Vision of the educated elite about the political employment of religion in the Egyptian Society

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The problem of the current study is in analyzing the aspects of the political employment of religion and its risks on the Egyptian Society during interpretation of the Quranic texts and using the religious slogans and a lot of other tools to achieve political purposes don't belong to religion, that during 25 January revolution and the following events. The study used the scientific method with the social survey way applied to a sample of "108" members of the teaching staff at ZagazigUniversity. The study used the observation and interview style as tools to Data collection. The study reached a number of results, the most important of which is that; the 25 January revolution was not on religious purposes or building an Islamic state but the religious currents inter to expand its influence very hurry using the religious slogans and sermons and many of another aspects to the employment of religion in political field.

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