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Africa: North
Muslim Brotherhood Insists on Reform Marches Despite Arrests
2005-05-09
The Muslim Brotherhood has vowed to carry on with its peaceful demonstrations for real political reforms in Egypt despite a crackdown by security forces. "There are no red limits. Egypt is our homeland and we are keen on safeguarding its stability and security," the group's first deputy guide general, Mohammad Habib, told IslamOnline.net. He said the banned but officially tolerated group is resolved to practice its political rights. "We just want to ease the current political congestion and steer the country clear of the storm," Habib said.

Daily sufferings of the Egyptians, he added, creates a fertile ground for such violent acts that took place in Al-Azhar and central Cairo. "The Egyptians are really the bulwark against foreign challenges and blackmail because we are all in the same boat," he noted. A series of blasts, mostly targeting tourists, has rocked the country recently, disturbing eight years of tranquility. Egyptian pundits have said that growing frustration, piecemeal reforms and the current political turmoil in the region are the main culprit behind the attacks, fearing the government might exploit the situation to drag its on the reform process.
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