he recently pledged the brotherhood .
the brotherhood " envisions the establishment of a democratic , civil state that draws on universal measures of freedom and justice , with central islamic values serving all egyptians regardless of colour , creed , political trend or religion , " it said in the statement .
although officially illegal , the muslim brotherhood is regarded as one of the most organized groups in egypt .
the group has sparked great controversy in the united states , where some see it as a non - violent , islamic social welfare organization supportive of a democratic process while others call it a radical extremist group hellbent on creating a theocracy in egypt .
he is focused on the fight for democracy and human rights in egypt .
enlarge image close guy martin for the wall street journal activist moaz abdel karim in cairo after egyptian president hosni mubarak stepped down on friday amid the region 's most dramatic grassroots cairo , egypt ( cnn ) -- egypt 's banned muslim brotherhood will apply to become a political party , it announced tuesday .
it has said it does not plan to run a candidate for president when elections are held to replace hosni mubarak , who resigned on friday .
it has said it does not plan to run a candidate for president when elections are held to replace hosni mubarak , who resigned on friday .
president barack obama recently downplayed the prospect of the muslim brotherhood playing a major role in egypt , there are a whole bunch of educators and civil society in egypt