The Fourth Ordeal: A History of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, 1968–2018 (Cambridge Middle East Studies, Series Number 62)

The Fourth Ordeal tells the history of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt from the late 1960s until 2018. Based on over 140 first-hand interviews with leaders, rank-and-file members and dissidents, as well as a wide range of original written sources, the story traces the Brotherhood's re-emergence and rise following the collapse of Nasser's Arab nationalism, all the way to its short-lived experiment with power and the subsequent period of imprisonment, persecution and exile. Unique in terms of its source base, this book provides readers with unprecedented insight into the Brotherhood's internal politics during fifty years of its history. "The Fourth Ordeal is a history of the Muslim Brotherhood from the late 1960s to 2018. It provides an inside account of the Brotherhood's internal organizational evolution since its 'second founding' in the seventies, tracing the story to the Egyptian uprising of 2011 and the Brotherhood's short-lived experience with power, and on to its gradual fragmentation in the post-2013 period. Tracing the personal life stories of key Brotherhood leaders, the story puts the spotlight on the group's growing internal conflicts over authority and leadership, which it argues were rooted in different cultures and value systems, and which ultimately heralded the demise of the Brotherhood in the post-2013 period. Based on over 140 Oral History interviews with current and former Brotherhood members, a wide reading of original written sources, as well as the eyewitness accounts of the author who conducted his fieldwork in Egypt in 2012 and 2013, the book provides a new understanding to the question of why the Brotherhood's experiment with power had failed"-- Provided by publisher Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 2 Title - Series......Page 3 Title - Complete......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 Plates, Figures and Tables......Page 11 Acknowledgements......Page 13 Note on Transliterations and References......Page 15 Note on Sources......Page 16 Chronology of Events......Page 18 Dramatis Personae......Page 32 List of Abbreviations......Page 39 Prologue......Page 40 Introduction......Page 46 1 The Society of the Muslim Brothers......Page 56 2 The Second Founding (1968–1981)......Page 89 3 The Rise of the Vanguard (1981–1991)......Page 139 4 Brotherhood Incorporated (1991–2001)......Page 180 5 Struggle for Leadership (2001–2011)......Page 218 6 Revolution, Rise and Fall (2011–2013)......Page 269 7 The Beginning of the Fourth Ordeal (2013–2018)......Page 344 Conclusion......Page 427 Epilogue......Page 434 Glossary......Page 437 Bibliography......Page 441 Index......Page 474 Books in the Series......Page 487 Plate Section......Page 490 Plate Section......Page 494 Based on first-person interviews with Brotherhood rank-and-file members, this is a history of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt from the late 1960s to 2018 providing a unique insight into the group's internal politics and key players with unprecedented access to Brotherhood members across all organizational levels. A History Of The Muslim Brotherhood In Egypt Based On First-person Interviews With Brotherhood Rank-and-file Members.