Brotherhood TV series angers Egypt Islamists focus 08/22/2010

Brotherhood TV series angers Egypt Islamists

focus 08/22/2010 CAIRO — A television series being broadcast throughout the Muslim month of Ramadan has drawn the ire of Egypt’s Islamist opposition, who view it as additional pressure ahead of a November parliamentary election. The Group focuses on the Muslim Brotherhood, one of the most influential Islamist movements in the world. Critics say the pro-government leanings of scriptwriter Waheed Hamed are blatant, and that the timing of the series, just three months before the election, is no coincidence. The son of the Brotherhood’s founder Hassan al-Banna, who was assassinated in 1949, plans to sue. His father, who founded the group in 1928, has not yet been depicted in the series, but it is not expected to be a reverent portrayal. Indeed the group, which controls a fifth of parliament in Cairo and eschews violence, is portrayed in the series as an organisation of cynical, violent Islamists. And in a departure from human rights reports that allege torture is routine in Egypt, The Group features only abuse-free prisons and courteous interrogations..... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100822com6.html

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