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After graduating from Cairo Medical School al-Zawahiri began his own practice in his hometown of Maadi.  While filling in for another doctor at the Muslim Brotherhood clinic, he was asked to travel to  [[Pakistan]] to tend to the Afghan refugees, which were the result of the Soviets occupation of the country, he readily agreed to the proposition. Al-Zawahiri dreamed of creating a total Islamic state that would be a vanguard for other countries to follow, he saw Afghanistan's terrain as a more suitable location for this jihad.<ref>The Looming Tower, L. Wright, pg. 45.</ref>  During his work in Pakistan, he made several visits across the border into Afghanistan.  

After graduating from Cairo Medical School al-Zawahiri began his own practice in his hometown of Maadi.  While filling in for another doctor at the Muslim Brotherhood clinic, he was asked to travel to  [[Pakistan]] to tend to the Afghan refugees, which were the result of the Soviets occupation of the country, he readily agreed to the proposition. Al-Zawahiri dreamed of creating a total Islamic state that would be a vanguard for other countries to follow, he saw Afghanistan's terrain as a more suitable location for this jihad.<ref>The Looming Tower, L. Wright, pg. 45.</ref>  During his work in Pakistan, he made several visits across the border into Afghanistan.  

In 1980, al-Zawahiri returned to Cairo where he began work as a recruiter for jihad. After Egypt's President [[Anwar Sadat]] was assassinated by a radical group in 1981, al-Zawahiri and other members of the Muslim Brotherhood were arrested.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/people/shows/zawahiri/profile.html</ref> While in prison, he and his fellow jihad friends faced frequent [[torture]] under Egypt's inquisition, Intelligence Unit 75. Through interrogation and torture, al-Zawahiri gave information which led to the arrest of other members of the Muslim Brotherhood. In one instance, he was forced to call a suspected terrorist, who Zawari know closely, to tell him to meet him at a location, Egypt's security officials arrested the suspect at the location and placed him in the same prison cell as al-Zawahiri.<ref>The Looming Tower, al-Qaeda and the road to 9/11 (book), by Lawrence Wright, pg 53</ref> Essam al-Qamari, the suspected terrorist and friend of al-Zawahiri, was sentenced to ten years in prison and later shot dead in an attempted escape.   

In 1980, al-Zawahiri returned to Cairo where he began work as a recruiter for jihad. After Egypt's President [[Anwar Sadat]] was assassinated by a radical group in 1981, al-Zawahiri and other members of the Muslim Brotherhood were arrested.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/people/shows/zawahiri/profile.html</ref> While in prison, he and his fellow jihad friends faced frequent [[torture]] under Egypt's inquisition, Intelligence Unit 75. Through interrogation and torture, al-Zawahiri gave information which led to the arrest of other members of the Muslim Brotherhood. In one instance, he was forced to call a suspected terrorist, who Zawari know closely, to tell him to meet him at a location, Egypt's security officials arrested the suspect at the location and placed him in the same prison cell as al-Zawahiri.<ref>The Looming Tower, al-Qaeda and the road to 9/11 (book), by Lawrence Wright, pg 53</ref> Essam al-Qamari, the suspected terrorist and friend of al-Zawahiri, was sentenced to ten years in prison and later shot dead in an attempted escape.   

After three years, al-Zawahiri was released from prison and traveled to [[Saudi Arabia]] and later to [[Jeddah]], where he claims he first met [[Osama Bin Laden]].<ref>The Looming Tower, L. Wight, pg.62</ref>  

After three years, al-Zawahiri was released from prison and traveled to [[Saudi Arabia]] and later to [[Jeddah]], where he claims he first met [[Osama Bin Laden]].<ref>The Looming Tower, L. Wight, pg.62</ref>