Implications of charismatic leadership
Ashour (2009) analyzed the processes that preceded the de-radicalization of seven Islamist organizations. Three of these organizations were Egyptian: the Muslim Brothers, the Islamic Group in Egypt, and the al-Jihad Organization. Four of these organizations were Algerian: the Islamic Salvation Army or AIS, the Islamic Armed Group or GIA, the Salafic Group for Preaching and Combat or GSPC, and the Al Qu'ida in the Islamic Countries of al-Magreb. Content analyses and interviews of these cases were conducted to uncover the factors that differentiate the successful and unsuccessful attempts to reverse the radicalization of these organizations. Personal, media, and archival interviews were conducted with leaders, commanders, specialists, members, officials, and intelligence officers.