The Muslim Brotherhood's Approach towards the Process of Democracy in Egypt

Since its very establishment, the Muslim Brotherhood has had an important role in social and political developments in Egypt, a role that was intensified in recent years, following the Egyptian Revolution in January 25, 2011. After Mohammad Morsi’s victory in the presidential election, his sudden fall, and finally the dissolution of the group, the Muslim Brotherhood and its followers have been encountered with great challenges. If we consider the 25th January Revolution as an endeavor to remove dictatorship from Egypt’s political scene and Morsi’s victory in 22 June, 2012 elections as the first serious effort for the stabilization of democracy in the country, then his overthrow and the dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood with excuse of breaching democratic rules would pose some questions about the future of democracy in Egypt. Given the eighty years of the Muslim Brotherhood’s activity, the question is to what extent the group is familiar with the rules of democracy, and to what extent it has really violated such rules under Morsi, as its opponents argue.