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This tender memoir chronicles the early years of Sayyid Qutb, one
of Egypt's most influential radical Islamist thinkers and a member
of the Muslim Brotherhood.
A translation of Sayyid Qutb's original title, Ma'alim fi-l-Tariq.
This particular edition includes a Foreword, Index, and links to
online tools to help with translation and pronunciation of Arabic
key words and concepts.
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A Child From the Village (Hardcover)
Sayyid Qutb; Contributions by William Shepard; Translated by William Shepard
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This autobiography tells of the early years of a person who, in
later life, would become one of Egypt's most influential radical
Islamist thinkers. This memoir - a document of substantial
historical value - tells of Sayyid Qutb's childhood in the village
of Musha in Upper Egypt. The book documents the era between 1912
and 1918 - a decade of immensely important influence on the
creation of modern Egypt. Written with much tenderness toward
childhood memories, it has become a classic modern Arabic
autobiography. The book offers a clear picture of Egyptian village
life in the early twentieth century, its customs and lore,
educational system, religious festivals, relations with the central
government, and the struggle to modernize and retain its identity.
Translators John Calvert and William Shepard have captured the
beauty and intensity of Qutb's prose in their rendering of the work
into English. Their masterly introduction situates the book in its
cultural environment and Sayyid Qutb in his historical context.
Although Qutb (1906-1966) is not a household name in the United
States, he is well known throughout the Islamic World as the
foundational thinker for a significant portion of the contemporary
Muslim intelligentsia, including such non-Arab countries as
Pakistan and Malaysia. In 1965 he published his famous his famous
book, Mallem Fittareek (Milestones) after which he was accused of
conspiring against the Egyptian president, Abdul Nassar and
arrested. He was tried and sentenced to death. A Child From the
Village was written just prior to Qutb's conversion to the Islamist
cause and reflects his concerns for social justice that would
eventually express itself in Islamic terms. There has been an
increase in the general public's interest in Qutb since 9/11: he
has received attention in publications such as The New Yorker, The
New York Times, and The Guardian, to name a few.
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