As the new Egyptian parliament is formed, Duke University Islamic studies scholar Ebrahim Moosa says the ultraconservative Islamists known as the Salafis may have an important effect on the new government.Ebrahim MoosaProfessor of Religion and Islamic Studieshttp://religiondepartment.duke.edu/people?Gurl=/aas/Religion&Uil=moosa&subpage=profileVideo: http://ondemand.duke.edu/video/25865/a-new-test-of-islam-and-democrQuote"The rise of the Salafis, a group of ultra-devout Muslims whose primary commitment is to the scripture and to outlaw anything that does not comply to their ideology, was unexpected. This group will periodically outrage the Egyptian and world public with their strange claims of Islam. Whether their religious zealotry will also impact the Muslim Brotherhood and force the latter to swerve more to the religious right in order to win over the public remains to be seen."
