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From Secularism to Jihad: Sayyid Qutb and the Foundations of Radical Islamism

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Adnan Musallam puts in a hardback capsule, the understanding of the life and trials of one Muslim Man's growth and struggle's with God in relationship to his fellow man's social structure.

Profoundly articulate, scientific and even artful in its presentation of the man- Sayyid Qutb and his life's work as a, poet, writer, critic, author, Bureaucrat , educator, philosopher and Radical Islamic Ideologue; all combine to make this book a must read for anyone interested in today's fast paced political world.

Dr. Musallam takes you on an extraordinary, systemic journey of understanding;just how this one man's thoughts and ideas developed from early childhood as a secularist to his execution as a devout Islamist- and beyond!

After reading this book you will not only better understand the man- Qutb; but also more importantly just how his thoughts and ideas have been woven so tightly since his execution (by so many others )so as to now form the very fabric of the flags being waved throughout today's volatile Muslim World

I had the opportunity to meet the author some weeks ago. We had a great conversation so I decided to read his book. The first chapter is an excellent historical survey of Egyptian intellectual shifts from European secular framework to an Islamic and fundamentalist framework. The following chapters explain the disillusionment one secular Egyptian student felt with the colonial system of administration and traces his search for an intellectual and cultural identity. This book is a fascinating study for anyone interested in understanding the appeal of, and to some extent the sociology, of Islamic fundamentalism. I strongly recommend this book!