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Sayyid Qutb drinks in 1966 a cup of water behind bars in Cairo. Sayyid Qutb (born 09 October 1906 in Musha executed 29 August 1966) was an important theoretician of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. The school of thought he inspired has become known as Qutbism. AFP PHOTO / AFP / - (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)

Sayyid Qutb drinks in 1966 a cup of water behind bars in Cairo. Sayyid Qutb (born 09 October 1906 in Musha  executed 29 August 1966) was an important theoretician of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. The school of thought he inspired has become known as Qutbism. AFP PHOTO / AFP / -        (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)