MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD

Muslim Brotherhood —The grandfather of all Islamic fundamentalist organizations. Seeks to establish Islamic republics. The current version emerged in the 1930s in Egypt in response to Western colonial powers and their puppet leaders. Sayyid Qutb, an influential leader in the 1950s, espoused the idea that Muslims may make war against a Muslim state that had compromised. Bin Laden’s top ideologist has a background with the Muslim Brotherhood.