Could The Muslim Brotherhood Become Radicalized?
Egyptian Islamic leader Mohamed Badie addresses the 8th General Conference of Sudanese Islamic Movement in Khartoum, in this November 15, 2012 file picture. Egyptian security forces arrested Badie, the supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, on July 4, 2013 in the northern city of Marsa Matrouh following the military overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, security sources said. The prosecutor’s office ordered his arrest earlier on the same day, along with his influential deputy Khairat el-Shater. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Files (SUDAN – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt went from pariah organization to political powerhouse, after one of its members was elected president.
Now that the group is once again sidelined, some worry Brotherhood members might try a more violent path.
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Mathew Bell who has been following the events.
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