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Egypt's last Islamists standing offer 'polite' opposition

Cairo: On the campaign trail ahead of Egypt's parliamentary elections, the heavily bearded leader of the ultra-conservative Nour Party praises Islam's Prophet Mohammad for cleaning up politics, and promises to do the same.

In reality, Younes Makhyoun has more pressing priorities -- surviving the fiercest crackdown on political Islam in the country of its birth.

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