Introduction Sayyid Qutb was born in 19O6 in the province of Asyut‚ which is located in southern Egypt. He is known for his talents as being an author‚ a radical Islamist‚ and leading intellectual of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood during the mid 195O’s. He is also well known for his works on the social and political role of Islamic fundamentalism‚ his two most famous books are Social Justice in Islam and Ma ’alim fi-l-Tariq (Milestones). His extensive Quranic commentary Fi zilal al-Qur ’an (In
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Using material from item A and elsewhere‚ assess the view that the growth of religious fundamentalism is a reaction to globalisation As mentioned in item A ‘much has been written about the decline of religious beliefs and the secularisation of modern societies’ this states that the growth of fundamentalism represents a culture which tends to be a clash between the sacred an secular. Fundamentalism refers to ‘black and white’ thinking that opposes modernism or any sort of progressive beliefs about
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LOST IN TRANSITION: THE WORLD ACCORDING TO EGYPT’S SCAF Middle East Report N°121 – 24 April 2012 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since it assumed power after Hosni Mubarak’s ouster‚ the performance of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has been‚ at times‚ head-scratching. Extolled in the wake of the uprising as the revolution’s protector‚ many have come to view it as an agent of the counter-revolution. It often has been obstinate‚ before abruptly yielding to pressure. It values its long ties with
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The Muslim Brotherhood “Allah is our objective. The Prophet is our leader. Quran is our law. Jihad is our way. Dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope.” This is the motto of the world’s largest‚ oldest‚ and most influential Islamist organization known as the Muslim Brotherhood‚ or al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun. They are an organization that operates under an umbrella of secrecy with an agenda to remove westernization of Muslim culture and establish Shari’ah law and Sunni Islamic governments
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Midterm Paper 3- What role did the Nasser and Sadat Presidencies play in shaping political Islam in Egypt? Political Islam is playing a major rule now in the current political scene; so it is important to analyze how it rose in Egypt and how it has been shaped over the years. The political Islam is mainly a set of ideologies that holds the belief that Islam can be a political ideology as much as it is a religion. Although Islamic thinkers have always emphasized the enforcement of the Islamic
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nJeffry R. Halverson R. Bennett Furlow Steven R. Corman Report No. 1202 / July 9‚ 2012 This research was supported by a grant (N00014-09-1-0872) from the Office of Naval Research The CSC is a research unit of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and a strategic initiative of the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University. It promotes advanced research‚ teaching‚ and public discussions of the role of communication in combating terrorism‚ promoting national security
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“The Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt’s Succession Crisis” - The Politiics of Liberalisation and Reform in the Middle East I find it hard for myself to agree with the “many obstacles that the Muslim Brotherhood faces in their quest to change the rules and networks of the political game” as Mohammed Zahid says starting on page 26 in this reading. According to Zahid the first obstacle is “the growing convergence and interaction between the state and business sectors”. And continues on to say and
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Is it important to define a jihadist way of war? If so‚ how does it compare to the western way of war? It is important to define the jihadist way of war because it helps the United States in framing the problem of who are the jihadists and what is their end state. Defining the term jihadist prevents the United States from referring to every Muslim on the planet as a jihadist. “It is in our interest to isolate Militant Islamist Ideology from Islamist and from Islam and then to
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The Slow Boiling of America by Radical Islam US Army Officer Major Nidal Malik Hasan’s attack at the Fort Hood Army base on November 5‚ 2009 killed 13 US soldiers and wounded 30 more. Eyewitness reports state before Hasan opened fire‚ he yelled “Allahu-Akbar‚” which translates as “Allah [God] is great‚” a phrase uttered by many radical Muslims in recent history just before committing similar acts of violence in the name of Allah (Allahu Akbar). As shocking as this incident is‚ it is only one
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Establishing a stable democracy in Iraq is it possible? In order to create an established stable environment you have to consider what type of relationship is necessary to have between government and religion. Second‚ what are some preconditions that are vital for the transformation to democracy. Third should the Islamist parties have the right to introduce legislation and govern the country. As you are aware religion fuels a lot of the politics in the Arab world‚ for instance the Muslim Brotherhood
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