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Africa North
Brotherhood mulls legal status, name change
2013-02-27
[Egypt Independent] Moslem Brüderbund spokesperson Ahmed Aref said Tuesday that the group is working to ensure its operations and structure are in accordance with laws governing NGOs. The group's legal committee is also considering changing the Brotherhood's name to The Comprehensive Islamic Authority.

"The group is legalizing its status to accommodate the largest number of new members, and to be clearer to the public," Aref said."The new law is not only for NGOs but also for associations and foundations."

He added that the new entity would be supervised by the Central Auditing Agency.

The Moslem Brüderbund was officially banned by former President Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1954. Its legal status is still in question, despite the group's rise to power in parliamentary elections last year. Its candidate Mohamed Morsy won the presidency as well in June.

Justice Minister Ahmed Mekky admitted the Brotherhood's legal status had not been resolved as of January, saying, "The group's current situation is not the best. The law should be applied equally to everyone. The group should be a role model."

The Brotherhood's political arm, the Freedom and Justice Party, did not face the same obstacles and received party status in June 2011.

Before the 25 January revolution, former Hosni Mubarak
...The former President-for-Life of Egypt, dumped by popular demand in early 2011...
'>geriatric former President-for-Life Hosni Mubarak labeled the Brotherhood as a "prohibited group" under the Law 84 of 2002, which regulates NGOs. Legal experts describe the law as repressive since it targeted opposition and religious movements.
Posted by:Fred

#5  "Nutbag Central"
Posted by: Muggsy Mussolini1226   2013-02-27 16:41  

#4  The Comprehensive Islamic Authority? I would have thought they might go for something like "KIA," Killing Infidels Authority. I guess that is not subtle enough--wouldn't follow along with taqqiya and kitman.
Posted by: JohnQC   2013-02-27 09:19  

#3  Next step?

"Write 3 letters."
Posted by: Alanc   2013-02-27 06:50  

#2  "Organizing for Action" ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-02-27 06:30  

#1  changing the name from Moslem Brotherhood to Comprehensive Islamic Authority would be cool because of the acronym but a better name would be
'happy islam' party
Posted by: lord garth   2013-02-27 00:32  

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