Mohamed Saad Katatni: 'Not a religious party'

What does the Muslim Brotherhood want for Egypt's future?

Al Jazeera
Last Modified: 26 Nov 2011 12:30

With each new step and turn Egyptians take towards a new future, one group remains at the centre: the Muslim Brotherhood. With its political work now carried out by its Freedom and Justice Party, supporters see it as the only capable alternative to move the country forward. Others are critical, even fearful, of its perceived religious agenda.

Once banned from the days of Gamal Abdel-Nasser and again under Hosni Mubarak, is it now time for the brotherhood to make a come back?

Talk to Al Jazeera speaks to Mohamed Saad Katatni, the secretary general of the Muslim Brotherhood, about the goals of the movement and its role in Egyptian politics.

This interview was recorded after violent tension involving Christian Copts, but before the most recent upheaval's on Cairo's Tahrir Square and around Egypt. It provides an insight into the agenda of the Muslim Brotherhood and its Freedom and Justice Party and a greater understanding of the direction the Muslim Brotherhood believes the country should go.

http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/talktojazeera/2011/11/2011112694418337373.html

(25:16 video and interview at link.)