Politics or piety? Why the Muslim Brotherhood engages in social
... voters. In retrospect, I believe that this was a mistake, caused more by the unusual circumstances that Egypt faced, rather than as a result of a deliberate strategy. Prior to 2011, few Egyptians anticipated that the day would come in which their fellow citizens would finally take to the street to b ...
... voters. In retrospect, I believe that this was a mistake, caused more by the unusual circumstances that Egypt faced, rather than as a result of a deliberate strategy. Prior to 2011, few Egyptians anticipated that the day would come in which their fellow citizens would finally take to the street to b ...
Islam in Egypt - Lake Superior State University
... tobacco, institutionalized prostitution, free mixing of sexes, etc… There were concepts linked to the Western thought but destroying to the Muslim mind like: Religion should be an interior and personal matter and not a way of life. It is an essential opposition with Islam which was, and still, prese ...
... tobacco, institutionalized prostitution, free mixing of sexes, etc… There were concepts linked to the Western thought but destroying to the Muslim mind like: Religion should be an interior and personal matter and not a way of life. It is an essential opposition with Islam which was, and still, prese ...
May 21, 2011 added.]
... "He also decided on another case, in the expose showing the current Egyptian society before the date of when the case took place, is the absence of Allah's sharia from the Arab Republic of Egypt, which, also, the court had previously presented sharp proofs on—and there's no need to repeat them—that ...
... "He also decided on another case, in the expose showing the current Egyptian society before the date of when the case took place, is the absence of Allah's sharia from the Arab Republic of Egypt, which, also, the court had previously presented sharp proofs on—and there's no need to repeat them—that ...
Al-Sahab Releases Ayman Al-Zawahiri Audio Statement on US Presidential Visit
... for her? It is rather, the same old arrow that these exalted people have seen before. To the leaders of the transgressors, you have come to a land where the transgressors perish and the land itself remains. The Almighty, the One, the Vanquisher, shall protect his land, so who will stand by you when ...
... for her? It is rather, the same old arrow that these exalted people have seen before. To the leaders of the transgressors, you have come to a land where the transgressors perish and the land itself remains. The Almighty, the One, the Vanquisher, shall protect his land, so who will stand by you when ...
Terrorism - Thomas Hegghammer
... methods associated with modern terrorism, such as bombings, hostage-takings, hijackings and assassinations. However, Islamist terrorist activity steadily increased in frequency and brutality, and by the 2000s the majority of high-casualty attacks worldwide were undertaken by Islamists. The modern hi ...
... methods associated with modern terrorism, such as bombings, hostage-takings, hijackings and assassinations. However, Islamist terrorist activity steadily increased in frequency and brutality, and by the 2000s the majority of high-casualty attacks worldwide were undertaken by Islamists. The modern hi ...
Terrorism in the Middle East - A Clash of Cultures
... radical beliefs, many Muslims consider al-Qaeda’s beliefs as a “distortion of their faith.” Al-Qaeda has history of attacking Muslim governments, such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia, because they view their nations as godless, and therefore, in direct conflict with their religious beliefs. For this, and ...
... radical beliefs, many Muslims consider al-Qaeda’s beliefs as a “distortion of their faith.” Al-Qaeda has history of attacking Muslim governments, such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia, because they view their nations as godless, and therefore, in direct conflict with their religious beliefs. For this, and ...
FAQs - The Muslim Brotherhood
... political party whose involvement in the political process need not raise any special concerns? Unlikely. Other Islamist groups have also modulated their pronouncements in an effort to seek popular support and gain power, only then to revert to repressive Islamist rule once in power. The most recent ...
... political party whose involvement in the political process need not raise any special concerns? Unlikely. Other Islamist groups have also modulated their pronouncements in an effort to seek popular support and gain power, only then to revert to repressive Islamist rule once in power. The most recent ...
INFILTRATION - Larry Kelley
... by an equally influential Egyptian, Sheik Hassan al-Banna, the original goal of the Brotherhood was to convert Egypt into an Islamic state. Al-Banna was a man of action. Just two decades after its founding, his organization counted hundreds of thousands of members across Egypt and throughout the Mid ...
... by an equally influential Egyptian, Sheik Hassan al-Banna, the original goal of the Brotherhood was to convert Egypt into an Islamic state. Al-Banna was a man of action. Just two decades after its founding, his organization counted hundreds of thousands of members across Egypt and throughout the Mid ...
Fundamentalism in Judaism, Christianity and Islam Part 4: Islamic
... achievement of the Ottoman Empire, which drew legitimacy from its fidelity to Islamic law. • The Sultan’s authority was mediated through the ulema, the religious scholars who had the sacred authority of Islamic law behind them. • The ulema was an important link between the Sultan and his subjects. • ...
... achievement of the Ottoman Empire, which drew legitimacy from its fidelity to Islamic law. • The Sultan’s authority was mediated through the ulema, the religious scholars who had the sacred authority of Islamic law behind them. • The ulema was an important link between the Sultan and his subjects. • ...
Introduction
... examples are Egyptian MB, Hamas (Palestine) and Hizbullah (Lebanon). Hamas and Hizbullah have demonstrated enormous popular support, and recently have achieved (some sort of) military victories over Israel. It is not my wish to get into: 1) definition of terrorist, and its sub-themes such as state t ...
... examples are Egyptian MB, Hamas (Palestine) and Hizbullah (Lebanon). Hamas and Hizbullah have demonstrated enormous popular support, and recently have achieved (some sort of) military victories over Israel. It is not my wish to get into: 1) definition of terrorist, and its sub-themes such as state t ...
Islamic Fundamentalism
... • The strength is to give individual people an identity, hope, and new sense of self respect. • Some of the social-welfare projects which fundamentalist groups have set up are exemplary, such as orphans’ and widows’ pensions, the building of hospitals and schools etc. ...
... • The strength is to give individual people an identity, hope, and new sense of self respect. • Some of the social-welfare projects which fundamentalist groups have set up are exemplary, such as orphans’ and widows’ pensions, the building of hospitals and schools etc. ...
read more - Genocide Watch
... killed in the Libya attack were being returned to the United States on Friday. In Lebanon, one person was killed and 25 injured as protesters attacked restaurants. There was also turmoil in Yemen, Bangladesh, Qatar, Kuwait and Iraq, and demonstrations in Malaysia. In Nigeria, troops fired into the a ...
... killed in the Libya attack were being returned to the United States on Friday. In Lebanon, one person was killed and 25 injured as protesters attacked restaurants. There was also turmoil in Yemen, Bangladesh, Qatar, Kuwait and Iraq, and demonstrations in Malaysia. In Nigeria, troops fired into the a ...
Slide 1
... 1. The world’s dominant sociopolitical system is that of jahiliya. 2. It is the duty of Muslims to revive Islam, to transform jahili society through proselytization (da’wa) and jihad—an active struggle that ...
... 1. The world’s dominant sociopolitical system is that of jahiliya. 2. It is the duty of Muslims to revive Islam, to transform jahili society through proselytization (da’wa) and jihad—an active struggle that ...
Islamic Organizations in Egypt and Turkey
... Estimated 45 militant Islamic organizations in Egypt that call for the overthrow of the Egyptian state ...
... Estimated 45 militant Islamic organizations in Egypt that call for the overthrow of the Egyptian state ...