According to an American journalist from Washington Post, political analyst, 'Ammār ‘Alī Hassan explained to Associated Press that there are Muslim Brotherhood cells in the Azhar that are starting to become active. Hassan added that the selection of new members in the Council of Senior Scholars could provide the Brotherhood with an opportunity to gain influence inside the Azhar (Author not mentioned, al-Sabāh, Feb. 13, p. 5). Read original text in Arabic.