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Source: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,803500,00.html
Egypt Faces a Hardline Islamic Future
(Der Spiegel-Germany) Daniel Steinvorth - In Egypt, the Salafists' strong showing hasn't just shocked many Egyptians, but especially the country's revolutionary youth, liberals and leftists, Coptic Christians and moderate Muslims. It was, after all, the Salafists who had agitated against the Copts and boycotted the revolution, on the grounds that it was infiltrated with "whores and Zionists." And it was also the Salafists who, until now, had rejected free elections as "un-Islamic." And now they are coming into power as democrats? The members of the Al-Nour Party were not exactly known for their democratic ambitions, but rather for their close ties to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Since the establishment of the "Party of Light," more than $100 million in campaign funds have allegedly made their way from the oil-rich, Wahhabite kingdom to the banks of the Nile.