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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110626/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt
New Cracks Form in Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood
(AP) Maggie Michael - The new political openness in post-revolutionary Egypt is taking a toll on the Muslim Brotherhood. Several factions - most recently several young members - have already broken away to form new parties to rival the Brotherhood's main Freedom and Justice Party. The latest breakaway party is spearheaded by members of the Brotherhood's so-called "reformist" camp, which announced Sunday they were forming a separate bloc called al-Riyada, Arabic for "The Pioneers."