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Sister doing it for herself

Among the 150 candidates the Muslim Brotherhood is fielding in the forthcoming parliamentary elections, one stands out. Makarem Al Deiri, a 55-year-old professor of Arabic literature at Al Azhar University, is running in the affluent Cairo district of Nasr City. Although the Brotherhood has a solid presence there, Al Deiri is unusual: she is a Muslim sister...