ABSTRACT
Egypt's Society of Muslim Brothers is currently the largest bloc in the first parliament elected after longtime President Hosni Mubarak was deposed in February 2011. In many ways, it is an uncomfortable position for the group. Having been a banned organization between 1954 and 2011, the Muslim Brothers had grown adept at politically participating under the constant threat of a security backlash and without the assistance of international powers pressing the Egyptian government on their repression. Egypt since Mubarak's forced departure has led to the emergence of many new challenges for the Brothers as the group attempts to become more inclusive in words and deeds. Yet their current behavior and actions in part reflect their recent history under Mubarak's autocratic system.
