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December 01, 2011

Irish Times: Muslim Brotherhood candidate insists party against mixing religion and politics

by Michael Jansen
The Irish Times

THE MUSLIM Brotherhood expects its political arm, the Freedom and Justice Party, will win a solid bloc of seats in Egypt’s new people’s assembly, the first freely elected parliament in the country’s history.

Brotherhood member Muhammad Badran is a party candidate in the Cairo districts of Dokki and Agouza who argues that the party is not based on religion. In his view, Islam governs all relations.

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