Why Egypt's Outlawed Muslim Brotherhood Still Thrives

Campaign Mode
Seeking re-election to parliament, Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohsen Radi, right, speaks with supporters at a café in the town of Benha. Members of the Brotherhood point out that this year, as in 2005, they are contesting less than a third of the parliamentary seats and their immediate goals are grass-roots organization and political participation, not regime change. "We are not out to win and form a government," Radi says. "Participation, not victory, is our new slogan."

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