[{"command":"openDialog","selector":"#drupal-modal","settings":null,"data":"\u003Cdiv class=\u0022ds-1col clearfix\u0022\u003E\n\n  \n\n  \n  \u003Cp\u003EDuring the 2011 revolution that toppled Egypt\u2019s Mubarak regime, Western media found they had to explain the Muslim Brotherhood to audiences unfamiliar with the group. This created an opportunity for the Brotherhood to spin its introduction to the Western public, as Brotherhood senior official Mohammed Morsi did in an op-ed in London\u2019s \u003Cem\u003EGuardian\u003C\/em\u003E newspaper in February 2011, days before Mubarak\u2019s fall from power. The Brotherhood is \u201cat the heart of Egyptian society,\u201d Morsi wrote.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EMuhammad Mursi, \u201cThis Is Egypt\u2019s Revolution, Not Ours,\u201d \u003Cem\u003EGuardian\u003C\/em\u003E (London), February 7, 2011, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2011\/feb\/08\/egypt-revolution-muslim-brotherhood-democracy\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2011\/feb\/08\/egypt-revolution-muslim-brotherhood-democracy\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E Speaking directly to Western readers, Morsi listed the Mubarak government\u2019s crimes against the Brotherhood, painting the organization as another victim of the repressive regime, \u201cconstantly targeted by some of the most brutal government measures.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EMuhammad Mursi, \u201cThis Is Egypt\u2019s Revolution, Not Ours,\u201d \u003Cem\u003EGuardian\u003C\/em\u003E (London), February 7, 2011, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2011\/feb\/08\/egypt-revolution-muslim-brotherhood-democracy\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2011\/feb\/08\/egypt-revolution-muslim-brotherhood-democracy\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E The Brotherhood, according to Morsi, aims \u201cto remove all forms of injustice, tyranny, autocracy and dictatorship, and we call for the implementation of a democratic multiparty all-inclusive political system that excludes no one.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EMuhammad Mursi, \u201cThis Is Egypt\u2019s Revolution, Not Ours,\u201d \u003Cem\u003EGuardian\u003C\/em\u003E (London), February 7, 2011, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2011\/feb\/08\/egypt-revolution-muslim-brotherhood-democracy\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2011\/feb\/08\/egypt-revolution-muslim-brotherhood-democracy\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E Intentionally or not, the \u003Cem\u003EGuardian\u003C\/em\u003E gave the Brotherhood a platform to appeal to international audiences.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n","dialogOptions":{"minWidth":850,"resizable":true,"modal":true,"title":"Media coverage\/analysis of group"}},{"command":"doFootnotes"}]