The Egyptian Revolution: From The Muslim Brotherhood To The Takfiri Movement

The systematic class warfare that besieged Egypt's middle and lower classes led to numerous revolutions. By 1922, Egypt had won it's independence from Great Britain, but for the Egyptians, they still witnessed their massive influence. A small group of university students would begin a movement, that would instill Islam back into the working class, it's universities and government. They are known as "Ikhwan al-Muslimeen" or the Muslim Brotherhood. Led by it's founder, Hassan al-Banna, they would revitalize the mistreated under its' ruling elite under King Farouk. However, as Egypt began a reformation under Pan Arabism which was promoted by Egyptian president Gamel Abdel Nasser.

It would lead the nation wrought with institutional warfare, between the growing socialist elite and it's religious population. This would end with Nasser's death in 1970, and Anwar Sadat's ascension which ended the persecution of the Brotherhood and the religious institutions who had by now became more virulent in their doctrines. By 1977, the egyptian fundamentalists wanted a country ruled by a Quran and Sunnah. Thus they began to outline a doctrine that would influence future radical islamist groups which are still existent to the present day. A doctrine that would fragment away from the brotherhood who were modernizing into a political organization. These groups would such as Egyptian Islamic Jihad and Gamma Islamiyah would be known as "takfiris". Or those who apostatize other Muslims.