The exclusion of Islamists from political life spells very real
dangers. They remain a significant force. Islamists won nearly three
quarters of the seats in parliament. To drive them underground again,
as in the old days of the military regimes, risks storing up trouble
ahead. Some are already muttering about the possibilities of armed
insurrection -something avoided so far.
There have been voices within the Tamarrud movement, which
orchestrated the mass demonstrations against President Morsi, seeking
to forge alliances with the youth wing of the Muslim Brotherhood which
they feel were betrayed by their leaders.
Another institution that has had its wings clipped since the
change of authorities is Al-Jazeera, for many years seen as a
mouthpiece of the Muslim Brotherhood. Plain-clothes police
raided the TV station's main office in Cairo on Sunday and arrested the
bureau chief.
Abdel Fattah Fayed was accused of operating an unlicensed
channel and broadcasting reports that had a negative impact on national
security.
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