In an unpredicted upheaval, the Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has found itself challenged by the far-right Salafi al-Nour Party. While the Brotherhood could still be the largest party in parliament, once elections have wrapped up later this month, the Salafis have garnered around 30 percent of the vote. The implications for Egypt's post-revolutionary politics are far reaching. After touting their focus on economics and other centrist issues, the Brotherhood have been forced to recalibrate to keep the religious vote, shifting all of Egypt's political scene towards the Islamists.
Above, Mohammed Nour, the spokesman for the leading Salafi al-Nour party, during an interview at his Cairo office on Dec. 1, 2011. Hardline Salafis, forecast to become powerbrokers in Egypt's first post-uprising parliament, are seeking to allay fears in the minority Christian community of an Islamist-dominated assembly.
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