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Egypt: Reconciliation Or Repression?

The Egyptian military's crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood is unlikely to succeed completely, and could radicalize young Brothers whose leadership is imprisoned.
Supporters of Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi pray during a protest in Cairo August 23, 2013. Mass protests called by Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood mostly failed to materialise on Friday as the movement reeled from a bloody army crackdown on followers of Mursi. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION) - RTX12UJ3

The ongoing confrontation between Egypt’s military and the Muslim Brotherhood has left the country in deep disarray.

Since the removal of Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Mohammed Morsi, on July 3, Egyptian politics have become increasingly dominated by the security forces. Not only has the army suspended all institutions elected after the Jan. 25 revolution, such as the presidency, the parliament, and the constitution, it has imposed a curfew in a dozen governorates, declared a state of emergency and has used lethal force against protesters, leaving hundreds dead or injured.

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