{"id":645237,"date":"2017-07-16T03:58:41","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T03:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/07\/16\/why-do-the-now-decimated-ikhwan-still-inspire-fear-in-the-middle-east\/"},"modified":"2017-07-16T03:58:41","modified_gmt":"2017-07-16T03:58:41","slug":"why-do-the-now-decimated-ikhwan-still-inspire-fear-in-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/07\/16\/why-do-the-now-decimated-ikhwan-still-inspire-fear-in-the-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do the now \u201cdecimated\u201d Ikhwan still inspire fear in the Middle East?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why do the \u201cdecimated\u201d Ikhwan still inspire so much fear in the Middle East that it gave rise to a diplomatic rift with Qatar?<\/strong> Patrick Kingsley explores the question in interviews for the New York Times<\/a> with various members of the now-banned and exiled Ikhwan, who believe that the group now \u201chas little ability to exert control over even its own members, let alone the governments of the Middle East.\u201d With a large number of Ikhwanis in prison and others in near-permanent exile, \u201cthe Brotherhood poses few practical problems for its enemies.\u201d Instead, its real danger is in the groups it has inspired, including Tunisia\u2019s Ennahda and Gaza\u2019s Hamas, both of which \u201cretain positions of prominence\u201d even though \u201cthe original Egyptian group has been crushed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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