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This document provides historical context related to 9/11/2001 by discussing several key events and figures: 1) It outlines the political landscape of Egypt in the 1950s during the Cold War era and discusses Gamal Abdel Nasser coming to power in 1952 and aligning Egypt with the Soviet Union. 2) It discusses Sayyid Qutb, an influential Islamist thinker, and his exposure to Western culture during studies in the U.S. in the late 1940s which later influenced his radical views. 3) It describes Osama Bin Laden being introduced to Qutb's works in the 1970s and going on to form al-Qaeda in the late 1980s, seeking to
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- 2. Objectives 1. Understand the political contours of Egypt in the 1950’s 2. Understand how the Cold War shaped American and Soviet foreign policy towards the Middle East 1. Understand how the World Wars shaped the history of the Middle East
- 4. A War to End All Wars
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- 7. Why did the Arabs resist the Ottoman Empire
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- 11. Pan-Arab Nationalism vs. The Muslim Brotherhood
- 12. Nasser,1952 Came to power in the context of the Cold War. Aligned Egypt with the Soviet Union. Wanted to defeat Israel.
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- 15. 1948 – 1950 Scholarship to the U.S.
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- 18. “The most important thing for these people is the tending of their gardens.”
- 20. “Arms circled waists, lips met lips, chests met chests, and the atmosphere was full of passion.”
- 21. "'Let them kill Nasser. What is Nasser but one among many? My fellow countrymen, stay where you are. I am not dead, I am alive, and even if I die all of you is Gamal Abd al- Nasser.'"
- 22. Imprisoned Milestones In the Shade of the Koran Jahiliyyah (Preaching and Jihad) Executed in 1966
- 23. Mohammed Qutb fled to Saudia Arabia
- 24. Nasser Fails to Defeat Israel
- 27. Nasser Dies in 1970 Anwar Sadat (Tried to work with the Muslim Brotherhood)
- 30. Ibn Saud gives U.S. Rites in 1933 (Standard Oil Co.) ¼ Planet’s Oil Reserves (ARAMCO)
- 31. Mohammed bin Laden (1908-1967)
- 32. An estimated $18 Billion in religious buildings alone
- 33. Married 22 times and sired 54 children Was a devout Muslim
- 35. Osama Bin-Laden is introduced to the works of Sayyid Qutb through the preaching of Mohammad Qutb and other Islamic preachers of Jihad
- 38. Osama bin Laden—Returns a hero (humble, affable, quintessential hero)
- 39. Osama claims to have a dream about Saddam Hussein
- 41. Osama seeks an audience with King Fahd
- 46. Gulf War
- 49. Kenya and Tanzania Bombings
Editor's Notes
- .31Afghanistan – Fatwas Islam must be defend against Western culture and decadence – having troops in ME