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Sayyid Qutb

Islamism: R.I.P.

Violent and preoccupied with power, Islamist ideology is a shell game whose time is up.

Commentary

Religion and Realism After 9/11

Six years after 9/11, pundits and policymakers still don’t have a good grasp on terrorism's religious dimension.

The Multifaceted Muslim Brotherhood

The essentially non-violent Brotherhood is too diverse—and its organizational boundaries are too poorly defined—to dismiss it as a breeding ground for Islamist terror.

Books & Reviews

Qutb and the Jews

The conventional wisdom says Sayyid Qutb is the forefather of modern-day Islamic fundamentalism. What is less known is how the thinker's intense anti-Semitism and contempt for female sexuality contributed to this vulgar worldview.

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February 12, 2012