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The Future of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood

Following the ouster of Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has altered its goal from societal outreach to organizational survival.

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By Marc Lynch and Steven Brooke
Published on Mar 10, 2016
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The Middle East Program in Washington combines in-depth regional knowledge with incisive comparative analysis to provide deeply informed recommendations. With expertise in the Gulf, North Africa, Iran, and Israel/Palestine, we examine crosscutting themes of political, economic, and social change in both English and Arabic.

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Source: Project on Middle East Political Science

Speaking with Carnegie’s Marc Lynch, Steven Brooke discusses the recent history and political strategy of the Muslim Brotherhood as well as the group’s future in Egypt.

This podcast originally aired at the Project on Middle East Political Science.

About the Authors

Marc Lynch

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow, Middle East Program

Marc Lynch was a nonresident senior fellow in Carnegie’s Middle East Program where his work focuses on the politics of the Arab world.

Steven Brooke

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Marc Lynch
Former Nonresident Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
Marc Lynch
Steven Brooke
Political ReformSecurityNorth AfricaEgypt

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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