Muslim Brotherhood: Mohamed Fahmy

Mohamed Fahmy: The family of an Egyptian-Canadian journalist imprisoned in Cairo issued an urgent appeal for Ottawa's help Wednesday, as they learned the man had abruptly been charged with being a member of a terrorist group. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Fahmy was charged with using illegal equipment, broadcasting false news that endangered national security and being a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, a group Egypt's military-led government has branded a terrorist organization, his family said. Mohamed Fahmy left , the Egyptian-Canadian journalist being detained in Cairo, is shown in a handout photo.The family of an Egyptian-Canadian journalist imprisoned in Cairo expressed shock Wednesday as authorities abruptly charged the man with being part of a terrorist group. THE HO Mohamed Fahmy was among 20 employees of satellite news broadcaster Al Jazeera who were charged with several offences in what's believed to be the first time Egypt has referred journalists to trial for terrorism. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.