The Fourth Ordeal
A History of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, 1968–2018

A history of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt based on first-person interviews with Brotherhood rank-and-file members.

Victor J. Willi (Author)

9781108822459, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 4 February 2021

588 pages
22.7 x 15.1 x 2.7 cm, 0.72 kg

'This is a fresh contribution to the much-studied Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, with a novel concentration on the internal voices of this organization … An impressive merit of the book is the 'oral history' approach.' Chaoqun Lian, China International Strategy Review

The Fourth Ordeal tells the history of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt from the late 1960s until 2018. Based on over 140 first-hand interviews with leaders, rank-and-file members and dissidents, as well as a wide range of original written sources, the story traces the Brotherhood's re-emergence and rise following the collapse of Nasser's Arab nationalism, all the way to its short-lived experiment with power and the subsequent period of imprisonment, persecution and exile. Unique in terms of its source base, this book provides readers with unprecedented insight into the Brotherhood's internal politics during fifty years of its history.

Prologue
Introduction
1. The Society of the Muslim Brothers
2. The Second Founding (1968–1981)
3. The Rise of the Vanguard (1981–1991)
4. Brotherhood Incorporated (1991–2001)
5. Struggle for Leadership (2001–2011)
6. Revolution, Rise and Fall (2011–2013)
7. The Beginning of the Fourth Ordeal (2013–2018)
Conclusion
Epilogue.

Subject Areas: Revolutionary groups & movements [JPWQ], Demonstrations & protest movements [JPWF], Pressure groups & lobbying [JPWD], Religious & theocratic ideologies [JPFR], Political science & theory [JPA], Politics & government [JP], African history [HBJH], Middle Eastern history [HBJF1]