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January 5, 2012

Egypt's Salafis Seek Instant Sharia

Sarah Topol, Foreign Policy

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 It's the morning of the third and final round of Egypt's parliamentary elections and Ammar Fayed, an activist for the Muslim Brotherhood's political party, is nervous as hell.

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