For those who claim Egypt will be the next Iran

[ProgressiveMuslim]

Juan Cole has some interesting commentary on that!

Why Egypt 2011 is not Iran 1979

Posted on 02/02/2011 by Juan

Alarms have been raised by those observing the popular uprising in Egypt that, while it is not itself a Muslim fundamentalist movement, the Muslim fundamentalists could take it over as it unfolds. The best-positioned group to do so is the Muslim Brotherhood. Some are even conflating the peaceful Brotherhood with radical groups such as al-Qaeda. I showed in my recent book, Engaging the Muslim World, that the Muslim Brotherhood has since the 1970s opposed the radical movements. In any case, the analogy many of these alarmists are making, explicitly or implicitly, is to Iran in 1978-79, which saw similar scenes of massive crowds in the street, demanding the departure of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, their king.

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[Sherman A1]

1. It just might be....

At least in the world of Faux News who seem to have some geography issues.....