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His Wikipedia article disagrees with this, saying "Upset that Nasser would not enforce a government based on Islamic ideology, Qutb and other Brotherhood members orchestrated a plot to assassinate the Egyptian president in 1954. The attempt was foiled and Qutb was jailed soon afterwards;"



I guess someone will have to take that up with Adam Curtis...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Nightmares




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