[AlAhram] A public feud between two leaders in exile of the Moslem Brüderbund (MB) recently ended, but despite this there are divisions that still remain.Following the death of the London-based acting Supreme Guide Ibrahim Munir last year, former secretary general of the group Mahmoud Hussein, who resides in Istanbul, went on to claim the position. But the London faction of the group had already put forward another veteran figure, Salah Abdel-Haq, as acting guide.
The two factions traded accusations of dividing the group and breaching its organizational rules. But it seems the London faction is quietly reorganising itself in Egypt as well as reshuffling the International Organisation while the Hussein-led Istanbul faction is losing ground in the leadership race. Many factors have helped the UK segment of the MB to dominate, but the most important is Munir’s legacy of mending fences with the British authorities. The UK government reviewed the group a few years ago after calls by some Arab countries to designate it a terrorist organization. The review was inconclusive which reinforced the accusation of "London harbouring Lions of Islam to use them as leverage in British-Arab relations".