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BROTHERHOOD HAS TROUBLE FINDING LEADER
The Muslim Brotherhood has encountered difficulties in appointing a prominent cleric to head the largest Sunni Muslim organization in the Middle East and could settle for an avowed Al Qaida supporter.
| Oh, that's going to make them look even better... |
Islamic sources said the Brotherhood's Guidance Council has been turned down in efforts to woo leading Sunni clerics outside of Egypt to head the Brotherhood. They said the 15-member council has approached Egyptian clerics both within and outside Egypt. "Inside Egypt, the prominent people are extremely old and outside Egypt many of the clerics are fugitives," an Islamic source who follows the organization said. "There are not many choices."
| Wonder if Captain Hook is in the running? |
The search was launched in wake of the death of Brotherhood spiritual leader, known as general guide, Mamoun El Hodeiby. El Hodeiby's deputy, Mohammed Hilal, has been appointed to serve as caretaker until a leader is chosen in March. The sources expect the Guidance Council to pick a successor and the 86-member Shura Council to confirm the choice.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2004-01-15 |
