Murder of Husayn al-Dhahabi
Husayn al-Dhahabi was an Al-Azhar scholar and former Egyptian minister of religious endowments. He was a critic of the militant jihadist movement that had splintered from the mainstream Muslim Brotherhood. In July 1977, he was kidnapped by the radical group Takfir wal-Hijra, who held him hostage and demanded the release of imprisoned members of their movement. When their demand was not met, they executed al-Dhahabi. Following his execution, the government of Anwar Sadat cracked down on militant Islamic organizations in Egypt.[1]
References
- ↑ "Dhahabi, Shaykh Muhammad Husayn - Oxford Islamic Studies Online". Retrieved 2018-06-24.
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