Dar Al-Harb

Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theater: Osborne Studio, Colorado, Denver

About the Show

Dar A-Harb is based on a chapter in the life of Sayyid Qutb, often regarded as the father of modern radical Islam. In 1949, when he was a progressive Egyptian intellectual and a minister of schools, Qutb was sent abroad to study in the United States. He enrolled at the Colorado State Teacher’s College in Greeley, and he stayed through most of the fall semester. It was an eventful time, for it was in Colorado that Qutb learned to hate America. He returned to Egypt where he became more revolutionary and a leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood, eventually becoming the proponent of violent jihad against the west. He was jailed and finally executed in 1966 for his fierce opposition to President Nassar. His legacy has been profound, extending all the way to the terrorism of Osama bin Laden.