Tharwat el-Kherbawy ( ar, ثروت الخرباوي) is an
Egyptian
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lawyer and dissident former leader of the
Muslim Brotherhood
The Society of the Muslim Brothers ( ar, جماعة الإخوان المسلمين'' ''), better known as the Muslim Brotherhood ( ', is a transnational Sunni Islamist organization founded in Egypt by Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan ...
who is known for his anti-Brotherhood views, and present-day
political thinker, and researcher on
Islamist groups
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.
He left the Brotherhood in 2002, critical of its use of
Islam
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to justify its political activism.
Books
Among his well-known writings are:
* Qalb al-Ikhwan: Mahakem Tafteesh al-Jama'a ( ar, قلب الإخوان: محاكم تفتيش الجماعة, lit=The Heart of the Brotherhood: the Group's Courts of Inquisition).
Lo MbAye states that Al-Kherbawy's book ''Qalb al-Ikhwan'' (''The Heart of the Brotherhood'' or ''Inside the Brotherhood'') "unveils the mysterious inner workings of the organization, how decisions are made and how ideological discipline is enforced through strict adherence to the chains of command", and praises the book's "clear and poignant prose".
* Sir al-Ma'bad: al-Asrar al-Khafiyya li-Jama'at al-Ikhwan al-Muslimin ( ar, سر المعبد: الأسرار الخفية لجماعة الإخوان المسلمين, lit=The Secret of the Temple: the Hidden Secrets of the Muslim Brotherhood). This book won Best Political Book at the
Cairo International Book Fair
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.
See also
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Mohammed Habib
Mohammed Habib ( ar, محمد حبيب) was a Deputy General Guide and the second-in-command of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. He was expected to be the next leader of the organization after former leader, Supreme Guide Mohammed Mahdi Akef, ann ...
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Ahmad Karima
Dr. Ahmad Mahmoud Karima ( ar, أحمد محمود كريمة), professor of Islamic law and comparative jurisprudence at Al-Azhar University, is best known for his religious moderation and condemnations of radicalism, and for his intense criti ...
References
External links
Interview with Tharwat El-Kherbawy; an insider’s look at the Muslim Brotherhood—
Daily News Egypt
''Daily News Egypt'' (''DNE'') is an English-language daily Egyptian newspaper established in 2005 and relaunched in June 2012. Under former owner Egyptian Media Services, it was distributed with the ''International Herald Tribune'' as a suppl ...
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Dissidents of the Muslim Brotherhood
20th-century Egyptian lawyers
Egyptian Sunni Muslims
Muslim reformers
People from Sharqia Governorate
1957 births
Living people