We tried to tell you. Meanwhile, arms shipments from the U.S. to Egypt are continuing. “Muslim Brotherhood: Egypt-Israel peace treaty needs to be reviewed,” from Deutsche Press Agentur, December 9: Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said that the country’s peace treaty with Israel needs re-evaluation by the country’s new parliament, in press remarks by a senior member […]
Egypt’s Salafist al-Nour party calls democracy “heresy” at rally
The ends justify the means, and that is what democracy is here: not the goal, but the means. For now, it is the path of least resistance to attaining power. They have gotten up to 30% of the vote, depending on the report. A democracy is only as good as the values that inform its […]
What could go wrong? U.S. is still allowing arms shipments to Egypt
Wouldn’t it be prudent to wait and see what we’re getting before continuing business as before? Amnesty International has its own reasons for objecting in the report below, and there are only many more reasons than those, including the future foreign policy of the country, its potential relations with groups like Hamas, the fate of […]
Egypt: Salafist fatwa says women can’t wear high heels outside the house
These are the guys who got up to 30 percent of the vote, depending on estimates. A democracy is only as good as the values that inform its participants. “Egyptian Salafi clerics issue spat of controversial fatwas,” from Al-Arabiya, December 6: The recent emergence of the hardline Salafi trend in Egypt after the January 25 […]
Egypt: Salafi “youths” say Sharia “appreciates” Christians like nothing else
Insofar as Sharia has been formally and informally enforced on Egypt’s Christians, it has been beyond deplorable. How could more of it be an improvement? Oh, but they would do it “right,” and this time would be “different.” Sharia never works as advertised, but it does work as it was designed — to dominate and […]
Fearful of rise of Islamic supremacists in Egypt, Israelis see disaster looming
I tried to tell you. Say, anybody heard from Terry Glavin lately? “Fearful of Egypt’s Islamist surge, Israelis see mainly disaster in the Arab world’s elections,” from the Associated Press, December 4: JERUSALEM “” For Israelis, the Islamist election surge in Egypt is depressing confirmation of a deeply primal fear: An inhospitable region is becoming […]
Hilarious: Spokesman for Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s political party says it “is not interested in imposing Islamic values on Egypt”
The Muslim Brotherhood’s motto is: Allah is our objective. The Prophet is our leader. The Qur’an is our law. Jihad is our way. Dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope. And while the Ikhwan railed against corruption in Mubarak’s regime, it has not only shown its own propensity for corruption through vote […]
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood on allegations of vote buying and fraud: Shut up
Oh, this bodes well for impartial and transparent governance in the New Egypt. Of course, the Ikhwan has gained popularity by railing against corruption under Mubarak. It is easy to criticize the other guy’s corruption and cronyism. But the Brotherhood has already shown its own propensity toward corruption, both in vote buying and other election […]
Egypt: Salafist candidate denounces Egyptian Nobel Prize winner’s work as “inciting promiscuity, prostitution and atheism”
And they wonder why their assurances are met with skepticism. Remember that this is the group that has won upwards of 20% of the vote so far, and will have a role, along with the Muslim Brotherhood, in writing Egypt’s next constitution. We tried to tell you. There will undoubtedly be more hollow assurances about […]
Egypt’s Salafists set out plans for Sharia: “In the land of Islam, I can’t let people decide what is permissible or what is prohibited”
Attempted charm offensives aside, it’s back to business as usual. The Muslim Brotherhood is still the proverbial 800-pound gorilla in Egyptian politics, but the Salafists’ unexpectedly strong performance in the election (weren’t they supposed to be a Tiny Minority of Extremists?) sheds new light on the ideological orientation of the electorate. A democracy is only […]