The Muslim Brothers in Europe: Roots and Discourse »

Brigitte Maréchal, Ph.D. (2006) in sociology, graduated in political sciences and islamology, is Professor at the Université Catholique de Louvain. She is director of Cismoc (Centre Interdisciplinaire d’Etudes de l’Islam dans le Monde Contemporain) and published extensively on European Islam.

Based on interviews and discourse of the Muslim Brotherhood members, this book offers a comprehensive overview of the ways in which their historical heritage is appropriated and continued beyond the movement's internal tensions and pretension to represent the Islamic orthodoxy.

Introduction The thought of the Muslim Brotherhood, at the center of Orthodox Islam 1

Pt. 1 Finding Continuity in an Unusual and Tumultuous History

Ch. 1 The founding of the Brotherhood 19

Ch. 2 The contemporary Brotherhood 32

Ch. 3 Migration and implantation in Europe 56

Pt. 2 A Diverse Heritage, Marked by a Succession of Outstanding Personalities

Ch. 4 The unchallenged foundational contribution of Hassan al-Banna 89

Ch. 5 The thought of Sayyid Qutb: difficult to avoid, but discreetly controversial 104

Ch. 6 Other classic intellectual figures 120

Ch. 7 Historical references from within the movement 132

Ch. 8 Living figures of reference 144

Ch. 9 A dynamic tradition more or less held in check 168

Pt. 3 Ideas That Lead to Action

Ch. 10 Two complementary versions of the movement's heritage 188

Ch. 11 The brotherhood through action 193

Ch. 12 Framework principles for the Muslim community 204

Ch. 13 Morals and social life 218

Ch. 14 Discourses regarding ultimate purposes and the relationships between different civilizations 244

Ch. 15 Concrete political projects? 264

Ch. 16 Strong but confused ideas 284

Conclusion 307

Sources 315

Bibliography - Selection of secondary sources 333

Appendix - The twenty principles of Islamic understanding according to Hassan Al-Banna, comparison of the titles of two books 343

Indices 347