Egypt’s Largest Islamist Party Elects New Leader After Months Of Infighting

In this Monday, Dec. 12, 2011 file photo, An Egyptian woman walks under electoral posters with pictures of candidates of the Salafi Al-Nour party and Arabic that reads, “Said Maghawri, and Ahmed Ibrahim,” in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt’s largest ultraconservative Islamist party, which has emerged as a potent political force in the country, elected a new leader on Wednesday after the previous head with dozens of other members broke away to form their own political group following months of infighting. <AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File>