Muslim Brotherhood on the Rise in Egypt and Libya

In April, Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry said, “[M]any of the Western world’s leaders see what is happening in Egypt as good news. They fail to see the strength of Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood …. [T]hat radical, violent organization is about to get much more influence and control in Egyptian politics.”

In the same article, Mr. Flurry said Libya would also “make a severe and rapid turn into the radical Islamic camp.”

These statements represent a forecast of Egypt and Libya the Trumpet has long maintained, and recent headlines prove both predictions to have been accurate.

Poll: Egypt’s Islamist Parties Would Fair Best in Elections

On Sunday, the Jerusalem Post reported on a survey showing that Islamist parties are the most popular in Egypt. According to the unofficial poll, conducted on the social-networking website Facebook, 38 percent of Egyptians would vote for the Freedom and Justice Party, which is the Muslim Brotherhood’s political party, and the largest and best organized of all political forces in Egypt. An additional 12 percent said they would vote for the Al-Nour party, a Salafi Islamist party.

The poll, which had surveyed 38,071 Facebook users at the time the Post’s article was published, indicated that secular and liberal parties are the least popular in Egypt. The most popular secular party was projected to receive only 2 percent of votes.

Many in the West hoped to see Egypt become a bastion of peace and democracy. But that is not what the people of Egypt want.

Muslim Brotherhood Goes Public in Libya

After being outlawed in Libya for decades, the Muslim Brotherhood conducted its first public meeting on Libyan soil last Thursday, and called for a sweeping national reconstruction effort.

Reuters reported on the landmark conference, saying, “As Libya emerges from a bloody civil war, many observers believe the next elections could pit religious political groups against secular parties, with better-organized Islamists such as the Brotherhood having a tactical advantage” (emphasis added). At the summit, Islamist leaders said they were anxious to demonstrate to the Libyan public that there is nothing sinister about Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and its offshoot groups, and called for other parties to rally behind them.

The Brotherhood is the most popular and best-organized political force in both Egypt and Libya, and its power in both nations is poised to rapidly increase. To understand the significance of radical Islam’s mounting power, read “Egypt and Libya to Join Iran’s Terror Network.”