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| Egyptian Police Arrest 19 Muslim Brotherhood Members |
| 2002-09-20 |
| Egyptian police on Thursday, September 19, arrested 19 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood in the Cairo region, including a leader of the movement, sources close to the security services said. Rashad Bayumi, a Cairo University science faculty professor and member of the Brotherhood leadership, was among those rounded up, along with a number of doctors, engineers and students, Agence France-Presse (AFP) said. "We need an Islamic state, cuz that'd be kewl, and we could be in charge!..." On September 4, police arrested 15 members of the Muslim Brotherhood in southern Egypt for attempting to "revive" the banned Islamic organization. The Brotherhood calls for the establishment of an Islamic state in Egypt, but rejects the use of violence. They said, piously... Some of its activities are tolerated and 17 "independent" candidates backed by the Muslim Brotherhood won seats in Egypt's 454-member parliament in 2000. However, their support on the streets is generally thought to be higher. The Ikhwani are international in scope. Even though they "renounce" violence, they have a deep and abiding fondness for those who don't. One can also be a Muslim Brother and a member of another group with violent tastes, like Lashkar e-Taiba, or al-Qaeda. It's kind of like Islamic Freemasonry. With guns. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |