The rumbling volcano : Islamic fundamentalism in Egypt / Nabeel Jabbour. [print]

Columbia International University Faculty Author

PART FIVE - Impact of Fundamentalism -- Contemporary Impact -- Attitude towards Popular Religiosity and Jâhiliyya -- Attitude Towards Non-Muslim Ideas -- Attitude Regarding Tradition -- Attitude fo Fundamentalists towards the Rulers and "Official" Islam and Vice Versa -- Attitude toward Power and Sanctity -- Hermeneutics and Phenomenology -- Manifestations of the Impact of Fundamentalism

PART FOUR - Factors Contributing to the Development of Fundamentalism -- Political and Religious Factors -- Islamic Resurgence -- Political Pressure and Maneuvers -- The Dynamic of Momentum -- The Failure of the Establishment to Curb the Fundamentalist Momentum -- The Dream of the Return of the Caliphate -- The Impact of the Gulf Countries -- The Impact of Israel and Christian Zionism -- Economic, Social and Psychological Factors -- Economics and Poverty -- Social Factors -- Life at the University -- Psychological Factors

PART ONE - Introduction and Overview -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Hermeneutics -- Islam in Egypt -- A Brief History -- Manifestations of Islamic Fundamentalism

PART THREE - Contemporary trends in Fundamentalism -- The Muslim Brotherhood (Hasan Al-Banna) -- The Climate into which Al-Banna Grew -- Hasan Al-Banna -- The Man and the Organization -- The Decline -- Conclusion -- The Muslim Brotherhood (Sayyid Qutb) -- The Brotherhood after Al-Banna -- Sayyid Qutb and his impact -- Sayyid Qutb, A Deviant or The Master -- Attempts at establishing a Muslim Society -- Sâleh Sariyya -- Shukri Mustafa and the Society of Muslims -- The Fundamentalists' associations and sectarianism (Al-Jamâ'ât Al-Islâmiyya) -- The Students' Movement -- The Jamâ'ât and the University -- The Christian Minority and Sectarianism -- The Holy War Movement (Al-Jihâd) -- Intermediate Motives for the Assassination of Sâdât -- Other Motives for the Assassination -- The Assassination and its Aftermath -- Al-Jihâd Organization and Leadership -- The Missing Precept and its Criticism

PART TWO - Early Historical Roots -- The Kharijites -- Their Beginnings -- The Main Characteristics -- Divisions and Splinters Groups -- The Significance and Impact -- The Kharijites and The Fundamentalists of Today -- The Shiites -- Historical Beginnings -- Al-Mukhtâr and Al-Mawâli -- Distinctives of the Shiites -- The Revolutionary Shîísm and Al-Khumeini -- Shiism and Islamic Fundamentalism in Egypt

On Friday, February 26, 1993, a massive explosion rocked the foundation of the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Egyptian Islamic Fundamentalism was suspected by the FBI. Who is Sheikh Abdul Rahman? What is his background in Egypt? What is the role in the assassination of Sadat? What is it like to "get under the skin" of Khumeini, Hasan al-Banna, Sayyid Qutb and others, and attempt to understand the Islamic Fundamentalism from the inside?

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