I read with great interest the Tribune article “A rare look at secretive Brotherhood in America,” which was the latest installment of the series “Special report: Struggle for the soul of Islam.”
To be sure, the evolution of the Brotherhood since its anti-government inception under Egypt’s dictatorship to its present-day reincarnation in America as a social-service and community-development group called the Muslim American Society makes for compelling reading.
We must remember, however, that revolutionary groups throughout history cultivated momentum and attention to their cause through violent means.
Close to home, the Black Panthers were once one of the most dangerous, violent groups in America.
And yet today many of its aging leaders are respected citizens in mainstream America.
Bobby Rush comes to mind.
Similarly the Muslim American Society’s tenuous connection to Egypt’s Brotherhood should not be a dark cloud hanging over its operations.
