tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7506249.post7695335625572868455..comments2023-11-05T04:43:31.501-05:00Comments on Kenneth Anderson's Law of War and Just War Theory Blog: Intersection of counterterrorism legal regimes and the psychology of Islamist radicalizationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7506249.post-54223687943579793392007-09-20T16:50:00.000-05:002007-09-20T16:50:00.000-05:00Sayyid Qutb provides an interesting (and in many r...Sayyid Qutb provides an interesting (and in many respects paradigmatic) case study: he was radicalized as a result of his time spent in the U.S and, it seems, his period of imprisonment in Egypt (It was there he read a book by one Alexis Carrel that critiqued material progess and the debilitating and degrading effects of democracy; the irony being that this internal, Western 'self-critique' had an enormous impact on Qutb's largely anti-modernist ideology.). Perhaps more importantly, his treatment in prison, alongside the fact that other Muslim Brothers were massacred behind bars during his confinement, assured the radicalization of the Brothers far beyond anything Hasan al-Banna ever envisaged. It is quite helpful to examine the history of Egypt's handling of the Muslim Brotherhood insofar as it clearly demonstrates authoritarian and repressive tactics served only to "radicalize" the Brethren, while a comparative opening up of Egytpian civil society (however intermittent and evanescent) in the direction of democratic political participation markedly altered the political idiom, message, and strategies employed by the Brethren (modern Salafiyah). In many respects, the Muslim Brotherhood, apart from its resilience, has displayed a remarkable patience in the face of authoritarian intransigence and political repression, effectively demonstrating its preference for conventional political expression and reluctance to resort to the methods of political violence.Patrick S. O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00644693340663163670noreply@blogger.com