Draft:Cynthia Farhat
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| Name | Cynthia Farhat |
| Other Names | Farhat |
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| Birth Place | Egypt |
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| Religion | Islam |
Cynthia Farhat is an Egyptian liberal and opponent of political Islam. She considers the origin and roots of the Muslim Brotherhood to be Iran and Shia Islam. Farhat introduces Sayyid Jamal al-Din al-Asadabadi as an Iranian theorist and "the most important figure in the revival of Islamism". She believes Hassan al-Banna is the product of Sayyid Jamal al-Din al-Asadabadi's thoughts.
Overview
Cynthia Farhat is an Egyptian liberal and opponent of political Islam who writes daily columns in Washington newspapers against political Islam and concepts such as Jihad and Martyrdom. She is the wife of Jeffrey Higgins, an opponent of Islamism in the world, especially Egypt, and is considered a close friend of Masih Alinejad. She migrated to the US a decade ago and writes on the subject of Jihad for American publications.
Muslim Brotherhood
In her book "Al-Jihaz Al-Sirri...", she pursues two general goals:
Connection between the Muslim Brotherhood and Iran
Farhat tries to introduce Sayyid Jamal al-Din al-Asadabadi as an Iranian theorist and "the most important figure in the revival of Islamism" and explains him as the collector of Western secret societies and the agent of secret invitation to Islam; thus, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan al-Banna, heavily used this legacy.
Farhat, under the first goal of her book, namely linking the Brotherhood with Iran and Shia Islam, cites the role of Ayatollah Khamenei and writes:
In the mid-1960s, Ayatollah Khamenei used his time in prison in Iran to translate two key Brotherhood books by Sayyid Qutb into Persian, and the Iranian Revolution in 1978-1979 witnessed the official establishment of the Muslim Brotherhood branch in this country.[citation needed]
She continues: The two sides established new ties after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak in 2011, when the Muslim Brotherhood strongly supported Iran's nuclear program.
Role of Hassan al-Banna
Farhat introduces Hassan al-Banna as the most important figure in the revival of Islamism, whose character is derived from the thoughts of Sayyid Jamal al-Din al-Asadabadi. She says; al-Banna, alongside organizational issues, emphasized two axes:
Iran and Muslim Brotherhood Cooperation
Farhat concluded from this long history that the Brotherhood-Iranian cooperation is "one of the most dangerous and complex relationships in international politics, jihadist and transnational terrorism".
Muslim Brotherhood's Reaction to Farhat's Book
"Al-Jihaz Al-Sirri: Sin'at Al-Mawt Lada Al-Ikhwan Al-Muslimin" is the name of the book written by the Egyptian author "Cynthia Farhat". She migrated to the US and writes on the subject of Jihad for American publications.
- The main thesis of this work expresses this matter; the Muslim Brotherhood, which was founded nearly a century ago (in 1928), signifies a much greater threat than imagined, because the truth of the matter is that the Brotherhood seeks to educate modern Islamic terrorism and is preparing the most dangerous armed group in the world.
- On the other hand, Farhat links the motivation for writing this book to the memory of her friend "Michael Massad", a liberal human rights activist who was killed during the Maspero massacre (2011 by Muslim Brotherhood soldiers)[citation needed].
- Farhat also claims; her brother Abdelmalek, who was kidnapped by agents affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, was tortured to force Farhat to cooperate with them.
References
See: Muslim Brotherhood Studies