Egypt

September 2008 | Risk Summary

Respected Muslim Brotherhood mufti Youssef al-Qaradawi has suggested that Shi'a Muslims have 'infiltrated' Muslim countries, including Egypt, Sudan, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. 'Now they have people who write in newspapers and author books', he said, adding that the situation could cause instability: 'You will get a Shiite minority demanding minority rights and clashing with the Sunni majority and here fires are lit and wars happen'. Egyptian Muslims may take al-Qaradawi's words more seriously than those of their government, but even if anti-Shi'a sentiment does rise, we do not believe there are enough members of the sect present in Egypt to

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