A street named after the founder of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Hassan al-Banna, in Nile Delta city has sparked outrage among the people.
Following a complaint submitted by the residents of Mit Ghamr, officials pledged to rename the street after a police or army martyrs.
Deputy Governor of Dakahlia Haitham El Sheikh confirmed that the name will be changed and a committee will choose the new one.
“The name will be changed as soon as a new one is chosen,” he added. The change will be introduced at all public departments and a new sign will be hung up.
Lawmakers had in October 2018 demanded that the names of Muslim Brotherhood be removed from street signs in the country.
In late 2018, the same issue had sparked crises in the Egypt Delta and Minya governorates. Governors at the time took the necessary measures to rename the streets after martyrs, in response to the people’s demands to remove the Muslim Brotherhood labels.
