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Muslim Brotherhood appoints acting guide after arrest of leader

The recent arrest of acting Muslim Brotherhood leader Mahmoud Ezzat raises many questions, especially among younger members, about his potential successor and the fate of the organization in Egypt.

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Following the Aug. 28 arrest of Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood acting leader Mahmoud Ezzat (L), Ibrahim Munir (R), the secretary-general of the International Organization of the Muslim Brotherhood, has been named the Muslim Brotherhood's acting general guide. In right photo, Munir sits as he takes part in a demonstration in Istanbul, Turkey, supporting ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on July 14, 2013. Ezzat is seen in an undated photo. — (L) FACEBOOK/Egyptian Interior Ministry/ (R) OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images

CAIRO —  The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood has announced the appointment of Ibrahim Munir as the organization's new acting general guide following the Aug. 28 arrest of the group’s acting general guide.

Brotherhood spokesman Talaat Fahmy said in a televised statement, “Ibrahim Munir is the Brotherhood’s deputy general guide and is the main official in charge of managing the organization under the traditions and rules of the Brotherhood following the arrest of the acting general guide, Mahmoud Ezzat.” 

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