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Zusatztext Based on a wide range of sources Answering the Call offers a comprehensive and convincing account of Islamic activism in Egypt during the presidency of Anwar al-Sadat! including previously unstudied student organizations as well as the Muslim Brothers. Emphasizing the wide range of orientations within the Islamic movement and the internal struggles within the Muslim Brotherhood in the course of its reorganization! its analysis is far more sophisticated and nuancedthan earlier ill-conceived accounts focused on "Islamic extremism." Informationen zum Autor Abdullah Al-Arian is Assistant Professor of History at Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service in Qatar. His research interests include Islamic social movements, US relations with the Middle East, Islam and globalization, Islamic law and society, and the history of Islam in the United States. He is a frequent contributor to the Al-Jazeera English network and website. Klappentext Answering the Call explores the triumphant return of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt during the critical decade of the 1970s. It paints a portrait of a veteran leadership that attracted the cadres of a vibrant student movement pursuing Islamic activism following its disillusionment with Nasserism. Zusammenfassung Answering the Call explores the triumphant return of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt during the critical decade of the 1970s. It paints a portrait of a veteran leadership that attracted the cadres of a vibrant student movement pursuing Islamic activism following its disillusionment with Nasserism. Foreword - Dr. John O. Voll ; Introduction ; Chapter One: The Islamic Movement on the Eve of Sadat ; Chapter Two: The Youth of Islam ; Chapter Three: Return of the Brothers ; Chapter Four: Islam on Campus ; Chapter Five: The Young and the Old ; Chapter Six: Constructing the Call ; Conclusion ; Epilogue ; Bibliography ; Notes
