The Closed Circle : Joining and Leaving the Muslim Brotherhood in the West / Lorenzo Vidino.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vidino, Lorenzo, Author.

Series:

Columbia studies in terrorism and irregular warfare.

Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ikhwān al-Muslimūn--Western countries.

Ikhwān al-Muslimūn.

Islam and politics--Western countries.

Islam and politics.

Islamic fundamentalism--Western countries.

Islamic fundamentalism.

Muslims--Western countries--Interviews.

Muslims.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 275 pages).

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The Muslim Brotherhood in the West remains a mysterious entity. In The Closed Circle, Lorenzo Vidino offers an unprecedented inside view into how one of the world’s most influential Islamist groups operates. He marshals unique interviews with prominent former members and associates from Europe, the United Kingdom, and North America, shedding light on why and how people join and leave Western outfits of the Muslim Brotherhood.Drawing on these striking personal accounts, Vidino weaves together the experiences of individuals who participated in and later renounced Brotherhood groups. Their perspectives provide a wealth of new information about the Brotherhood’s secretive inner workings and the networks that connecting the small yet highly organized cluster of Brotherhood-influenced groups. The Closed Circle examines the tactics the Brotherhood uses to recruit and retain participants as well as how and why individuals make the difficult decision to leave. Through the stories of diverse former members, Vidino paints a portrait of a highly structured, tight-knit movement. His unprecedented access and understanding of the group’s activities and motivations has significant policy implications concerning Western Brotherhood organizations and also illuminates the underlying mechanisms found in a range of extremist groups.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

CHAPTER I. What Is the Muslim Brotherhood in the West?

CHAPTER II. Joining and Leaving the Brotherhood

CHAPTER III. Kamal Helbawy

CHAPTER IV. Ahmed Akkari

CHAPTER V. Pierre Durrani

CHAPTER VI. Mohamed Louizi

CHAPTER VII. Omero Marongiu

CHAPTER VIII. Pernilla Ouis

CHAPTER IX. The American Brothers

CHAPTER X. Joining and Leaving

CHAPTER XI. The Western Brotherhood’s Future

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780231550444

0231550448

OCLC:

1128887278