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| Egypt bans Muslim Brotherhood's annual Ramadan event |
| 2007-09-17 |
| The Egyptian government has banned the Muslim Brotherhood's largest annual social gathering for the first time in 20 years, part of a concerted crackdown against the country's opposition, the group's leadership said Sunday. Every year, the Brotherhood invites a diverse group of some 1,500 people to one of Cairo's five-star hotels for a gala dinner during Ramadan, the monthlong period when many Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. Brotherhood leader Mohammed Mahdi Akef criticized Egypt's Interior Ministry on Sunday for banning the annual meal, which the country's largest opposition group had planned for Saturday. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 No Muslim Brotherhood RamaDamaDingDong, what is the Religion of Peace coming to. * /mucho seething till the cows come home |
| Posted by: Duh 2007-09-17 18:36 |