Egypt’s president-elect Mohamed Morsi (R) attends Friday prayer at al-Azhar mosque in the old quarter of Cairo June 29, 2012. Muslim Brotherhood supporters flocked to Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday to hear Morsi speak on the eve of his inauguration as Egypt's first Islamist, civilian president. Reuters
Muslim Brotherhood’s Ascent In Egypt Has Profound Implications For Region -- Washington Post
BEIRUT — It has been 18 months since the streets of Arab cities erupted with rage against their rulers, launching the Middle East on a roller-coaster ride of hope and despair, victories and defeats.
Perhaps none of the many turning points has been quite as profound as the understated ceremony in Cairo on Saturday at which a bearded and bespectacled former political prisoner was sworn in as the first democratically elected president of the Arab world’s most populous country.
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My Comment: This is a watershed moment .... for Egypt .... Israel .... and the region in general. Religiosity is spreading across North Africa, with Islamists poised to do well in Libya’s first democratic elections this month as well as running the government in Tunisia. For many secularists and religious minorities .... they have reason to be concerned. My prediction .... a year from now the Muslim Brotherhood will be firmly entrenched in all institutions of government in Egypt .... and they will still be supported by a large majority of the population.
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