(RNS1-FEB07) Egyptian writer Sayyid Qutb’s views of the West were shaped by two years spent in the United States, when he decried Western materialism and hedonism. Qutb, who was executed in 1966, was the intellectual godfather of the Muslim Brotherhood. For use with RNS-QUTB-EGYPT, transmitted Feb. 7, 2011. RNS file photo.
RNS QUTB EGYPT
(RNS1-FEB07) Egyptian writer Sayyid Qutb’s views of the West were shaped by two years spent in the United States, when he decried Western materialism and hedonism. Qutb, who was executed in 1966, was the intellectual godfather of the Muslim Brotherhood. For use with RNS-QUTB-EGYPT, transmitted Feb. 7, 2011. RNS file photo.
RNS QUTB EGYPT
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