The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood suffered from major crackdowns for over a half-century — today the group is celebrating. Essam al-Arian, spokesman and top leader of the political organization, says that when he heard the historic news that President Mubarak had stepped down, he praised God and gave praise to all Egyptians for felling the "tyrant." "All are now invited to start a dialogue about the future," he tells Robert Siegel. He anticipates that a transition from a military government to a democracy will take a few months — not the year which Mohamed ElBaradei suggested. As for the military, Arian has full confidence that the Egyptian military will listen to the people.
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Al-Arian: Brotherhood will Continue on its Way toward Free Elections Despite Government RepressionDr Essam Al-Arian, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood Executive Bureau, has stressed that the Muslim Brotherhood is facing an unprecedented police crackdown that appears certain to weaken the political standing of the nation's largest opposition group in Sunday's parliamentary elections.
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