Dissolving the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria: Right Idea, Wrong Time - The Syrian Observer

Dissolving the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria: Right Idea, Wrong Time - The Syrian Observer

A recent article by Dr. Ahmed Muwaffaq Zaidan on Al Jazeera, urging the dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria, has stirred debate. Some welcomed the idea as a way to move beyond a long-burdensome legacy; others saw it as a worrying signal of exclusion at a moment that calls for unity. A Legacy of Conflict Founded in the 1940s, the Brotherhood once played a major role in Syrian politics, particularly in Hama, Aleppo, and Damascus. Its co…