INCREASING RADICALISM AND RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM IN EGYPT AND SYRIA AT THE END OF THE 20TH CENTURY - THE BEGINNING OF THE 21ST CENTURY INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FACTORS

Abstract

At the end of the 20th - beginning of the 21st century, the aggressiyeness of radical religious groups and religious extremist forces in the Middle East region became so widespread that the scale of the problem began to threaten not only national and regional security, but also global peace and stability in the region. The growth of radicalism and extremism in the two largest countries in the Middle East region - the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Syrian Arab Republic - forced governments to address this issue seriously. The reasons and factors for the radicalization of the population and the growth of religious extremism in the Arab countries of the Middle East are varied. The problem of terrorism resulting from this radicalization is a serious threat. The study of the causes of radicalism and extremism, which threaten security in interregional relations, is in the focus of attention of scientists in various fields of science. Analyzing the materials related to the topic within the framework of the study, one can see that most of them gave preference to a one-sided approach in covering the problem. This article attempts to reveal the true causes of the problem of radicalism and extremism, as well as the factors that cause this problem.