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by: Christian Science Monitor ,
2005-11-21
Egypt’s Islamists arrested but gain seats By Dan Murphy and Sameh Naguib CAIRO, EGYPT – After unprecedented success for the Muslim Brotherhood in the first round of Egypt’s three-stage parliamentary election, Hosni Mubarak’s regime appeared to be taking no chances in Sunday’s second round, held in the northern city of Alexandria and surrounding towns in the Nile delta. |
by: Christian Science Monitor ,
2005-11-23
Legalizing the Muslim Brotherhood The Monitor’s View As Egypt’s autocratic regime cracks open the door to real democracy, should it let in the Muslim Brotherhood - a popular social and political group that wants rule by Islamic law? The group demands it be made a legal political party. But to do so illustrates the risk in nudging Arab states toward democracy. |