Militant soccer fans: Egypt’s Hans Brink plugs the dam against radicalization
Middle East
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Militant soccer fans: Egypt’sHans Brink plugsthe dam againstradicalization
by James M. Dorsey
Said Moshagheb, a mesmerizingly charismatic, under‐educated and unemployed leader of a prominent group of militant, well-organized, and street battle-hardened soccer fans, staged a coup five years ago against the founders and original leade…