Tharwat el-Kherbawy

Tharwat el-Kherbawy is a Senator at the Egyptian Senate, lawyer and dissident former leader of the Muslim Brotherhood who is known for his anti-Brotherhood views, and present-day political thinker, and researcher on Islamist groups.

He left the Brotherhood in 2002, critical of its use of Islam to justify its political activism.

Books Among his well-known writings are: Qalb al-Ikhwan: Mahakem Tafteesh al-Jama'a .

Lo MbAye states that Al-Kherbawy's book Qalb al-Ikhwan (The Heart of the Brotherhood or Inside the Brotherhood) "unveils the mysterious inner workings of the organization, how decisions are made and how ideological discipline is enforced through strict adherence to the chains of command", and praises the book's "clear and poignant prose".

Sir al-Ma'bad: al-Asrar al-Khafiyya li-Jama'at al-Ikhwan al-Muslimin . This book won Best Political Book at the Cairo International Book Fair.