Lyn Julius
The Muslim Brotherhood: Another Haman?
Summary
Founded in Egypt in 1928, the Muslim Brotherhood (The Society of the Muslim Brothers) was a reaction to colonialism, modernity, and the end of the Ottoman empire. Its offshoots include ISIL, al-Qaeda, and Hamas. What is its philosophy and how committed is it to political violence?
Lyn Julius
Lyn Julius was born in the UK and educated at the French Lycée in London and the University of Sussex. The daughter of Jewish refugees from Iraq, she is a journalist and founder of Harif, the UK Association of Jews from the Middle East and North Africa (www.harif.org). Lyn blogs daily at Point of No Return (www.jewishrefugees.org.uk). Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Huffington Post, Jewish News, and Jerusalem Post. She has a regular column in the Times of Israel and JNS News. Her book Uprooted: How 3,000 Years of Jewish Civilization in the Arab World Vanished Overnight has been translated in to Norwegian, Portuguese and Arabic, and a Hebrew version is in progress.