STORY SUMMARY

At the same time, the labeling of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization is an inflammatory and dangerous move which will only further enflame the situation.

While it is evident that the Muslim Brotherhood, and affiliated groups, have been involved in some of the recent acts of violence, simply labeling the group a terrorist organization is completely unsatisfactory.

It does not address the reasons why the Brotherhood is so attractive to such a large segment of the Egyptian population – the services it can provide to a people often suffering from entrenched poverty, who have been sidelined and neglected by the state for decades.

Unless the Brotherhood is able to reflect on its own mistakes and give up violence, the situation in Egypt will only continue to get worse.

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(The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb)