Dr H.A. Hellyer

Writing / Al Arabiya English

The ‘top secret’ Muslim Brotherhood

Originally published in Al Arabiya English,

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Over the past few weeks, since the ouster of former Egyptian president Mohammed Mursi, there has been something of a sea change in the identification of political actors and public figures.

To begin with, the binary choice in public discourse was clear: pro-Mursi and anti-Mursi. Now, it seems that there is a growing third option in the public arena: pro-Mursi, anti-Mursi and secretly pro-Muslim Brotherhood. Their cover story is something we never quite imagined: liberalism.

This “top secret" Muslim Brotherhood is an interesting outfit.

The opening of the article. The full text is at Al Arabiya English.

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H.A. Hellyer, “The ‘top secret’ Muslim Brotherhood,” Al Arabiya English, 4 August 2013, https://english.alarabiya.net/views/news/middle-east/2013/08/04/The-top-secret-Muslim-Brotherhood.

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Hellyer, H.A. (2013, August 4). The ‘top secret’ Muslim Brotherhood. Al Arabiya English. https://english.alarabiya.net/views/news/middle-east/2013/08/04/The-top-secret-Muslim-Brotherhood

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