The life of Sayyid Qutb
http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20060819/NEWS/108190101
Mike Peters
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The life of Sayyid Qutb: 1906-1966
1906 -- Born in the village of Musha in Assyout Province, Egypt.
1918 -- Finished primary education, then dropped out of school because of a revolution of 1919.
1920 -- Moved to Cairo, Egypt, to live with his uncle and complete his high school education.
1929 -- Enrolled in the Darul Oloom teacher's college, receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree.
1939 -- Joined the Egyptian Ministry of Education.
1945 -- Resigned the Ministry of Education to become a free-lance writer. He wrote many articles on the artistic expression in the Quran, and several books
1948 -- His book, "Social Justice in Islam," is published.
1948 -- Traveled to the United States to study and visit colleges.
1949 -- Took classes at Colorado State College of Education in Greeley, taking summer-quarter classes and then auditing classes in the fall quarter, which means he attended classes but didn't receive credit. He dropped out of CSCE in December. Some accounts indicate he received his Master of Arts degree from CSCE, but college records do not support that.
1950 -- Returned to Egypt to take the job of teacher and inspector for the Ministry of Education.
1952 -- Because of philosophical disagreements, resigned his teaching position.
1954 -- He became editor of a newspaper in Ikhwan, Egypt. He was arrested that year and accused of trying to overthrow the Egyptian government.
1964 -- First sentenced to 15 years in prison, Qutb served 10 years and was released at the request of the Iraqi president.
1965 -- Published his most famous book, "Mallem Fittareek" ("Milestones"), in which he condemned Western morals, partially because of what he witnessed in Greeley. It led to his arrest on the orders of Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
1966 -- Despite demonstrations by followers and protests from various Muslim countries, Qutb was hanged on Aug. 29, 1996. Followers said he was smiling when he was executed, knowing he had a "beautiful life ahead in paradise."
If he's anything like the Arabs I new in college he spent the whole time hitting on one American woman who was entirely uninterested in him.
I've always wondered why these western hating, U.S. (Britain) hating Muslim wonders chose to live in our societies rather than, say, Afghanistan or Iraq, their third-world paradises.
"Social Justice in Islam"
Just following in the footsteps of the Grand Mufti. A progressive icon in the making, no doubt.
Great List.
Do you know the address of that multi-cultural "Import-a-Terrorist" program at U of Montana Bozo Bozeman?
I'm not sure if your list would change their minds--or if it was their inspiration for that program.
Cheers!