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| Sisters At Forefront As Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Battles To Survive |
| 2014-12-17 |
| [Ynet] In homes and streets around Egypt, women are keeping alive a group the authorities are determined to crush. They teach Moslem Brüderbund values to children, organize its protests, preserve its networks, and take an ever more prominent role in politics. The Brotherhood has been in retreat since the army overthrew elected Islamist President Mohammed Mursi in July 2013, launching a crackdown that has seen it banned as a terrorist group and thousands of its members locked away Please don't kill me! With most Brotherhood leaders in jail or exile, women who have long lived in their shadow have been thrust into the vanguard of the organization's battle for survival. |
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