Abstract
The summer of 2013 in Egypt was full of troubling political events when the Muslim Brotherhood were ousted from power . During this time, everyday life became impossible as individuals were dominated by anxiety , fear and a problematic state of mind was evoked that led to an absence of thinking and identification . This state of mind was driven by the need for safety alongside the desire to belong and to remain attached to family , friends, community and Egypt as a particular nation. These needs are historically, socially, politically and emotionally laden and burdened with fantasies and narratives . The need for security led to exclusion of the other and a worrying willingness to sacrifice other human beings.
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Treacher Kabesh, A. (2017). Troubling States of Mind: Sacrificing the Other. In: Auestad, L., Treacher Kabesh, A. (eds) Traces of Violence and Freedom of Thought. Studies in the Psychosocial. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57502-9_11
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