16
Dec

Why an illegal organization got elected in egyptian parliament?

My friend Anne Czichos send me her newest article from the American University in Cairo, Egypt.

Anne wrote:

I interviewed my political science teacher – who’s an Egyptian diplomat – about why the Muslim Brotherhood did so well in the recent Egyptian parliamentary elections, where they won about a fifth of all seats despite being an illegal organization and having to run as independent candidates.

http://www.aucegypt.edu/academic/mesc/newsletter_1205.html

Please feel free to comment on the interview on our message board (link at the end of the article) 🙂