in Egypt, as the country has little to no chance of seeing democracy for the foreseeable future.
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** The Egyptian Revolution still happens in this timeline, albeit with different characters, different motivations and a different trail ofevents.events.
** In 1975, Egypt (then part of the United Arab Republic) took over the Suez Canal and sparked a brief war between it and an Italian-led coalition of countries, including Japan. While Italy defeated the UAR militarily, Germany threatened to intervene on the side of the Arabs. This led the United States to mediate a peace deal where the Suez would be turned into an international zone for ten years before being peacefully returned to the Egyptians. This mirrors the 1956 Suez Crisis in our timeline.
** The Egyptian Revolution still happens in this timeline, albeit with different characters, different motivations and a different trail of
** In 1975, Egypt (then part of the United Arab Republic) took over the Suez Canal and sparked a brief war between it and an Italian-led coalition of countries, including Japan. While Italy defeated the UAR militarily, Germany threatened to intervene on the side of the Arabs. This led the United States to mediate a peace deal where the Suez would be turned into an international zone for ten years before being peacefully returned to the Egyptians. This mirrors the 1956 Suez Crisis in our timeline.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: His brutal response to anti-government protests only turns more people away the government and into the arms of the Islamic Brotherhood, strengthening Islamism in Egypt instead of weakening it as he hoped to.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: NiceJobFixingItVillain: His brutal response to anti-government protests only turns more people away the government government, causing the protests to gain widespread support and into the arms potentially leading to a chain of the Islamic Brotherhood, strengthening Islamism in events that will cause Egypt instead of weakening it as he hoped to.to democratize.
* ResignedInDisgrace: [[spoiler:During the Egyptian Revolution, his allies threaten him into resigning from his position and he is forced to leave the country shortly after, disgraced from politics and Egyptian society.]]
* HatedByAll: His popularity reaches an all-time low in the Arab Spring due to his heavy-handed response to the protests, leading to a split within his party and turning the entire country against him.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: His popularity reaches an all-time low in the Arab Spring due to his heavy-handed response to the protests, leading to a split within his party and turning the entire country against him.
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->'''Role:''' President (El-Saeed Ousted)
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->'''Role:''' Minister of Justice (El-Saeed Cabinet), President (El-Saeed Ousted)
* DefectorFromDecadence: Frustrated with El-Saeed's authoritarianism and sympathizing with the protesters, Bastawisy and his allies force El-Saeed to resign and promise to bring a return to normalcy upon taking power.
* {{Cincinnatus}}: He will give up power after the country successfully transitions into a democracy, considering his duty to be over.
* DefectorFromDecadence: Disgusted by the government reaction to the demonstrations, Tantawi can rally other generals who are sympathetic to the revolution and overthrow the Nasserist government in a coup.
* DefectorFromDecadence: Disgusted by the government reaction to the demonstrations, Tantawi can rally other generals who are sympathetic to the revolution and overthrow the Nasserist government in a coup.
* ThePurge: His first order of business after taking power is to purge the Egyptian military and intelligence services of known Nasserist sympathizers, deeming them a threat to Egypt's democratic process.
* AllohistoricalAllusion: He can still take power just like in our timeline, albeit with support from Nazi Germany and prior to Egypt's democratization.
* PresidentForLife: He will entrench his military allies in politics after taking power and break apart the democratic opposition to his government through the use of censorship and state repression, destroying all threats to his rule and rigging election after election in order to remain in the Presidency for the rest of his life.
* PoliceState: el-Sisi will make heavy use of Egypt's intelligence services upon taking power, arresting hundreds of known revolutionary sympathizers and keeping the population under constant government surveillance. His rise to power is seen as the beginning of the "Arab Winter" in Egypt, as the country has little to no chance of seeing democracy for the foreseeable future.
* StatusQuoIsGod: {{Downplayed}}. el-Sisi is a conservative who wants to stop Egypt from democratizing, but he deems the previous Nasserist establishment to be incompetent and will begin to drift away from it not long after taking power.
* WildCard: While el-Sisi takes power with German patronage, he acts on his own according to Egypt's national interests. This could potentially allow Egypt to adapt to an American-led world order should the Germans lose the Cold War.
* PoliceState: el-Sisi will make heavy use of Egypt's intelligence services upon taking power, arresting hundreds of known revolutionary sympathizers and keeping the population under constant government surveillance. His rise to power is seen as the beginning of the "Arab Winter" in Egypt, as the country has little to no chance of seeing democracy for the foreseeable future.
* StatusQuoIsGod: {{Downplayed}}. el-Sisi is a conservative who wants to stop Egypt from democratizing, but he deems the previous Nasserist establishment to be incompetent and will begin to drift away from it not long after taking power.
* WildCard: While el-Sisi takes power with German patronage, he acts on his own according to Egypt's national interests. This could potentially allow Egypt to adapt to an American-led world order should the Germans lose the Cold War.
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->'''Ideology:''' Military Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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->'''Ideology:''' Military Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]], Controlled Democracy[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]] (Post-Coup Liberalization)
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* MilitaryCoup: If el-Sisi coups the Egyptian government, Anan can launch a counter-coup with American support and take power if he succeeds.
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* InternalReformist: He will loosen restrictions on government censorship as well as political and religious expression after taking power, gradually opening up Egypt's political system.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Anan is a known reformist in the Egyptian military who is willing to open up dialogue with pro-democracy groups and work to introduce democracy to Egypt slowly, isolating potential extremists who could otherwise take power in Egypt's turbulent political situation following the revolution.
* MilitaryCoup: If el-Sisi or Nasser coups the Egyptian government, Anan can launch a counter-coup with American support and take power if he succeeds.
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!! Egyptian Revolution
[[folder:Hisham Bastawisy]]
->'''Role:''' President (El-Saeed Ousted)
->'''Party:''' Ḥizb al-Tagammu' al-Watani al-Taqadomi al-Wahdawi[[note]]National Progressive Unionist Party[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Interim Government[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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* ShortLivedLeadership: Not long after ousting El-Saeed, he will be deposed by a military coup.
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!! Potential Coup Leaders '''(Unmarked Spoilers)'''
[[folder:Muhammad Tantawi]]
->'''Role:''' President (Pro-Revolution Coup)
->'''Party:''' al-Maǧlis al-ʾAʿlā lil-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥa[[note]]Supreme Council of the Armed Forces[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Transitioning Democracy[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]
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* MilitaryCoup: After El-Saeed is ousted, Tantawi can rally the pro-revolution faction in the Armed Forces and overthrow the Nasserites and allow the country to transition into democracy.
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[[folder:Abdel Fattah el-Sisi]]
->'''Role:''' President (RNS-Backed Coup)
->'''Party:''' al-Maǧlis al-ʾAʿlā lil-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥa[[note]]Supreme Council of the Armed Forces[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Military Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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* MilitaryCoup: After El-Saeed is ousted, el-Sisi can coup the Egyptian government with the backing of the German RNS and establish a military dictatorship.
* NotInThisForYourRevolution: el-Sisi can launch a military coup to restore order to the country and put a stop to the revolution, but he's not devoted to Nasserism and his rise to power represents a shift to right-wing secular authoritarianism.
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[[folder:Sami Hafez Anan]]
->'''Role:''' President (CIA-Backed Counter-Coup)
->'''Party:''' al-Maǧlis al-ʾAʿlā lil-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥa[[note]]Supreme Council of the Armed Forces[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Military Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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* MilitaryCoup: If el-Sisi coups the Egyptian government, Anan can launch a counter-coup with American support and take power if he succeeds.
!! Egyptian Revolution
[[folder:Hisham Bastawisy]]
->'''Role:''' President (El-Saeed Ousted)
->'''Party:''' Ḥizb al-Tagammu' al-Watani al-Taqadomi al-Wahdawi[[note]]National Progressive Unionist Party[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Interim Government[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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* ShortLivedLeadership: Not long after ousting El-Saeed, he will be deposed by a military coup.
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!! Potential Coup Leaders '''(Unmarked Spoilers)'''
[[folder:Muhammad Tantawi]]
->'''Role:''' President (Pro-Revolution Coup)
->'''Party:''' al-Maǧlis al-ʾAʿlā lil-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥa[[note]]Supreme Council of the Armed Forces[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Transitioning Democracy[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]
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* MilitaryCoup: After El-Saeed is ousted, Tantawi can rally the pro-revolution faction in the Armed Forces and overthrow the Nasserites and allow the country to transition into democracy.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Abdel Fattah el-Sisi]]
->'''Role:''' President (RNS-Backed Coup)
->'''Party:''' al-Maǧlis al-ʾAʿlā lil-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥa[[note]]Supreme Council of the Armed Forces[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Military Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
----
* MilitaryCoup: After El-Saeed is ousted, el-Sisi can coup the Egyptian government with the backing of the German RNS and establish a military dictatorship.
* NotInThisForYourRevolution: el-Sisi can launch a military coup to restore order to the country and put a stop to the revolution, but he's not devoted to Nasserism and his rise to power represents a shift to right-wing secular authoritarianism.
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[[folder:Sami Hafez Anan]]
->'''Role:''' President (CIA-Backed Counter-Coup)
->'''Party:''' al-Maǧlis al-ʾAʿlā lil-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥa[[note]]Supreme Council of the Armed Forces[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Military Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
----
* MilitaryCoup: If el-Sisi coups the Egyptian government, Anan can launch a counter-coup with American support and take power if he succeeds.
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* AllohistoricalAllusion: The Egyptian Revolution still happens in this timeline, albeit with different characters, different motivations and a different trail of events.
* PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny: The Arab Republic of Egypt is an authoritarian one-party Nasserist state, and depending on the outcome of the Egyptian Revolution, it can descend into outright totalitarianism.
* DefectorFromDecadence: During the Egyptian Revolution, part of the National Progressive Unionist Party defects and accuses President El-Saeed of [[RedScare being a communist agent and a traitor to Nasserism.]]
* MilitaryCoup: [[spoiler:Egypt's government can be couped by the military during the Arab Spring, with their patrons coming from either the United States or Germany.]]
* PoliceBrutality: After the state of emergency is declared, Egypt's police will unleash a brutal crackdown; arresting, injuring and killing hundreds of innocent civilians.
* PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny: The Arab Republic of Egypt is an authoritarian one-party Nasserist state, and depending on the outcome of the Egyptian Revolution, it can descend into outright totalitarianism.
* DefectorFromDecadence: During the Egyptian Revolution, part of the National Progressive Unionist Party defects and accuses President El-Saeed of [[RedScare being a communist agent and a traitor to Nasserism.]]
* MilitaryCoup: [[spoiler:Egypt's government can be couped by the military during the Arab Spring, with their patrons coming from either the United States or Germany.]]
* PoliceBrutality: After the state of emergency is declared, Egypt's police will unleash a brutal crackdown; arresting, injuring and killing hundreds of innocent civilians.
* TheHorseshoeEffect: Although Egypt is an avowedly left-wing anti-imperialist nation, it is a close ally of Nazi Germany. The leadership of both countries seem to have nothing but positive things to say about one another despite the fact they sit on completely different ends of the political spectrum.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: His brutal suppression of anti-government protests only turns more people away the government and into the arms of the Islamic Brotherhood, strengthening Islamist in Egypt instead of weakening it as he hoped to.
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* EmergencyAuthority: When protesters begin to rally across Egypt's major cities and to call for greater political liberties, El-Saeed declares a state of emergency and unleashes the wrath of the Egyptian police upon the protesters.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: His brutalsuppression of response to anti-government protests only turns more people away the government and into the arms of the Islamic Brotherhood, strengthening Islamist Islamism in Egypt instead of weakening it as he hoped to.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: His brutal
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler:After he gets removed from the Presidency by his own allies, he realizes staying in Egypt would be a death sentence and promptly books a flight to France.]]
* TheUnfettered: During the Arab Spring, his sole goal is to try and destroy the Muslim Brotherhood and preserve Nasserism in Egypt, going to extreme lengths to do so.
* TheUnfettered: During the Arab Spring, his sole goal is to try and destroy the Muslim Brotherhood and preserve Nasserism in Egypt, going to extreme lengths to do so.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: His brutal suppression of anti-government protests only turns more people away the government and into the arms of the Islamic Brotherhood, strengthening Islamist in Egypt instead of weakening it as he hoped to.
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!''Islamic State of Egypt''
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->'''Official Name:''' Islamic State
->'''Ruling Party:''' Ikhwān al-Muslimūn - al-Suhwi[[note]]Muslim Brotherhood - Sahwa[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Qutbism[[note]]Fundamentalism[[/note]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Islamic State
->'''Ruling Party:''' Ikhwān al-Muslimūn - al-Suhwi[[note]]Muslim Brotherhood - Sahwa[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Qutbism[[note]]Fundamentalism[[/note]]
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* AllohistoricalAllusion:
** Egypt, which is a Islamic caliphate ruled by a more extreme version of the Muslim Brotherhood in this timeline, has a similar organizational structure to the real-life Islamic State, as evident by their shared name.
** The destruction of the Egyptian pyramids mirrors the demolition of Buddhas of Bamiyan by the Taliban in OTL, only spanning years rather than weeks.
* CrapsackWorld: Egypt is a poorly developed totalitarian Islamist dictatorship isolated from the outside world, and life in the country is just plain terrible. Most Egyptians aren't even employed and live off of informal jobs and in squalor. Their lives are heavily controlled by the government, which tries to restrict them from even the basest of pleasures. But even if you put all of that aside, life is ''boring.'' There is nothing to do besides working and praying, as the country has no access to the internet and the government has banned every popular consumer good from alcohol and tobacco to toys and playing cards on religious grounds.
* CulturePolice: Egypt's police forces also enforce sharia law and ''Hisbah,'' acting as a religious police and monitoring citizens to ensure they are following Islamic law and steering away from paganism and western influence.
* ForeignRulingClass: A good portion of Egypt's leadership consists of Islamist scholars from every corner of the Arab World, having moved to Egypt after it was taken over by the Qutbists. Only a small percentage of government officials were actually born and raised in Egypt.
* HiddenElfVillage: After the 1981 Suez Crisis, Egypt turned to complete isolation, shunning the rest of the world. Three decades later, Egypt has remained as a time capsule. Modern technology isn't even used, and citizens have no way to interact with the outside world while the few foreigners who managed to enter the country are treated with suspicion and contempt.
* MonumentalDamage: The Muslim Brotherhood has been demolishing the pyramids of Egypt one by one in recent years, sinking thousands of years of human history underneath the sand and debris. To the Brotherhood, the pyramids are symbols of paganism and false gods, and their continued existence is a disgrace to an Islamic country like Egypt. The Great Pyramid of Giza is demolished at the beginning of MTNO as the government organizes rallies and marches to celebrate the destruction, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment setting the tone for Egypt's current situation.]]
* OffTheGrid: Electronic devices such as phones and computers are non-existent in Egypt, and the country's isolation and poor infrastructure means most citizens don't even have electricity in their homes. The government is paranoid of other countries spying on Egypt through internet networks, and has encouraged citizens to abandon their "material wants" entirely and dedicate themselves to spiritual advancement.
* PaperTiger: While Egypt would seem like [[TheDreaded The Dreaded]] at first, in reality it is a fragile rogue state that was bombed back to the stone age by the Italians and hasn't recovered since. The only hope for the regime is destabilizing the neighboring Baathist republics in hopes that their allies will fill the power vacuum and become their puppets, but the Muslim Brotherhood has become so weak outside of Egypt that its regional chapters in Palestine, Iraq and Syria have begun to act independently and defy Cairo's orders, knowing the Egyptians have no choice but to continue supporting them. [[spoiler: This weakness becomes evident when Italy invades, toppling the Muslim Brotherhood and driving them out of Egypt in a matter of weeks.]]
* StateSec: The ''al-Nizam al-Khas'' [[note]]Special Apparatus[[/note]] is the armed wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, but its paramilitary activities are only one aspect of the organization. The Apparatus also carries out assassinations against enemies of the regime living overseas or organizes special operations in neighboring countries to strengthen, recruit and train local Muslim Brotherhood cells.
* TheTheocracy: Egypt is an Islamist theocratic regime ruled by the most extreme elements of the Muslim Brotherhood. The country is governed through Sharia law and Islamic principles, dictated by the Caliph and his advisors.
** Egypt, which is a Islamic caliphate ruled by a more extreme version of the Muslim Brotherhood in this timeline, has a similar organizational structure to the real-life Islamic State, as evident by their shared name.
** The destruction of the Egyptian pyramids mirrors the demolition of Buddhas of Bamiyan by the Taliban in OTL, only spanning years rather than weeks.
* CrapsackWorld: Egypt is a poorly developed totalitarian Islamist dictatorship isolated from the outside world, and life in the country is just plain terrible. Most Egyptians aren't even employed and live off of informal jobs and in squalor. Their lives are heavily controlled by the government, which tries to restrict them from even the basest of pleasures. But even if you put all of that aside, life is ''boring.'' There is nothing to do besides working and praying, as the country has no access to the internet and the government has banned every popular consumer good from alcohol and tobacco to toys and playing cards on religious grounds.
* CulturePolice: Egypt's police forces also enforce sharia law and ''Hisbah,'' acting as a religious police and monitoring citizens to ensure they are following Islamic law and steering away from paganism and western influence.
* ForeignRulingClass: A good portion of Egypt's leadership consists of Islamist scholars from every corner of the Arab World, having moved to Egypt after it was taken over by the Qutbists. Only a small percentage of government officials were actually born and raised in Egypt.
* HiddenElfVillage: After the 1981 Suez Crisis, Egypt turned to complete isolation, shunning the rest of the world. Three decades later, Egypt has remained as a time capsule. Modern technology isn't even used, and citizens have no way to interact with the outside world while the few foreigners who managed to enter the country are treated with suspicion and contempt.
* MonumentalDamage: The Muslim Brotherhood has been demolishing the pyramids of Egypt one by one in recent years, sinking thousands of years of human history underneath the sand and debris. To the Brotherhood, the pyramids are symbols of paganism and false gods, and their continued existence is a disgrace to an Islamic country like Egypt. The Great Pyramid of Giza is demolished at the beginning of MTNO as the government organizes rallies and marches to celebrate the destruction, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment setting the tone for Egypt's current situation.]]
* OffTheGrid: Electronic devices such as phones and computers are non-existent in Egypt, and the country's isolation and poor infrastructure means most citizens don't even have electricity in their homes. The government is paranoid of other countries spying on Egypt through internet networks, and has encouraged citizens to abandon their "material wants" entirely and dedicate themselves to spiritual advancement.
* PaperTiger: While Egypt would seem like [[TheDreaded The Dreaded]] at first, in reality it is a fragile rogue state that was bombed back to the stone age by the Italians and hasn't recovered since. The only hope for the regime is destabilizing the neighboring Baathist republics in hopes that their allies will fill the power vacuum and become their puppets, but the Muslim Brotherhood has become so weak outside of Egypt that its regional chapters in Palestine, Iraq and Syria have begun to act independently and defy Cairo's orders, knowing the Egyptians have no choice but to continue supporting them. [[spoiler: This weakness becomes evident when Italy invades, toppling the Muslim Brotherhood and driving them out of Egypt in a matter of weeks.]]
* StateSec: The ''al-Nizam al-Khas'' [[note]]Special Apparatus[[/note]] is the armed wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, but its paramilitary activities are only one aspect of the organization. The Apparatus also carries out assassinations against enemies of the regime living overseas or organizes special operations in neighboring countries to strengthen, recruit and train local Muslim Brotherhood cells.
* TheTheocracy: Egypt is an Islamist theocratic regime ruled by the most extreme elements of the Muslim Brotherhood. The country is governed through Sharia law and Islamic principles, dictated by the Caliph and his advisors.
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* AllohistoricalAllusion:
** Egypt, which is a Islamic caliphate ruled by a more extreme version of the Muslim Brotherhood in this timeline, has a similar organizational structure to the real-life Islamic State, as evident by their shared name.
** The destruction of the Egyptian pyramids mirrors the demolition of Buddhas of Bamiyan by the Taliban in OTL, only spanning years rather than weeks.
* CrapsackWorld:TheAlliance: Egypt is a poorly developed totalitarian Islamist dictatorship isolated from the outside world, and life in the country is just plain terrible. Most Egyptians aren't even employed and live off of informal jobs and in squalor. Their lives are heavily controlled by the government, which tries to restrict them from even the basest of pleasures. But even if you put all of that aside, life is ''boring.'' There is nothing to do besides working and praying, as the country has no access to the internet and the government has banned every popular consumer good from alcohol and tobacco to toys and playing cards on religious grounds.
* CulturePolice: Egypt's police forces also enforce sharia law and ''Hisbah,'' acting as a religious police and monitoring citizens to ensure they are following Islamic law and steering away from paganism and western influence.
* ForeignRulingClass: A good portion of Egypt's leadership consists of Islamist scholars from every cornermember of the Union of Arab World, having moved to Republics, a confederal union between Egypt after it was taken over by the Qutbists. Only a small percentage of government officials were actually born and raised in Egypt.
* HiddenElfVillage: After the 1981 Suez Crisis, Egypt turned to complete isolation, shunning the rest of the world. Three decades later, Egypt has remained as a time capsule. Modern technology isn't even used, and citizens have no way to interact with the outside world while the few foreigners who managed to enter the country are treated with suspicion and contempt.
* MonumentalDamage: The Muslim Brotherhood has been demolishing the pyramids of Egypt one by one in recent years, sinking thousands of years of human history underneath the sand and debris. To the Brotherhood, the pyramids are symbols of paganism and false gods, and their continued existence is a disgrace to an Islamic country like Egypt. The Great Pyramid of Giza is demolished at the beginning of MTNO as the government organizes rallies and marches to celebrate the destruction, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment setting the tone for Egypt's current situation.]]
* OffTheGrid: Electronic devices such as phones and computers are non-existent in Egypt, and the country's isolation and poor infrastructure means most citizens don't even have electricity in their homes. The government is paranoid of other countries spying on Egypt through internet networks, and has encouraged citizens to abandon their "material wants" entirely and dedicate themselves to spiritual advancement.
* PaperTiger: While Egypt would seem like [[TheDreaded The Dreaded]] at first, in reality it is a fragile rogue stateIraq that was bombed back to extends into economic and military collaboration between the stone age by the Italians and hasn't recovered since. The only hope for the regime is destabilizing the neighboring Baathist republics in hopes that their allies will fill the power vacuum and become their puppets, but the Muslim Brotherhood has become so weak outside of Egypt that its regional chapters in Palestine, Iraq and Syria have begun to act independently and defy Cairo's orders, knowing the Egyptians have no choice but to continue supporting them. [[spoiler: This weakness becomes evident when Italy invades, toppling the Muslim Brotherhood and driving them out of Egypt in a matter of weeks.]]
* StateSec: The ''al-Nizam al-Khas'' [[note]]Special Apparatus[[/note]] is the armed wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, but its paramilitary activities are only one aspect of the organization. The Apparatus also carries out assassinations against enemies of the regime living overseas or organizes special operations in neighboring countries to strengthen, recruit and train local Muslim Brotherhood cells.
* TheTheocracy: Egypt is an Islamist theocratic regime ruled by the most extreme elements of the Muslim Brotherhood. The country is governed through Sharia law and Islamic principles, dictated by the Caliph and his advisors.two countries.
** Egypt, which is a Islamic caliphate ruled by a more extreme version of the Muslim Brotherhood in this timeline, has a similar organizational structure to the real-life Islamic State, as evident by their shared name.
** The destruction of the Egyptian pyramids mirrors the demolition of Buddhas of Bamiyan by the Taliban in OTL, only spanning years rather than weeks.
* CrapsackWorld:
* CulturePolice: Egypt's police forces also enforce sharia law and ''Hisbah,'' acting as a religious police and monitoring citizens to ensure they are following Islamic law and steering away from paganism and western influence.
* ForeignRulingClass: A good portion of Egypt's leadership consists of Islamist scholars from every corner
* HiddenElfVillage: After the 1981 Suez Crisis, Egypt turned to complete isolation, shunning the rest of the world. Three decades later, Egypt has remained as a time capsule. Modern technology isn't even used, and citizens have no way to interact with the outside world while the few foreigners who managed to enter the country are treated with suspicion and contempt.
* MonumentalDamage: The Muslim Brotherhood has been demolishing the pyramids of Egypt one by one in recent years, sinking thousands of years of human history underneath the sand and debris. To the Brotherhood, the pyramids are symbols of paganism and false gods, and their continued existence is a disgrace to an Islamic country like Egypt. The Great Pyramid of Giza is demolished at the beginning of MTNO as the government organizes rallies and marches to celebrate the destruction, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment setting the tone for Egypt's current situation.]]
* OffTheGrid: Electronic devices such as phones and computers are non-existent in Egypt, and the country's isolation and poor infrastructure means most citizens don't even have electricity in their homes. The government is paranoid of other countries spying on Egypt through internet networks, and has encouraged citizens to abandon their "material wants" entirely and dedicate themselves to spiritual advancement.
* PaperTiger: While Egypt would seem like [[TheDreaded The Dreaded]] at first, in reality it is a fragile rogue state
* StateSec: The ''al-Nizam al-Khas'' [[note]]Special Apparatus[[/note]] is the armed wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, but its paramilitary activities are only one aspect of the organization. The Apparatus also carries out assassinations against enemies of the regime living overseas or organizes special operations in neighboring countries to strengthen, recruit and train local Muslim Brotherhood cells.
* TheTheocracy: Egypt is an Islamist theocratic regime ruled by the most extreme elements of the Muslim Brotherhood. The country is governed through Sharia law and Islamic principles, dictated by the Caliph and his advisors.
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[[folder:Mohammad Qutb]]
->'''Role:''' Caliph
->'''Party:''' Ikhwān al-Muslimūn[[note]]Muslim Brotherhood[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Qutbism[[note]]Fundamentalism[[/note]]
The Caliph of Egypt and brother of Sayyid Qutb, Mohammad Qutb has carried the legacy of Qutbism since 1988. However, the Caliph is old and frail, and his power has faded along with his mind and strength.
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->'''Role:''' Caliph
->'''Party:''' Ikhwān al-Muslimūn[[note]]Muslim Brotherhood[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Qutbism[[note]]Fundamentalism[[/note]]
The Caliph of Egypt and brother of Sayyid Qutb, Mohammad Qutb has carried the legacy of Qutbism since 1988. However, the Caliph is old and frail, and his power has faded along with his mind and strength.
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[[folder:Mohammad Qutb]]
President of Egypt
[[folder:Mohamed Refaat El-Saeed]]
->'''Role:'''Caliph
President
->'''Party:'''Ikhwān al-Muslimūn[[note]]Muslim Brotherhood[[/note]]
Ḥizb al-Tagammu' al-Watani al-Taqadomi al-Wahdawi[[note]]National Progressive Unionist Party[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:'''Qutbism[[note]]Fundamentalism[[/note]]
The Caliph of Egypt and brother of Sayyid Qutb, Mohammad Qutb has carried the legacy of Qutbism since 1988. However, the Caliph is old and frail, and his power has faded along with his mind and strength.Left-wing Nationalism[[note]]Socialism[[/note]]
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[[folder:Mohamed Refaat El-Saeed]]
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The Caliph of Egypt and brother of Sayyid Qutb, Mohammad Qutb has carried the legacy of Qutbism since 1988. However, the Caliph is old and frail, and his power has faded along with his mind and strength.
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* TheFundamentalist: He is a Sunni fundamentalist and one of the two main figures of Qutbism besides his brother.
* PuppetKing: While he is Caliph and nominally in charge of Egypt, Qutb's counsel is often ignored by the rest of the Leadership Council or "re-evaluated" by his deputy, who holds real power.
* TakingUpTheMantle: Besides taking over Egypt as Caliph, Mohammad became Sayyid's ideological successor and complemented his brother's thought with his own ideas.
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[[folder:Mohammad Surur bin Nayif]]
->'''Role:''' First Deputy, Head of the Shura Council
->'''Party:''' Ikhwān al-Muslimūn - al-Suhwi[[note]]Muslim Brotherhood - Sahwa[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Qutbism[[note]]Fundamentalism[[/note]]
The First Deputy to the Caliph and Head of the Shura Council, Mohammad Surur has been the de facto ruler of Egypt since the late 2000s.
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* TheDragon: Surur is the Caliph's First Deputy and thus his closest advisor for years. When Qutb's health caught up to him and he was unable to rule in the same manner, Surur was the one who took control of the state and acted on the Caliph's behalf, being in this position ever since.
* TheFundamentalist: Surur is a Sunni fundamentalist and Qutbist intellectual. Surur's brand of Qutbism adopts elements of Wahhabism and has become the most popular ideological current within the Muslim Brotherhood, under the name of the Sahwa Movement or Sururism.
* {{Realpolitik}}: Surur has tried to lessen hostilities with Saudi Arabia and distance Egypt from Islamic terrorism in Europe in hopes of saving the regime from self-destruction, even though his predecessors have condemned the Saudis for their liberal leadership and have promoted militancy against the Italian infidels. To Surur, a close relationship with the Saudis could dissuade the Italians from continuing their hostilities against Egypt and allow the Brotherhood to slowly expand its influence across the Middle East through more practical means. Unfortunately for him, the militants of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad don't agree with this strategy.
* PuppetKing: While he is Caliph and nominally in charge of Egypt, Qutb's counsel is often ignored by the rest of the Leadership Council or "re-evaluated" by his deputy, who holds real power.
* TakingUpTheMantle: Besides taking over Egypt as Caliph, Mohammad became Sayyid's ideological successor and complemented his brother's thought with his own ideas.
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[[folder:Mohammad Surur bin Nayif]]
->'''Role:''' First Deputy, Head of the Shura Council
->'''Party:''' Ikhwān al-Muslimūn - al-Suhwi[[note]]Muslim Brotherhood - Sahwa[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Qutbism[[note]]Fundamentalism[[/note]]
The First Deputy to the Caliph and Head of the Shura Council, Mohammad Surur has been the de facto ruler of Egypt since the late 2000s.
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* TheDragon: Surur is the Caliph's First Deputy and thus his closest advisor for years. When Qutb's health caught up to him and he was unable to rule in the same manner, Surur was the one who took control of the state and acted on the Caliph's behalf, being in this position ever since.
* TheFundamentalist: Surur is a Sunni fundamentalist and Qutbist intellectual. Surur's brand of Qutbism adopts elements of Wahhabism and has become the most popular ideological current within the Muslim Brotherhood, under the name of the Sahwa Movement or Sururism.
* {{Realpolitik}}: Surur has tried to lessen hostilities with Saudi Arabia and distance Egypt from Islamic terrorism in Europe in hopes of saving the regime from self-destruction, even though his predecessors have condemned the Saudis for their liberal leadership and have promoted militancy against the Italian infidels. To Surur, a close relationship with the Saudis could dissuade the Italians from continuing their hostilities against Egypt and allow the Brotherhood to slowly expand its influence across the Middle East through more practical means. Unfortunately for him, the militants of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad don't agree with this strategy.
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* TheFundamentalist: PrinciplesZealot: He is a Sunni fundamentalist and one of the two main figures of Qutbism besides his brother.
* PuppetKing: While he is Caliph and nominally in charge of Egypt, Qutb's counsel is often ignored by the rest of the Leadership Council or "re-evaluated" by his deputy,hardline secularist who holds real power.
* TakingUpTheMantle: Besides taking over Egypt as Caliph, Mohammad became Sayyid's ideological successor and complemented his brother's thought with his own ideas.
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[[folder:Mohammad Surur bin Nayif]]
->'''Role:''' First Deputy, Head of the Shura Council
->'''Party:''' Ikhwān al-Muslimūn - al-Suhwi[[note]]Muslim Brotherhood - Sahwa[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Qutbism[[note]]Fundamentalism[[/note]]
The First Deputyis unwilling to the Caliph and Head of the Shura Council, Mohammad Surur has been the de facto ruler of Egypt since the late 2000s.
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* TheDragon: Surur is the Caliph's First Deputy and thus his closest advisor for years. When Qutb's health caught upmake any concessions to him and he was unable to rule in the same manner, Surur was the one who took control of the state and acted on the Caliph's behalf, being in this position ever since.
* TheFundamentalist: Surur is a Sunni fundamentalist and Qutbist intellectual. Surur's brand of Qutbism adopts elements of Wahhabism and has become the most popular ideological current withinthe Muslim Brotherhood, under who lead the name of the Sahwa Movement or Sururism.
* {{Realpolitik}}: Surur has triedopposition to lessen hostilities with Saudi Arabia and distance Egypt from Islamic terrorism in Europe in hopes of saving the his regime from self-destruction, even though during the Arab Spring.
* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: His popularity reaches an all-time low in the Arab Spring due to hispredecessors have condemned heavy-handed response to the Saudis for their liberal leadership protests, leading to a split within his party and have promoted militancy turning the entire country against the Italian infidels. To Surur, a close relationship with the Saudis could dissuade the Italians from continuing their hostilities against Egypt and allow the Brotherhood to slowly expand its influence across the Middle East through more practical means. Unfortunately for him, the militants of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad don't agree with this strategy.him.
* PuppetKing: While he is Caliph and nominally in charge of Egypt, Qutb's counsel is often ignored by the rest of the Leadership Council or "re-evaluated" by his deputy,
* TakingUpTheMantle: Besides taking over Egypt as Caliph, Mohammad became Sayyid's ideological successor and complemented his brother's thought with his own ideas.
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[[folder:Mohammad Surur bin Nayif]]
->'''Role:''' First Deputy, Head of the Shura Council
->'''Party:''' Ikhwān al-Muslimūn - al-Suhwi[[note]]Muslim Brotherhood - Sahwa[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Qutbism[[note]]Fundamentalism[[/note]]
The First Deputy
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* TheDragon: Surur is the Caliph's First Deputy and thus his closest advisor for years. When Qutb's health caught up
* TheFundamentalist: Surur is a Sunni fundamentalist and Qutbist intellectual. Surur's brand of Qutbism adopts elements of Wahhabism and has become the most popular ideological current within
* {{Realpolitik}}: Surur has tried
* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: His popularity reaches an all-time low in the Arab Spring due to his
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* TheFundamentalist: He is a Sunni fundamentalist and one of the two main figures of Qutbism besides his brother.
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* {{Realpolitik}}: Surur has tried to lessen hostilities with Saudi Arabia and distance Egypt from Islamic terrorism in Europe in hopes of saving the regime from self-destruction, even though his predecessors have condemned the Saudis for their liberal leadership and have promoted militancy against the Italian infidels. To Surur, a close relationship with the Saudis could dissuade the Italians from continuing their hostilities against Egypt and allow the Brotherhood to slowly expand its influence across the Middle East through more practical means. Unfortunately for him, the militants of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad don't agree with this strategy.
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** The destruction of the Egyptian pyramids mirrors the demolition of Buddhas of Bamiyan by the Taliban in OTL, only spanning decades rather than weeks.
* CrapsackWorld: Egypt is a poorly developed totalitarian Islamist dictatorship isolated from the outside world, and life in the country is just plain terrible. Most Egyptians aren't even employed and life off of informal jobs and in poor conditions, facing abandonment from the state. Their lives are heavily controlled by the government, which tries to restrict them from even the basest of pleasures. But even if you put all of that aside, life is ''boring.'' There is nothing to do besides working and praying, as the country has no access to the internet and the government has banned every popular consumer good from alcohol and tobacco to toys and playing cards on religious grounds.
* CrapsackWorld: Egypt is a poorly developed totalitarian Islamist dictatorship isolated from the outside world, and life in the country is just plain terrible. Most Egyptians aren't even employed and life off of informal jobs and in poor conditions, facing abandonment from the state. Their lives are heavily controlled by the government, which tries to restrict them from even the basest of pleasures. But even if you put all of that aside, life is ''boring.'' There is nothing to do besides working and praying, as the country has no access to the internet and the government has banned every popular consumer good from alcohol and tobacco to toys and playing cards on religious grounds.
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* CrapsackWorld: Egypt is a poorly developed totalitarian Islamist dictatorship isolated from the outside world, and life in the country is just plain terrible. Most Egyptians aren't even employed andlife live off of informal jobs and in poor conditions, facing abandonment from the state.squalor. Their lives are heavily controlled by the government, which tries to restrict them from even the basest of pleasures. But even if you put all of that aside, life is ''boring.'' There is nothing to do besides working and praying, as the country has no access to the internet and the government has banned every popular consumer good from alcohol and tobacco to toys and playing cards on religious grounds.
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* ForeignRulingClass: A good portion of Egypt's leadership consists of Islamist scholars from every corner of the Arab World, having moved to Egypt after it was taken over by the Qutbists. Only a small percentage of Egyptian government officials were actually born and raised in the country.
* HiddenElfVillage: After the 1981 Suez Crisis, Egypt turned to complete isolation, shunning foreigners and western technology. Three decades later, Egypt has practically remained as a time capsule. Citizens have no way to interact with the outside world and outsiders are treated with suspicion and contempt.
* MonumentalDamage: The Muslim Brotherhood has been demolishing the pyramids of Egypt one by one since 1986, sinking thousands of years of human history underneath the sand and debris. To the Brotherhood, the pyramids are symbols of paganism and false gods, and their continued existence is a disgrace to an Islamic country like Egypt. The Great Pyramid of Giza is demolished at the beginning of MTNO as the government organizes rallies and marches to celebrate the destruction, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment setting the tone for Egypt's current situation.]]
* HiddenElfVillage: After the 1981 Suez Crisis, Egypt turned to complete isolation, shunning foreigners and western technology. Three decades later, Egypt has practically remained as a time capsule. Citizens have no way to interact with the outside world and outsiders are treated with suspicion and contempt.
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* ForeignRulingClass: A good portion of Egypt's leadership consists of Islamist scholars from every corner of the Arab World, having moved to Egypt after it was taken over by the Qutbists. Only a small percentage of Egyptian government officials were actually born and raised in the country.
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* HiddenElfVillage: After the 1981 Suez Crisis, Egypt turned to complete isolation, shunningforeigners and western technology. the rest of the world. Three decades later, Egypt has practically remained as a time capsule. Citizens Modern technology isn't even used, and citizens have no way to interact with the outside world and outsiders while the few foreigners who managed to enter the country are treated with suspicion and contempt.
* MonumentalDamage: The Muslim Brotherhood has been demolishing the pyramids of Egypt one by onesince 1986, in recent years, sinking thousands of years of human history underneath the sand and debris. To the Brotherhood, the pyramids are symbols of paganism and false gods, and their continued existence is a disgrace to an Islamic country like Egypt. The Great Pyramid of Giza is demolished at the beginning of MTNO as the government organizes rallies and marches to celebrate the destruction, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment setting the tone for Egypt's current situation.]]
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* TheTheocracy: Egypt is an Islamist theocratic regime governed by the most extreme elements of the Muslim Brotherhood. The country is governed through Sharia law and Islamic principles, dictated by the Caliph and his advisors.
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* StateSec: The ''al-Nizam al-Khas'' [[note]]Special Apparatus[[/note]] is the armed wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, but it its paramilitary activities are only one aspect of the organization. The Apparatus also carries out assassinations against enemies of the regime living overseas or organizes special operations in neighboring countries to strengthen, recruit and train local Muslim Brotherhood cells.
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* TheFundamentalist: Surur is a Sunni fundamentalist and Qutbist intellectual. Surur's brand of Qutbism adopts elements of Wahhabism and has become the most popular ideological current within the Muslim Brotherhood, under the name of the Sahwa Movement or Sururism.
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** Egypt, which is a Islamic caliphate ruled by a more extreme version of the Muslim Brotherhood in this timeline, has a similar organizational structure to the real-life Islamic State, as evident by their shared name.
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** Egypt, which is a Islamic caliphate ruled by a more extreme version of the Muslim Brotherhood in this timeline, has a similar organizational structure to the real-life Islamic State, as evident by their shared name.
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The Caliph of Egypt and brother of Sayyid Qutb, Mohammad Qutb has carried the legacy of Qutbism since 1988. However, the Caliph is old and frail, and his power has faded along with his mind and strength.
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* PuppetKing: While he is Caliph and nominally in charge of Egypt, Qutb's counsel is often ignored by the rest of the Leadership Council or "re-evaluated" by his deputy, who holds real power.
* TakingUpTheMantle: Besides taking over Egypt as Caliph, Mohammad became Sayyid's ideological successor and complemented his brother's thought with his own ideas.
* TheFundamentalist: He is a Sunni fundamentalist and one of the two main figures of Qutbism besides his brother.
* TakingUpTheMantle: Besides taking over Egypt as Caliph, Mohammad became Sayyid's ideological successor and complemented his brother's thought with his own ideas.
* TheFundamentalist: He is a Sunni fundamentalist and one of the two main figures of Qutbism besides his brother.
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The First Deputy to the Caliph and Head of the Shura Council, Mohammad Surur has been the de facto ruler of Egypt since the late 2000s.
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* {{Realpolitik}}: Surur has tried to lessen hostilities with Saudi Arabia and distance Egypt from Islamic terrorism in Europe in hopes of saving the regime from self-destruction, even though his predecessors have condemned the Saudis for their liberal leadership and have promoted militancy against the Italian infidels. To Surur, a close relationship with the Saudis could dissuade the Italians from continuing their hostilities against Egypt and allow the Brotherhood to slowly expand its influence across the Middle East through more practical means. Unfortunately for him, the militants of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad don't agree with this strategy.
* TheDragon: Surur is the Caliph's First Deputy and thus his closest advisor for years. When Qutb's health caught up to him and he was unable to rule in the same manner, Surur was the one who took control of the state and acted on the Caliph's behalf, being in this position ever since.
* TheDragon: Surur is the Caliph's First Deputy and thus his closest advisor for years. When Qutb's health caught up to him and he was unable to rule in the same manner, Surur was the one who took control of the state and acted on the Caliph's behalf, being in this position ever since.
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* CrapsackWorld: Egypt is a poorly developed totalitarian Islamist dictatorship isolated from the outside world, and life in the country is just plain terrible. Most Egyptians aren't even employed and life off of informal jobs and in poor conditions, facing abandonment from the state. Their lives are heavily controlled by the government, which tries to restrict them from even the basest of pleasures. But even if you put all of that aside, life is ''boring.'' There is practically nothing to do besides working and praying, as the country has no access to the internet and the government has banned every popular consumer good from alcohol and tobacco to toys and playing cards on religious grounds.
* CulturalPolice: Egypt's police forces also enforce sharia law and ''Hisbah,'' acting as a religious police and monitoring citizens to ensure they are following Islamic law and steering away from paganism and western influence.
* CulturalPolice: Egypt's police forces also enforce sharia law and ''Hisbah,'' acting as a religious police and monitoring citizens to ensure they are following Islamic law and steering away from paganism and western influence.
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* CrapsackWorld: Egypt is a poorly developed totalitarian Islamist dictatorship isolated from the outside world, and life in the country is just plain terrible. Most Egyptians aren't even employed and life off of informal jobs and in poor conditions, facing abandonment from the state. Their lives are heavily controlled by the government, which tries to restrict them from even the basest of pleasures. But even if you put all of that aside, life is ''boring.'' There is practically nothing to do besides working and praying, as the country has no access to the internet and the government has banned every popular consumer good from alcohol and tobacco to toys and playing cards on religious grounds.
*CulturalPolice: CulturePolice: Egypt's police forces also enforce sharia law and ''Hisbah,'' acting as a religious police and monitoring citizens to ensure they are following Islamic law and steering away from paganism and western influence.
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!''Islamic State of Egypt''
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flag_of_the_muslim_brotherhood_1.gif]]
->'''Official Name:''' Islamic State
->'''Ruling Party:''' Ikhwān al-Muslimūn - al-Suhwi[[note]]Muslim Brotherhood - Sahwa[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Qutbism[[note]]Fundamentalism[[/note]]
----
[[folder:General Tropes]]
* CrapsackWorld: Egypt is a poorly developed totalitarian Islamist dictatorship isolated from the outside world, and life in the country is just plain terrible. Most Egyptians aren't even employed and life off of informal jobs and in poor conditions, facing abandonment from the state. Their lives are heavily controlled by the government, which tries to restrict them from even the basest of pleasures. But even if you put all of that aside, life is ''boring.'' There is practically nothing to do besides working and praying, as the country has no access to the internet and the government has banned every popular consumer good from alcohol and tobacco to toys and playing cards on religious grounds.
* CulturalPolice: Egypt's police forces also enforce sharia law and ''Hisbah,'' acting as a religious police and monitoring citizens to ensure they are following Islamic law and steering away from paganism and western influence.
* ForeignRulingClass: A good portion of Egypt's leadership consists of Islamist scholars from every corner of the Arab World, having moved to Egypt after it was taken over by the Qutbists. Only a small percentage of Egyptian government officials were actually born and raised in the country.
* HiddenElfVillage: After the 1981 Suez Crisis, Egypt turned to complete isolation, shunning foreigners and western technology. Three decades later, Egypt has practically remained as a time capsule. Citizens have no way to interact with the outside world and outsiders are treated with suspicion and contempt.
* MonumentalDamage: The Muslim Brotherhood has been demolishing the pyramids of Egypt one by one since 1986, sinking thousands of years of human history underneath the sand and debris. To the Brotherhood, the pyramids are symbols of paganism and false gods, and their continued existence is a disgrace to an Islamic country like Egypt. The Great Pyramid of Giza is demolished at the beginning of MTNO as the government organizes rallies and marches to celebrate the destruction, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment setting the tone for Egypt's current situation.]]
* OffTheGrid: Electronic devices such as phones and computers are non-existent in Egypt, and the country's isolation and poor infrastructure means most citizens don't even have electricity in their homes. The government is paranoid of other countries spying on Egypt through internet networks, and has encouraged citizens to abandon their "material wants" entirely and dedicate themselves to spiritual advancement.
* PaperTiger: While Egypt would seem like [[TheDreaded The Dreaded]] at first, in reality it is a fragile rogue state that was bombed back to the stone age by the Italians and hasn't recovered since. The only hope for the regime is destabilizing the neighboring Baathist republics in hopes that their allies will fill the power vacuum and become their puppets, but the Muslim Brotherhood has become so weak outside of Egypt that its regional chapters in Palestine, Iraq and Syria have begun to act independently and defy Cairo's orders, knowing the Egyptians have no choice but to continue supporting them. [[spoiler: This weakness becomes evident when Italy invades, toppling the Muslim Brotherhood and driving them out of Egypt in a matter of weeks.]]
* StateSec: The ''al-Nizam al-Khas'' [[note]]Special Apparatus[[/note]] is the armed wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, but it its paramilitary activities are only one aspect of the organization. The Apparatus also carries out assassinations against enemies of the regime living overseas or organizes special operations in neighboring countries to strengthen, recruit and train local Muslim Brotherhood cells.
* TheTheocracy: Egypt is an Islamist theocratic regime governed by the most extreme elements of the Muslim Brotherhood. The country is governed through Sharia law and Islamic principles, dictated by the Caliph and his advisors.
[[/folder]]
!! Leadership Council
[[folder:Mohammad Qutb]]
->'''Role:''' Caliph
->'''Party:''' Ikhwān al-Muslimūn[[note]]Muslim Brotherhood[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Qutbism[[note]]Fundamentalism[[/note]]
----
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mohammad Surur bin Nayif]]
->'''Role:''' First Deputy, Head of the Shura Council
->'''Party:''' Ikhwān al-Muslimūn - al-Suhwi[[note]]Muslim Brotherhood - Sahwa[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Qutbism[[note]]Fundamentalism[[/note]]
----
[[/folder]]
[[foldercontrol]]
!''Islamic State of Egypt''
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flag_of_the_muslim_brotherhood_1.gif]]
->'''Official Name:''' Islamic State
->'''Ruling Party:''' Ikhwān al-Muslimūn - al-Suhwi[[note]]Muslim Brotherhood - Sahwa[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Qutbism[[note]]Fundamentalism[[/note]]
----
[[folder:General Tropes]]
* CrapsackWorld: Egypt is a poorly developed totalitarian Islamist dictatorship isolated from the outside world, and life in the country is just plain terrible. Most Egyptians aren't even employed and life off of informal jobs and in poor conditions, facing abandonment from the state. Their lives are heavily controlled by the government, which tries to restrict them from even the basest of pleasures. But even if you put all of that aside, life is ''boring.'' There is practically nothing to do besides working and praying, as the country has no access to the internet and the government has banned every popular consumer good from alcohol and tobacco to toys and playing cards on religious grounds.
* CulturalPolice: Egypt's police forces also enforce sharia law and ''Hisbah,'' acting as a religious police and monitoring citizens to ensure they are following Islamic law and steering away from paganism and western influence.
* ForeignRulingClass: A good portion of Egypt's leadership consists of Islamist scholars from every corner of the Arab World, having moved to Egypt after it was taken over by the Qutbists. Only a small percentage of Egyptian government officials were actually born and raised in the country.
* HiddenElfVillage: After the 1981 Suez Crisis, Egypt turned to complete isolation, shunning foreigners and western technology. Three decades later, Egypt has practically remained as a time capsule. Citizens have no way to interact with the outside world and outsiders are treated with suspicion and contempt.
* MonumentalDamage: The Muslim Brotherhood has been demolishing the pyramids of Egypt one by one since 1986, sinking thousands of years of human history underneath the sand and debris. To the Brotherhood, the pyramids are symbols of paganism and false gods, and their continued existence is a disgrace to an Islamic country like Egypt. The Great Pyramid of Giza is demolished at the beginning of MTNO as the government organizes rallies and marches to celebrate the destruction, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment setting the tone for Egypt's current situation.]]
* OffTheGrid: Electronic devices such as phones and computers are non-existent in Egypt, and the country's isolation and poor infrastructure means most citizens don't even have electricity in their homes. The government is paranoid of other countries spying on Egypt through internet networks, and has encouraged citizens to abandon their "material wants" entirely and dedicate themselves to spiritual advancement.
* PaperTiger: While Egypt would seem like [[TheDreaded The Dreaded]] at first, in reality it is a fragile rogue state that was bombed back to the stone age by the Italians and hasn't recovered since. The only hope for the regime is destabilizing the neighboring Baathist republics in hopes that their allies will fill the power vacuum and become their puppets, but the Muslim Brotherhood has become so weak outside of Egypt that its regional chapters in Palestine, Iraq and Syria have begun to act independently and defy Cairo's orders, knowing the Egyptians have no choice but to continue supporting them. [[spoiler: This weakness becomes evident when Italy invades, toppling the Muslim Brotherhood and driving them out of Egypt in a matter of weeks.]]
* StateSec: The ''al-Nizam al-Khas'' [[note]]Special Apparatus[[/note]] is the armed wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, but it its paramilitary activities are only one aspect of the organization. The Apparatus also carries out assassinations against enemies of the regime living overseas or organizes special operations in neighboring countries to strengthen, recruit and train local Muslim Brotherhood cells.
* TheTheocracy: Egypt is an Islamist theocratic regime governed by the most extreme elements of the Muslim Brotherhood. The country is governed through Sharia law and Islamic principles, dictated by the Caliph and his advisors.
[[/folder]]
!! Leadership Council
[[folder:Mohammad Qutb]]
->'''Role:''' Caliph
->'''Party:''' Ikhwān al-Muslimūn[[note]]Muslim Brotherhood[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Qutbism[[note]]Fundamentalism[[/note]]
----
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mohammad Surur bin Nayif]]
->'''Role:''' First Deputy, Head of the Shura Council
->'''Party:''' Ikhwān al-Muslimūn - al-Suhwi[[note]]Muslim Brotherhood - Sahwa[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Qutbism[[note]]Fundamentalism[[/note]]
----
[[/folder]]
