“Muslim Extremism in Egypt: The Prophet and Pharaoh” provides a foundational analysis of the rise of radical Islamist movements in Egypt during the 1970s and early 1980s. Gilles Kepel explores the ideological roots, political context, and social dynamics that shaped militant groups, examining their interpretations of Islam, their confrontation with the Egyptian state, and the broader region…
In recent years, the world order has been rocked by an explosive, unexpected and extraordinary phenomenon: political Islam. Beginning in the early 1970s, militants revolted against the regimes in power across the Muslim world and exacerbated political conflicts internationally. Their jihad-or 'Holy Struggle - aimed to establish a global Islamic state based solely on a strict interpretation of t…