The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood has said that President Mubarak’s pledge to step down in three months was not enough to end the protests. According to the report:
Matt Bradley in CairoThe Muslim Brotherhood, which is working with a coalition of opposition groups, was quick to say President Mubarak’s pledge to step down months from now wasn’t enough and that the protests will continue.“No one is satisfied,” said Mohammed Morsey, a spokesman for the group. “He and his system have already failed, and the people do not want him to continue with his colleagues. He has to leave.”The Muslim Brotherhood, which is working with a coalition of opposition groups, was quick to say President Mubarak’s pledge to step down months from now wasn’t enough and that the protests will continue.“No one is satisfied,” said Mohammed Morsey, a spokesman for the group. “He and his system have already failed, and the people do not want him to continue with his colleagues. He has to leave.”
It should be noted that the Muslim Brotherhood today has become a global network and that the Egyptian mother branch is not necessarily the most important part of the movement. Sheikh Youssef Qaradawi, close to Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states, is often referred to by the GMBDW as the most important leader of the global Muslim Brotherhood, an acknowledgement of his role as the de facto spiritual leader of the movement. In 2004, Qaradawi turned down the offer to lead the Egyptian Brotherhood after the death of the Supreme Guide.
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