Recent clashes between Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and protesters have some wondering if the Islamist movement isn’t deploying more organized forces on the ground. Brotherhood members speak of “deterrence forces” that consist of the party’s younger corps, but many say that their goal is defense, not violence.
Cairo – After the January 25 revolution, many observers praised the role played by the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) youth in defending Tahrir Square during the famous “Battle of the Camel.” They were struck by the disciplined manner in which they operated at the time, something they attributed to the movement’s renowned organizational skills.
Exactly a year later, large numbers of MB members were deployed in front of the People’s Assembly to bar access to demonstrators, some of whom wanted to deliver the demands of “the revolution and the revolutionaries to the new MPs.”
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