The Muslim Brotherhood is often represented in mainstream media as a theocratic organisation that preaches Qur’an-based violence and is out to grab power in the West. As this book shows, such representations are wrought with prejudice and oversimplification; the organisation is in reality much more dynamic and diverse. Its goals, ideology and influence have never been static and vary greatly amongst its descendants in both Europe and the Middle East. Joas Wagemakers introduces the reader to this fascinating organisation and the major ideological and historical developments that it has gone through since its emergence in 1928.

Joas Wagemakers is universitair hoofddocent aan de afdeling Filosofie en Religiewetenschappen, Universiteit Utrecht, en gespecialiseerd in moderne islam. Hij heeft gepubliceerd voor een breed publiek, professioneel geïnteresseerden en wetenschappers, bijvoorbeeld The Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan (Cambridge University Press, 2020).

Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Glossary
Note on Transliteration
Introduction
Part I: Ideology
Chapter 1: The General Ideology of the Early Muslim Brotherhood
Chapter 2: The Political Ideology of the Early Muslim Brotherhood
Part II: History
Chapter 3: Repression
Chapter 4: Participation
Chapter 5: Power
Part III: Descendants
Chapter 6: Radicals
Chapter 7: Liberals
Chapter 8: Europeans
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index