In fact, Bin Laden himself studied at King Abdulaziz University in Jidda, Saudi Arabia, under the tutelage of two key leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, Abdullah Azzam and Muhammad Qutb (brother of Sayyed Qutb, the main ideologue of the Muslim Brotherhood in the 1960s). In recent years, the Muslim Brotherhood was outlawed not only in Egypt but also in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. It is well known that former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was a strong opponent of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. She previously served as foreign policy advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Israel's ambassador to the UN (1997-1999) and as advisor to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Dore GoldNotes1 Lorenso Vidino, The New Muslim Brotherhood in the West (New York, Columbia University Press, 2010), p. 92.

Source: New York Times June 01, 2024 19:32 UTC