Egypt continues to keep a close eye on the Muslim Brotherhood inside of its own borders and has detained 39 members. Here's some of the details from Breitbart here:
The article goes on to discuss how Egypt continues to try and hold at bay the political popularity of the the Muslim Brotherhood - a similar challenge that we've seen in Turkey where the secular government has felt the backlash of the islamists, politically.
While this story is not earth shattering or all that unusual for recent Egyptian activity, it does showcase the future problems with Egypt. If Egypt were to go the way of Iran...that of becoming an islamic state, with the mullahs running the government, it would be a literal disaster for the region. No matter how much I have criticized Egypt recently for going soft on Hamas, they still have remained a decent wedge partner for Israel. Put some madman into the top chair of Egypt and you would have basically, one helluva big Gaza Strip.
Egypt detained 39 members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood on Monday in the Nile Delta province of Kafr el-Sheikh, security sources and the Brotherhood website said.
Those detained included three members of the Brotherhood's provincial leadership, the group said on its website.
Police took the men from apartments, accusing them of holding organizational meetings. The Brotherhood says the men were on vacation.
The Brotherhood has been outlawed since 1954, but has traditionally been largely tolerated and operates openly.
The article goes on to discuss how Egypt continues to try and hold at bay the political popularity of the the Muslim Brotherhood - a similar challenge that we've seen in Turkey where the secular government has felt the backlash of the islamists, politically.
While this story is not earth shattering or all that unusual for recent Egyptian activity, it does showcase the future problems with Egypt. If Egypt were to go the way of Iran...that of becoming an islamic state, with the mullahs running the government, it would be a literal disaster for the region. No matter how much I have criticized Egypt recently for going soft on Hamas, they still have remained a decent wedge partner for Israel. Put some madman into the top chair of Egypt and you would have basically, one helluva big Gaza Strip.
Egypt police detain 39 Muslim Brotherhood members
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt detained 39 members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood on Monday in the Nile Delta province of Kafr el-Sheikh, security sources and the Brotherhood website said.
Those detained included three members of the Brotherhood's provincial leadership, the group said on its website.
Police took the men from apartments, accusing them of holding organizational meetings. The Brotherhood says the men were on vacation.
The Brotherhood has been outlawed since 1954, but has traditionally been largely tolerated and operates openly.
An unexpectedly strong showing in a 2005 parliamentary election triggered a government crackdown against the group. Since then, several Brotherhood leaders have been prosecuted and imprisoned.
The banned group advocates turning Egypt into an Islamic state through the ballot box.
Analysts say the government wants to stop the Brotherhood from mounting a real threat to the rule of President Hosni Mubarak, in power since 1981. Mubarak's ruling party has a comfortable majority in every elected body in the country.
Since the 2005 vote, Egyptian authorities have prosecuted leading members of the Brotherhood in military tribunals and arrested thousands of members and supporters. They have also prevented Islamists from winning more elected positions.
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