What is the popular status of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt?

Question

For example, how much are its ideas accepted by ordinary Egyptians? How does the Egyptian "guy on the street" feel about the Brotherhood? (Notwithstanding that it's banned as a political party.) Any Egyptians out there wanna answer?

I would love to talk to Egyptians about this, and lots of things... but I live in Florida, USA, and don't know any, I am very interested in the Middle East especially Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. That's why I need your help!

Answer 1

Muslim brotherhood is a popular movement amongst the masses. They are however popular not because of their political agenda, but for helping the poor and standing up for Islamic teachings. In other words people do not actually know much about what their political agenda is nor how they plan on taking egypt forward, they simply appreciate their efforts.

An ordinary Egyptian that is struggling to make ends meet feels the Muslim Brotherhood understand their needs and complaints. Muslim brotherhood members are very active amongst such classes and many of them are from humble backgrounds and thus ordinary people click with them.

Another important point is that ordinary people feel that society is corrupt. The rich keep getting richer, while they keep deteriorating and the notion of equality that islam brings is very similar to the social agenda of the early-mid 20th century in eastern europe.

One last note, the Muslim brotherhood is strong because it is able to rally those who support it. There are a lot of people out there who are secular and believe in a secular society, yet they fail to rally when it comes to elections etc.

Answer 2

Yes, they're a well factor, due to the fact they exhibit that there are individuals who will talk out in opposition to their repressive governments and insist confident difference. How it is going to all figure out virtually is yet another subject. The established order of a participatory democracy isn't an convenient method, and there demands to be cooperation amongst many companies. In the interim, there may be more likely to be turmoil. In occasions like this, there are continuously folks that pop out of the woodwork to loot, insurrection, rationale main issue for the leisure of the populace.

Answer 3

let's get something straight , i really hate mixing politics with religion , also i hate it when politicians try to manipulate simple minds of simple people by stimulating religion glands if it is correct to say cuz Egyptians sense of religion is so high it is nearly in their blood , if you have good program for ruling my country just tell me about it , not wearing the gown of instructors who is the only one certified to tell me what to do and what not to do , well no thank you
every Egyptian Muslim or christian fears god and know what's right and what's wrong we need no more instructors we need someone to clear out that mess, and Muslim brothers will just make it worse .
also liberals are worse and worse i just like mdoerate muslims who know really what's there religion is all about
it is about perfectioning your work , then look forward to god to help , not just waiting for help to come from the sky , islam is religion of prayers and work as well ( work for your life as if you will live forever , and work to your second life as if you die tomorow )

Answer 4

well my personal opinion is that they are seeking authority and using Islam or maybe abusing it,however they are not that popular for the fact that there is no popular political community in Egypt,Egyptians are not into politics they hardly share in any kind of elections.

Answer 5

they are popular. a few years back, extremism started gulping up people's minds and lives. women in huge numbers go to classes, have meetings at home, in clubs, are getting veiled...muslim brotherhood have managed to make their way through into schools, shops, business, the media...alexandria is full of ekhwan, the number of women wearing the ne2ab is going up and fast, just yesterday i had an argument with the guy selling newspapers and magazines at the corner, i bought this magazine and as i turn the pages, someone had taken a black marker and scribbled all over the pictures of women who had low cut dresses...incredible

Answer 6

Al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun (The Muslim Brotherhood) was founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hasan al-Banna (1906-1949), a Sufi revivalist thinker and activist.

Here are some websites that may answer your question.
http://www.fas.org/irp/world/para/mb.htm
http://www.ikhwanweb.com/Home.asp?zPage=Systems&System=PressR&Lang=E
http://www.ummah.net/ikhwan/

Not in English:
http://www.al-ikhwan.net/
http://almanhaj.or.id/
http://groups.msn.com/zanzibarwebsite/taarab.msnw
http://www.ikhwan-muslimoon-syria.org/

History:
http://www.naqshbandi.org/ottomans/wahhabi/ikhwan.htm
http://www.freemuslims.org/document.php?id=83

Answer 7

Just Talk to any egyptian?

Answer 8

the Brotherhooders are so popular specially among youth in universities

Answer 9

Some people sympathizes with them for many too logical reasons. Not all religuous people are with their ideological pattern though. But their is other people who are strongly against every word they say.
There is also a cold war between those and secularists.
And i think both are vultures..

Answer 10

with all that has been said, they are all front. go behind closed doors, they watch all the porno chanells, download all the porn they can but critisize all who do it openly, they are hypocrites.