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Liberals and secularists are furious at the decision this week by Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood to name Khairat al-Shater as its candidate next month's presidential election. Even many members and leaders of the Brotherhood itself are livid at the decision, an eleventh-hour reversal of a longstanding undertaking to stay out of the race to elect a successor to President Hosni Mubarak. Curiously enough, though, the New York Times reports that U.S. official are "untroubled and even optimistic about the Brotherhood's reversal of its pledge not to seek the presidency".
In a vignette of just how much the political landscape has changed since the days when the U.S. pinned its hopes on a Mubarak regime that imprisoned the likes of Shater, the Times reports that the Brotherhood's candidate is in regular contact with U.S. Ambassador Anne Paterson, and that U.S. officials have praised his moderation, intelligence and effectiveness. The 62-year-old millionaire financier seen as a pragmatist and modernizer, dedicated to reviving Egypt's moribund economy rather than seeking confrontation with Israel or the U.S. And, of course, the Brotherhood represents an attractive alternative in comparison to the more extreme Salafists who have emerged as the wild-card in post-Mubarak politics. The Salafist Nour party ran the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party a close second, finishing with 28% of the vote (against the FJP's 38%) in the parliamentary elections that concluded in January.
Without a Brotherhood candidate in the race, some officials fear that Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, the charismatic Salafist presidential hopeful who talks of emulating Iran's theocratic political system and of ending the peace treaty with Israel, could produce an upset -- particularly if the election goes to a head-to-head run-off between the two leading vote-getters if no candidate wins an outright majority.
An Al Ahram poll conducted before Shater entered the race gave the Salafist candidate around 22% of the vote. Another, more liberal Brotherhood figure, Abdel Moneim Abdoul Futouh -- who had been expelled from the movement when he threw his own hat in the ring -- is polling far behind Abu Ismail with around 8%, while another moderate Islamist, Mohammad Salim al-Awa had around 4%. The leading candidate in that poll, with 33%, was a secular nationalist, Mubarak's former Foreign Minister Amr Moussa (who remains popular for his legacy of publicly challenging Israeli and U.S. conduct in the Middle East, sometimes to the annoyance of his then-boss). More significant, though, is the fact that the poll also found that 58% of the electorate would prefer an Islamist candidate: If the field without Shater went to a runoff, as the numbers seemed to indicate, the Salafists would be in pole position. And that's an outcome as unpalatable to the Brotherhood as it would be to Washington and to the SCAF.
Jihad is an obligation from Allah on every Muslim and cannot be ignored nor evaded. Allah has ascribed great importance to jihad and has made the reward of the martyrs and the fighters in His way a splendid one. Only those who have acted similarly and who have modeled themselves upon the martyrs in their performance of jihad can join them in this reward. Furthermore, Allah has specifically honoured the Mujahideen {those who wage jihad} with certain exceptional qualities, both spiritual and practical, to benefit them in this world and the next. Their pure blood is a symbol of victory in this world and the mark of success and felicity in the world to come.
Those who can only find excuses, however, have been warned of extremely dreadful punishments and Allah has described them with the most unfortunate of names. He has reprimanded them for their cowardice and lack of spirit, and castigated them for their weakness and truancy. In this world, they will be surrounded by dishonour and in the next they will be surrounded by the fire from which they shall not escape though they may possess much wealth. The weaknesses of abstention and evasion of jihad are regarded by Allah as one of the major sins, and one of the seven sins that guarantee failure.
Islam is concerned with the question of jihad and the drafting and the mobilisation of the entire Umma {the global Muslim community} into one body to defend the right cause with all its strength than any other ancient or modern system of living, whether religious or civil. The verses of the Qur'an and the Sunnah of Muhammad (PBUH {Peace Be Unto Him}) are overflowing with all these noble ideals and they summon people in general (with the most eloquent expression and the clearest exposition) to jihad, to warfare, to the armed forces, and all means of land and sea fighting.
The US might not be cheering the progress of the muslim brotherhood, but obama certainly is.
What a mess post-Mubarak who was a bastard but he was our bastard. This is the founding mission of Muslim Brotherhood from 1928
Hasan Al-Banna [Founder, MB], "All Muslims Must Make Jihad"
Jihad is an obligation from Allah on every Muslim and cannot be ignored nor evaded. Allah has ascribed great importance to jihad and has made the reward of the martyrs and the fighters in His way a splendid one. Only those who have acted similarly and who have modeled themselves upon the martyrs in their performance of jihad can join them in this reward. Furthermore, Allah has specifically honoured the Mujahideen {those who wage jihad} with certain exceptional qualities, both spiritual and practical, to benefit them in this world and the next. Their pure blood is a symbol of victory in this world and the mark of success and felicity in the world to come.
Those who can only find excuses, however, have been warned of extremely dreadful punishments and Allah has described them with the most unfortunate of names. He has reprimanded them for their cowardice and lack of spirit, and castigated them for their weakness and truancy. In this world, they will be surrounded by dishonour and in the next they will be surrounded by the fire from which they shall not escape though they may possess much wealth. The weaknesses of abstention and evasion of jihad are regarded by Allah as one of the major sins, and one of the seven sins that guarantee failure.
Islam is concerned with the question of jihad and the drafting and the mobilisation of the entire Umma {the global Muslim community} into one body to defend the right cause with all its strength than any other ancient or modern system of living, whether religious or civil. The verses of the Qur'an and the Sunnah of Muhammad (PBUH {Peace Be Unto Him}) are overflowing with all these noble ideals and they summon people in general (with the most eloquent expression and the clearest exposition) to jihad, to warfare, to the armed forces, and all means of land and sea fighting.
What a mess post-Mubarak who was a bastard but he was our bastard. This is the founding mission of Muslim Brotherhood from 1928
Hasan Al-Banna [Founder, MB], "All Muslims Must Make Jihad"
Jihad is an obligation from Allah on every Muslim and cannot be ignored nor evaded. Allah has ascribed great importance to jihad and has made the reward of the martyrs and the fighters in His way a splendid one. Only those who have acted similarly and who have modeled themselves upon the martyrs in their performance of jihad can join them in this reward. Furthermore, Allah has specifically honoured the Mujahideen {those who wage jihad} with certain exceptional qualities, both spiritual and practical, to benefit them in this world and the next. Their pure blood is a symbol of victory in this world and the mark of success and felicity in the world to come.
Those who can only find excuses, however, have been warned of extremely dreadful punishments and Allah has described them with the most unfortunate of names. He has reprimanded them for their cowardice and lack of spirit, and castigated them for their weakness and truancy. In this world, they will be surrounded by dishonour and in the next they will be surrounded by the fire from which they shall not escape though they may possess much wealth. The weaknesses of abstention and evasion of jihad are regarded by Allah as one of the major sins, and one of the seven sins that guarantee failure.
Islam is concerned with the question of jihad and the drafting and the mobilisation of the entire Umma {the global Muslim community} into one body to defend the right cause with all its strength than any other ancient or modern system of living, whether religious or civil. The verses of the Qur'an and the Sunnah of Muhammad (PBUH {Peace Be Unto Him}) are overflowing with all these noble ideals and they summon people in general (with the most eloquent expression and the clearest exposition) to jihad, to warfare, to the armed forces, and all means of land and sea fighting.
I was telling people Mubarak is going to look like a pussy cat compared to the next guy who runs Egypt, wait and see.
What a mess post-Mubarak who was a bastard but he was our bastard. This is the founding mission of Muslim Brotherhood from 1928
Hasan Al-Banna [Founder, MB], "All Muslims Must Make Jihad"
I was telling people Mubarak is going to look like a pussy cat compared to the next guy who runs Egypt, wait and see.
He wore better suits, too
The US might not be cheering the progress of the muslim brotherhood, but obama certainly is.
Well from reading the article, the Salafi movement is gaining ground in Egypt. Those clowns want to build a system with Religious figures running the show like in Iran and they want to scrap all the peace treaties with Israel, the Brotherhood is basically being used as an alternative and a buffer to keep the Salafis from taking the Presidency because as it looks right now, the Egyptians want to go in a more Islamic direction, the Brotherhood are a better alternative than the Salafis.
The US might not be cheering the progress of the muslim brotherhood, but obama certainly is.
Well from reading the article, the Salafi movement is gaining ground in Egypt. Those clowns want to build a system with Religious figures running the show like in Iran and they want to scrap all the peace treaties with Israel, the Brotherhood is basically being used as an alternative and a buffer to keep the Salafis from taking the Presidency because as it looks right now, the Egyptians want to go in a more Islamic direction, the Brotherhood are a better alternative than the Salafis.
Salafists are bad news, they're the purists who interpret islimic doctrine literally, such as the mandate to commit jihad [holy warfare] against the non-muslime world in order to establish a global islimic state [caliphate] governed by islimic law [shariah] and ruled by islimc rulers.
Like this shit
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUVxxjuK-JI]Jihad: Muslims Will Conquer Rome - Islam Will Rule the World - YouTube[/ame]
Well from reading the article, the Salafi movement is gaining ground in Egypt. Those clowns want to build a system with Religious figures running the show like in Iran and they want to scrap all the peace treaties with Israel, the Brotherhood is basically being used as an alternative and a buffer to keep the Salafis from taking the Presidency because as it looks right now, the Egyptians want to go in a more Islamic direction, the Brotherhood are a better alternative than the Salafis.
Salafists are bad news, they're the purists who interpret islimic doctrine literally, such as the mandate to commit jihad [holy warfare] against the non-muslime world in order to establish a global islimic state [caliphate] governed by islimic law [shariah] and ruled by islimc rulers.
Like this shit
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUVxxjuK-JI]Jihad: Muslims Will Conquer Rome - Islam Will Rule the World - YouTube[/ame]
Yup exactly, they follow the same doctrine as the Taliban and Al Qaeda, just the fact that these guys are gaining popularity in Egypt is not a good sign.
Salafists are bad news, they're the purists who interpret islimic doctrine literally, such as the mandate to commit jihad [holy warfare] against the non-muslime world in order to establish a global islimic state [caliphate] governed by islimic law [shariah] and ruled by islimc rulers.
Like this shit
Jihad: Muslims Will Conquer Rome - Islam Will Rule the World - YouTube
Yup exactly, they follow the same doctrine as the Taliban and Al Qaeda, just the fact that these guys are gaining popularity in Egypt is not a good sign.
al Qaeda is an offshoot of Muslime Brotherhood, the parent of all islimic terrorist factions. Obama is trying to give them a makeover but he's in collusion with them.
Yup exactly, they follow the same doctrine as the Taliban and Al Qaeda, just the fact that these guys are gaining popularity in Egypt is not a good sign.
al Qaeda is an offshoot of Muslime Brotherhood, the parent of all islimic terrorist factions. Obama is trying to give them a makeover but he's in collusion with them.
Egypt is more fucked up now than it was when Mubarak was running things.
al Qaeda is an offshoot of Muslime Brotherhood, the parent of all islimic terrorist factions. Obama is trying to give them a makeover but he's in collusion with them.
Egypt is more fucked up now than it was when Mubarak was running things.
Egypt needs a good pharaoh like in the golden age of ancient Egypt. Put these Egyptian bastards to work building some more pyramids!
Egypt is more fucked up now than it was when Mubarak was running things.
Egypt needs a good pharaoh like in the golden age of ancient Egypt. Put these Egyptian bastards to work building some more pyramids!
The Egyptians currently living in Egypt have nothing to do with the Pyramids or the Pharaoh's, the people who built those were wiped out when the Arabs took over Egypt. Most Egyptians don't give a fuck about the Pyramids and would not piss on them if they were on fire, the Salafists consider them un Islamic and would probably like to blow the damn things up.
Egypt needs a good pharaoh like in the golden age of ancient Egypt. Put these Egyptian bastards to work building some more pyramids!
The Egyptians currently living in Egypt have nothing to do with the Pyramids or the Pharaoh's, the people who built those were wiped out when the Arabs took over Egypt. Most Egyptians don't give a fuck about the Pyramids and would not piss on them if they were on fire, the Salafists consider them un Islamic and would probably like to blow the damn things up.
The ancient Egyptians were Copts, not Arabs or Muslimes [Egypt = Copt]. The Arabs/Muslimes invaded Egypt many centuries after the time of ancient Egypt's greatness and Egypt has been on a steady decline ever since. No country in the world has improved since being islamized.
Egypt needs a good pharaoh like in the golden age of ancient Egypt. Put these Egyptian bastards to work building some more pyramids!
The Egyptians currently living in Egypt have nothing to do with the Pyramids or the Pharaoh's, the people who built those were wiped out when the Arabs took over Egypt. Most Egyptians don't give a fuck about the Pyramids and would not piss on them if they were on fire, the Salafists consider them un Islamic and would probably like to blow the damn things up.
The ancient Egyptians were Copts, not Arabs or Muslimes [Egypt = Copt]. The Arabs/Muslimes invaded Egypt many centuries after the time of ancient Egypt's greatness and Egypt has been on a steady decline ever since. No country in the world has improved since being islamized, not even spain which had a so-called golden age that was really based on Jewish and Christian achievements.
I was telling people Mubarak is going to look like a pussy cat compared to the next guy who runs Egypt, wait and see.
He wore better suits, too
I don't think Mubarak was that bad of a guy, I say we fly him out of Egypt, put him in Rodeo drive and give him Lakers season tickets and call it a day.
The Egyptians currently living in Egypt have nothing to do with the Pyramids or the Pharaoh's, the people who built those were wiped out when the Arabs took over Egypt. Most Egyptians don't give a fuck about the Pyramids and would not piss on them if they were on fire, the Salafists consider them un Islamic and would probably like to blow the damn things up.
The ancient Egyptians were Copts, not Arabs or Muslimes [Egypt = Copt]. The Arabs/Muslimes invaded Egypt many centuries after the time of ancient Egypt's greatness and Egypt has been on a steady decline ever since. No country in the world has improved since being islamized, not even spain which had a so-called golden age that was really based on Jewish and Christian achievements.
It was the Greeks, not any Arabs or Muslimes, who built the great library in Alexandria, the largest in the world at the time, named after the Greek conquerer Alexander the Great
He wore better suits, too
I don't think Mubarak was that bad of a guy, I say we fly him out of Egypt, put him in Rodeo drive and give him Lakers season tickets and call it a day.
What people don't realize in that neck of the woods you have to rule with a iron fist, because of all the crazies in that mixed up country. He protected the Chrisitians, did his best with the economy (the revolt was about a weak economy and its 100 fold worse now than it's ever been), kept the peace with Israel and remained a logical partner of the US!
I don't think Mubarak was that bad of a guy, I say we fly him out of Egypt, put him in Rodeo drive and give him Lakers season tickets and call it a day.
What people don't realize in that neck of the woods you have to rule with a iron fist, because of all the crazies in that mixed up country. He protected the Chrisitians, did his best with the economy (the revolt was about a weak economy and its 100 fold worse now than it's ever been), kept the peace with Israel and remained a logical partner of the US!
You are right on all counts, plus Mubarak didn't attack and invade his neighbors like Saddam, and also didn't tolerate terrorism in his country, as far as that part of the world thats about as good as your going to get, Egypt will miss Mubarak, trust me.
