Myths and realities: The Muslim Brothers and armed activism
The leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt (MB) made a political decision in the late 1960s to abandon local armed activism.
The leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt (MB) made a political decision in the late 1960s to abandon local armed activism.
DURING the honeymoon period of the Muslim Brotherhood Group and the Free Officers Movement, the spiritual guide of the group Hassan...
On the night of Oct. 14, 1906, Ahmed al-Banna's first baby was born but nobody realized not only a child, but an idea, was born.
The origins of the Muslim Brotherhood lie in Hassan al Banna's dismay over foreign--ie Western--penetration of Egypt that damaged traditional values.
Recently, there have been increasing calls from the Muslim Brotherhood to create chaos in Egypt, with a supposed "revolution" scheduled for...
Nasser used the “Manshiya incident,” as it came to be known, to justify repression of the Brotherhood. Three days after Abdel Latif missed...
The Historical Context of the Veil: From Social Tradition to Political Use. In 1953, President Gamal Abdel Nasser met with Hassan al-Hudaybi, the Supreme...
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Despite wide criticism, the EMB along with its political arm – the FJP – ups the ante on the presidential elections.
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Second General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood (1891–1973) led the organization through the 1950s and 1960s and authored key internal texts.