Muslim Brotherhood’s ideas questioned by founder’s brother

Posted by Kendall Harmon

Gamal al-Banna's vision for Egypt would have set him at odds with his elder brother Hassan, the teacher who founded the Muslim Brotherhood as an Islamist movement in 1928 and was assassinated in 1949.

Gamal, Hassan's last surviving sibling, argues that Egypt today would be best served by a secular leader, and believes that the current mix of politics and religion will eventually fail.

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Filed under: * International News & CommentaryMiddle EastEgypt* Religion News & CommentaryOther FaithsIslam

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