Egyptian Socialist Youth Organization
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The UAR Socialist Youth Organization was a youth organization in Egypt
. It was setup as the youth wing of the Arab Socialist Union
in 1965. It came under the leadership of Marxist
sectors. Mufid Shihab was the general secretary of the organization.
Gamal Abdul Nasser clamped down on the organization (as well as other leftist sectors in the Arab Socialist Union) in 1968, halting much of its activities. Many of its activists later left the organization, dissatisfied with Nasser's Arab socialism
. These activists became the core of the radical student movement during the early 1970s.
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
. It was setup as the youth wing of the Arab Socialist Union
Arab Socialist Union (Egypt)
The Arab Socialist Union was an Egyptian political party based on the principles of Nasserist Arab socialism.-Emergence:The Arab Socialist Union was founded in Egypt in December 1962 by Gamal Abdel Nasser as the country's sole political party. The ASU grew out of the Free Officers Movement of the...
in 1965. It came under the leadership of Marxist
Marxism
Marxism is an economic and sociopolitical worldview and method of socioeconomic inquiry that centers upon a materialist interpretation of history, a dialectical view of social change, and an analysis and critique of the development of capitalism. Marxism was pioneered in the early to mid 19th...
sectors. Mufid Shihab was the general secretary of the organization.
Gamal Abdul Nasser clamped down on the organization (as well as other leftist sectors in the Arab Socialist Union) in 1968, halting much of its activities. Many of its activists later left the organization, dissatisfied with Nasser's Arab socialism
Arab socialism
Arab socialism is a political ideology based on an amalgamation of Pan-Arabism and socialism. Arab socialism is distinct from the much broader tradition of socialist thought in the Arab world, which predates Arab socialism by as much as fifty years...
. These activists became the core of the radical student movement during the early 1970s.