uses global networks 117
The Project document 119–20
limits of Cairo’s power 128
advisory body only 131, 169
decline follows demise of Mashour 134
uncertain future 134–5
annual meetings with other branches 150
groups in Europe less important 157
financial flows 165
International Union of Islamic Scholars 238
Iranian revolution 1979 43, 118
Iran–Iraq war statements 158
Iraq
refuge for Syrian Ikhwan 90
volunteers to fight occupation 197
support for armed resistance 203
Iraqi Islamic Party 133, 134
Iraqi Muslim Brotherhood 133
Iraqi Islamic Party 204
Irsheid, Zaki Bani 183, 227, 228
al-Islam, Saif 155
Islamic Conference, Berlin 2006 172
Israel 199, 202, 203
Izzat, Mahmoud 48, 59, 61, 62
Jaballah, Ahmed 140
Jaballah, Mokhtar 143
Jaballah, Sheikh Ahmed 143, 146, 148
Ja’far, Sheilk Idris 154
Jaj, Adeeb 92
al-Jama’at al-Islamiya
enforces Islamic morality 38, 166
popular Islamist movement 38
umbrella for University groups 38
contacts with Muslim Brotherhood 39
becomes part of the Ikhwan 41, 188
jihadists separate 41–2
condemns Ikhwani unwillingness 192
Jamiyat al-Sharia 57
Jamour, Riyath 82–3, 92
Jasmine Revolution 237
Jibali, Hamdi, Prime Minister 247
Jibril, Mahmoud 242
al-Jihad group 42
Jordan, refuge for Syrian Ikhwan 90, 93
Jordanian Ikhwan
spread from Egypt 9
denies international organation 104
connections with monarchy 108
supports Mashour’s international ideas 112, 116
support Saddam Hussein 123, 124
Islamic Action Front 183, 228
radicalisation 186
support for Palestine 200–1
objects to peace with Israel 201
Justice and Construction Party 7, 241, 242, 243
kafir, definitions of 142, 171
Kamel, Dr Abdelaziz 25, 28
Kanan, Abdel 85
al-Katatni, Saad 218, 220, 225, 226, 234
al-Kebti, Bashir 241
Kember, Norman 203
Kepel, Gilles 187
Khaddam, Abdul Halim 97, 98, 99, 132, 133, 219
Khalifa, Mohamed Abdelrahman 112, 124
Khaliq, Farid Abdel 19, 21, 23, 24, 29, 44, 188
al-Khatib, Hassan 160
al-Khazindar Bey, Judge Ahmed 29, 208
Khomeini, Ayatollah 239
Kurds, reservations about Syrian Ikhwan 102
Kuwait 111, 112
Saddam Hussein’s invasion 120–1
Kuwaiti Ikhwan
feel betrayed by the Brotherhood 125
freezes membership of movement 126
forms Islamic Constitutional Movement 127
Larayed, Ali 254
Le Monde Diplomatique 130
Leiken, Robert 202, 211–12, 214
Lia, Brynjar 21, 28
Libya 7, 135, 212
Libyan Ikhwan 232, 240–4, 252, 257
Limdaris, Falah 126
Livingstone, Ken 162
London
Islamic Centre 110, 154
Muslim Brotherhood media office 129
Muslim Welfare House, Finsbury Park 154, 157
Muslim Brotherhood office 158
London meeting, criticises draft platform 59
Londonistan 152
MAB (Muslim Asociation of Britain) 159, 160–2, 167
Madani, Abassi 225
Madhi, Abu Ala 38, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 47, 49, 57, 114
leads al-Wasat reformist group 51, 51bis, 52, 104
al-Mahgary, Mohamed Ali 163
Majid, Abdul 156
Makri, Yamin 151
Maktab al-Amm (General Office) 107
Maktab al-Khadamat 191
al-Malat, Dr Ahmed 37, 40, 48, 74, 108, 109, 112
Mandela, Nelson 202
Mashour, Mustafa 37, 40, 44, 45, 46–7, 48, 223, 246
appointed Murshid 50, 114
comments on Christians 51
international aspirations 108, 111–12, 116, 134
encourages Sudanese break up 116
ties with the Kuwaitis 123, 125
turns attention to Egypt 129
disowns Helbawy 130
visits to Europe 155, 156, 164, 169
denies violence 181
visits Afghanistan 191, 192, 194
doubtful acceptance of democracy 217, 221
The Path of Al-Dawa: Between Reform and Deviation 220–1, 250
Maududi, Abu Ala 36, 78, 184, 187
Mawlawi, Sheikh Faisal 110, 141, 142, 144, 147, 149, 171
Meshal, Khalid 132
Meskine, Dhaou 149, 175
military training camps 90, 197
Millî Görüş 167, 168, 172
Mohamed’s Youth 27
Moral Behaviour, Society for 251
Morocco 215, 228
students in France 145
Morsi, Mohamed 213, 218, 226, 232
declared President 235–6, 247, 255, 256, 257
MSS (Muslim Students’ Society) 153, 154, 155, 157, 167
MTI (Mouvement de la Tendance Islamique) 140, 149, 238
Mubarak, President Hosni 45, 112, 212, 220, 221
Electoral Law 1983 45
Mubarak regime 213, 214, 215, 216–17
Mufti of Jerusalem 198
al-Mujaddidi, Sheikh Haroun 190
Munich, Mosque and Islamic Centre 110, 111, 163, 165
Murshid (Supreme Guide) 15, 18, 29, 113, 223, 232
Muslim Brotherhood
roles 7
wins Egyptian elections 7
behaviour during Arab Spring 8, 13
political role 9–10
reactionary force 9
spreading ideology 9
in Europe 10, 12–13, 110, 136–7
movement in stasis 11, 16
international organisation 12
ideology of violence 13
state repression 16
reformists 17
loses all election seats 63–4
against presence of US in Kuwait 122
unwilling to condemn Saddam Hussein 125
fears labelling as terrorist group 130, 137
pragmatic working with establishment 137
reticent about links to Brotherhood 137, 138
need to dissociate from leaders’ proclamations 138–9
informal links to UOIF 147
links to MAB 161
denies allegations of using violence 181
jihad as a duty 182–3, 197, 198
limited action in Afghanistan 192
supports Iraq bombings 196
supports Palestine bombings 196
military struggle against US and British in Iraq 201
repressed in Iraq 203
anti-Western discourse 206–7
accused of terrorist ideology 207–8
ambiguity towards violence 209
failure to address violent past 210
welcomes dialogue with the West 212
reluctant to be involved 213–15
becomes arch organiser 216
joins call for regime change 217
participates in dialogue 218
protestations of moderation 218
accused of betraying the revolution 219
declares not hungry for power 221
joins legal committee 222–3
works with Supreme Council for Armed Forces 222
eager for amendments referendum 223–4
acc
used of plot with SCAF 225
youth elements break away 227
expels ‘errant youth’ 228
presses SCAF to allow party lists 230
returns to street demonstrations 230
fields presidential candidate 231–2, 232–3
packs constituent assembly with Islamists 233–4
not Islamic enough 254
expected to deal with poverty and injustice 256–7
see also Egyptian Ikhwan; Syrian Ikhwan
Muslim Council of Britain 160
Muslim Welfare House, Finsbury Park 154
Nachatt, Ahmed 147
Nada, Yousef 45, 104, 110, 118–19, 119, 120, 165
al-Nadwi, Abu Hassan 78, 184, 185
Nafisi, Sheikh Abdullah 56–7, 115–16, 219, 246
Nahas, Obeida 81, 87, 97
al-Nahas, Prime Minister Mustafa Pasha 24
Nahnah, Mahfoud 128–9, 147
Namangani, Nurredine Nakibhodscha 163
Nasreddin, Ahmed Idris 118
Nasser, President Gamal Abdel 33, 70, 152, 190, 205, 229
attempted assassination 34
al-Nasser, Saud 126, 127
National Salvation Front 97, 98, 213
N’Gazou, Mohsen 147, 176, 177, 178
Nizam al-Khass (military wing)
formation 27–9
political violence 29, 30, 182, 208
dominates movement 32–3
prison releases 37
recruits student leaders 40
militants flee abroad 45
hardline group returns 48
curbs reformists 49
core principle obedience 117
al-Nour party 231, 254
Nuqrashi, Prime Minister 30
Obama, President Barak 213, 226–7
Organisation 1965 35, 67, 188
Osman, Dr Alamin 116, 153, 156
Oubrou, Tareq 147
Pakistan 117, 193, 195
Jama’at e-Islami 153, 156, 168, 194
Palestine 198–201, 202
Palestinians 98–9, 124, 132, 256
Paris mosque 143
Plumbly, Sir Derek 214
Qadhafi, Colonel Mu’ammar 197, 212, 240, 242
al-Qa‘ida 10, 48, 118, 166, 180, 183, 190, 192, 208
al-Qaradawi, Sheikh Yusuf 38, 51, 117, 119, 147, 153, 162, 170, 172, 177
Qasir al-Aini Hospital, Cairo 39
Qur’an 20, 143, 148, 189, 217
Qutb, Sayyid 13, 22, 35–6, 39, 63, 67, 80, 91, 147, 183, 191, 208, 250
In the Shade of the Quran 155
Milestones 155, 186, 187, 205, 207, 246
emerges as radical scholar 184–6, 187–8, 195, 205, 220
al-Rab’i, Dr Ahmad 207
Ramadan, Said 109–10, 136, 140, 154, 162–3, 168, 198, 219
Ramadan, Tariq 110
al-Rawi, Ahmed 175–6, 196
Rice, Condoleeza 213
Rida, Rashid 9, 20, 189
Riddah (apostasy) 78
Rifat, Ahmed 25, 26
Riyadh, World Assembly of Muslim Youth 111
Roy, Oliver 194
Sadat, President Anwar 37, 39, 45, 108, 112, 219
Sadeq Abdelmajid, Sheikh 116
Said, Dr Rifat 115, 165, 180
Said, Mohamed 87
Salafists 39, 73, 149, 229, 231, 233, 252, 253, 253–4
Saleh, Sobhi 222
al-Sanadi, Adel Rahman 29
Sananiri, Kamel 37, 40, 41, 48, 108, 190–1
Sardar, Ziauddin 153, 155
Sarkozy, Nicolas 151
Saudi Arabia 10, 39, 72, 78, 99, 110, 117, 118, 163, 168, 194
Saudi monarchy 110–11
Sawan, Mohamed 241
SCAF (Supreme Council for Armed Forces) 212, 222, 223–4
limits party lists in elections 229
proposes Supra-constitutional principles 230–1
refuses to dissolve government 232
dissolves parliament and bars entry 235
Schadlow, Nadia 259
Secret Murshid (Supreme Guide) 109
Setmariam, Mustafa (aka Abu Musab al-Suri) 180
Shabab Mohamed groups 68, 70
Shafiq, Ahmed 236
Shamis, Ashur 153, 155, 186
al-Shaqfa, Mohammed Riad, General Guide 101
no objection to women or Christians 101–2
Sharia law 17, 38, 45, 54, 56, 58, 59, 93–4, 176, 179, 211, 216, 218, 219, 224, 243, 246, 248, 251, 252, 253
al-Shater, Khairet 48, 231, 232, 233, 235
Shati, Ismail 126
el-Shayyal, Jamal 161
Shobaki, Amr 53, 56
Shukri, Mustafa 36, 208
al-Sibai, Mustafa, Syrian Guide 68, 68–70, 75, 77–8, 92, 199
Islamic Socialism 78
Siria, Saleh 225
Smith Richardson Foundation 12, 259
Soltani, Sheikh 225
Sudanese Ikhwani 116, 154
Sufists 73
suicide operations 171–2, 180, 196, 197, 200
Suleiman, Omar 218, 219, 220, 235
Sultan, Issam 47, 50, 51, 52–3
Sultani, Sheikh Abu Jarrah 147
al-Suri, Abu Musab (aka Mustafa Setmariam) 180
al-Swaidan, Tariq 126
Syria, Islamic Front 86–7
Syrian Ikhwan
spread from Egypt 9
uprising against Ba’athist regime 10, 67, 182
shift to violence 12, 13
reformist programme 18
Aleppo wing 65, 66, 73, 74
Damascus wing 65, 66, 73, 74, 77, 79, 164
Hamah massacre 1982 65–6, 67
radicalisation 67, 76
weakness of leadership 67
movement in exile 67–8, 85
becomes Muslim Brotherhood 68
accepts secular constitution 69
submits to al-Banna’s authority 69
forced to dissolve 70
gains seats at election 71
given ministries 71
al-Attar’s banishment creates vacuum 73
division into competing wings 73–4
Adnan Said Eddine elected General Guide 74, 109
Cairo organises election 74
regime reforms threaten social balance 76–7
call for jihad 79
absence of leadership 84
weapons training 85
leads Islamic Front 86
Damascus wing rejoins 87–8
attempts to evaluate Hamah 91–2
civil democracy platform 93–4
National Honour Charter 93
ignores non-Arab minorities 94
alternative to Ba’athist regime 95
courts Western audience 95
attempts to reach out to regime 96, 226
joins Abdul Halim Khaddam 97, 133
joins National Salvation Front 97, 213
leaves National Salvation Front 98
reformist platforms as opportunism 99
supports Syrian uprisings 100
Pledge and Charter 101
defends Saddam Hussein 127
sheltered by Saddam Hussein 204
see also Muslim Brotherhood
Syrian National Council 100, 102
Tahrir Square 213, 215, 216, 217, 219, 220, 224, 230
Taibah (Albanian charity) 173
al-Takfir wal-Hijra jihadist group 36, 188, 208
Talat, Yousef 33
al-Talia (the Vanguard) 74, 164
Tamimi, Azzam 129, 160, 161, 196, 201
Tammam, Hossam 117, 220, 250
Tantawi, Sheikh Abdullah 92, 151
al-Taqwa bank 45, 104, 118–19, 165, 166, 173
al-Taweel, Sheikh Abdul Rahman 171
Tayfour, Mohamed Farouk 98, 100–1
Tikriti, Anas 161
Tikriti, Osama 154, 161
al-Tilimsani, Omar, Murshid 19, 22, 41, 42, 109, 156, 187
urges entry
to the political arena 44–5, 46
death 47, 114
Tunisia 7, 211–12, 237–40, 252, 254, 257
Tunisian Islamists stamped out 144
Tunisians in France 141
al-Turabi, Dr Hassan 107, 116–17, 117, 124, 154
rejects Egyptian leadership 128, 232
in Europe 155, 156
Üçüncü, Oğuz 167–8
UK Ikhwan 241
United Arab Republic 70
UOIF (Union des Organisations Islamiques de France) 140, 141, 142–3, 144–6, 161, 166, 175, 177
denies link to Brotherhood 146
US, financial aid and support to Egypt 255
US Treasury, Terrorist Finance Unit 214
Utaiki, Abdullah 126
al-Wafd party 46, 64, 218
WAMY (World Assembly of Muslim Youth) 167, 173
al-Wasat party 51–3, 104, 130
Weekly Worker magazine 161
Western forces, prepare to liberate Kuwait 121–2
Western values, contamination by 176
Westernisation 20, 204–5, 204–6, 206, 251
Yemen 118
el-Youssef, Ibrahim 89
al-Zaim, Dr Abdel Sattar 83, 92
al-Zarqawi, Abu Musab 183
al-Zawahiri, Ayman 48
Knights under the Prophets Banner 190
El-Zayat, Bilal 166
El-Zayat, Farouk, Imam 166
El-Zayat, Ibrahim 166–7, 168, 169–70, 172, 174, 178
el-Zayat, Muntassir 166
Zidanai, Sheikh Abdulmajid 195
Zouheir, Mahmoud 142, 175
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