Talk:History of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt

message: I've been trying to learn about the history of the Muslim Brotherhood in light of the ongoing popular revolt in Egypt and the likelihood that the MB will be part of whatever post-Mubarak government emerges from the present chaos.  One useful source I found was this article from Infantry magazine, which appears to be affiliated with the US Army.  In it, Youssef Aboul-Enein (then a Lt. Cmdr. in the US Navy, but subsequently promoted) surveys the work of Egyptian Gen. Fuad Alam, whom Aboul-Enein describes as having "spent over three decades investigating Islamic militants, rising to Chief of Religious (Militant) Affairs in Egypt's Interior Ministry, the section of national security investigations."  One key element in Aboul-Enein's survey, which is only partly reflected in Wikipedia's articles, is his explanation of the divisions within the Brotherhood after the 1954 assassination attempt on Nasser:After the failed assassination of Nasser in 1954, the Egyptian strongman bore down on the Muslim Brotherhood. Many fled to Saudi Arabia and the Gulf and would later reemerge in the 1970s, but those who stayed in Egypt saw the Islamist organization split into three elements. The most violent, the Qutbists named after Sayed Qutb would form an ideological foundation of today's Islamic militants. The following is the breakdown of the three main factions:
* Al-Banaeeun (The Bannaists): Named after Hassan Al-Banna, the original founders of the Muslim Brotherhood. They advocated the status-quo and social work as a means of attracting Egyptians to their ranks.
* Al-Hudaibeeun (The Hudaybeeists): Named after the Supreme Guide of the brotherhood during Nasser and Sadat's period, Hassan Al-Hudaibee. They espoused a new vision of working within the framework of Egypt's constitution and government system to gain power in parliament, unions and guilds as well as within the universities and schools.
* Al-Qutbeeun (The Qutbists): The new young faction of the Muslim Brotherhood who preached that the Egyptian regime was in an anti-Islamic state of jahiliyah and that waging jihad on the state was the only means of cleansing Egypt of sin. They were stimulated by the writings of Sayid Qutb and held up his book Maalim (Guideposts) as the strategy the Muslim Brotherhood must adopt.Based on various Internet sources I've read during the past week, my impression is that, contra the fearmongering of some American commentators, the modern Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt draws predominantly from the Bannaist and Hudaybeeist strands, and not from the Qutbists (who are, of course, the intellectual ancestors of al-Qaeda).
Since I'm just a layman trying to get a better understanding of current events, I don't feel certain enough about the objectivity and accuracy of this source to incorporate it here or at History of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt (1954–present).  But I will offer up this material so that more expert contributors can evaluate it and incorporate it if appropriate. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 16:31, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Divisions within the Brotherhood 

message: With post-revolutionary elections coming up and recent legalization, I am going to expand the article and change the name to Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. -BoogaLouie (talk) 22:11, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Rename article

message: I have seen it mentioned in the news, but not here. I have some information, but am not the best writer. A section needs to be added about this. Lionheart Omega (talk) 00:57, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Splintering in the Muslim Brotherhood

message: pasted a big chunk from MB in Egypt article. Plan to trim parts of MB in Egypt that I have pasted here. --BoogaLouie (talk) 21:50, 25 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: update

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From Freedom and Justice Party (Egypt): Foreign Affairs magazine, September October 2011, "The Unbreakable Muslim Brotherhood", by Eric Trager, pp. 114–222 (full text not available for free on internet)
From Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt: Eric Trager, "The Unbreakable Muslim Brotherhood", Foreign Affairs, September October 2011, p. 114–222. (full text not available for free on internet)
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