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The politicisation of Islam can be traced back to the establishment of the Muslim Brothers' Society in Egypt in the late 1920s. Its founder, Hasan al-Banna, was greatly influenced by the European political religions that appeared in the first decades of the twentieth century, and there were significant similarities between the Society's organisation and that of fascist parties. In addition, al-Banna embraced totalitarianism and developed the notion of Islam as a 'comprehensive' system. Finally, his worldview shows striking parallelisms with that of the totalitarian ideologues, with its depiction of history as a process of decline from a mythical past, and of the Muslim Brothers as the saviours who will lead the nation back to the lost utopia. Adapted from the source document.

Delineations of terrorism articulated on al-Shari'a wa-l-Hayat (Islamic Law & Life), a weekly television program broadcast on the al-Jazeera News Channel, are examined to ascertain the program's objectives & dominant themes. An overview of the Al-Jazeera network & the international community's attitudes toward it is presented. Episodes of al-Shari'a wa-l-Hayat that were broadcast between January 1, 2004, & September 1, 2004, are subsequently analyzed. Three general aims of al-Shari'a wa-l-Hayat are identified, eg, providing direction to Muslims on issues that are distorted by Western media & offering participants the opportunity to develop a unified critique of Western politics & society. Five recurring themes in the weekly program are also highlighted including the victimization of Muslims, the delineation of Western society as Islam's enemy, & the betrayal of certain Muslim regimes. It is concluded that socio-economic & political circumstances are largely responsible for Muslims' acceptance of terrorists' objectives. J. W. Parker