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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Recovers After Morsi's Ouster

Jul 4, 2013 | 16:28 GMT

In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood Recovers after Morsi's Ouster
Muslim Brotherhood leaders Khairat el-Shater (R) and Mohammed Badie

(KHALED DESOUKI,STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Summary

It is unclear what will become of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood in the wake of the July 3 ouster of President Mohammed Morsi. In the short term, the world's oldest and largest Islamist movement will continue to denounce the coup and engage in protests which, coupled with the security crackdown on the Brotherhood, will likely result in violence. Eventually, however, the group will try to revive itself by re-assimilating into Egypt's political institutions, though it is in no hurry to attempt to reclaim the presidency.

The group eventually will re-engage Cairo politically....

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