I don't know where you're hearing that; it's certainly not the case. They're violent Islamists who (among other things) were responsible for the assassination of Anwar Sadat. Although the majority of what they do is mostly unobjectable charitable activity (founding orphanages, providing for widows); it all just serves to build goodwill among the populace for their other, malignant activities.
Democratic Underground, of course. It’s interesting that a leftist site would be advocating for the Muslim Brotherhood. The American left’s anti-semetism is showing again. But we’re the racists.