THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD:
In Egypt
Hassan al-Banna founded the Muslim Brotherhood in the city of Ismailia in March 1928 along with six workers of the Suez Canal Company. It began as a religious, political, and social movement with the credo, “Allah is our objective; the Quran is our constitution, the Prophet is our leader; Jihad is our way; and death for the sake of Allah is the highest of our aspirations.” Al-Banna called for the return to an original Islam and followed Islamic reformers like Muhammad Abduh and Rashid Rida. According to him, contemporary Islam had lost its social dominance, because most Muslims had been corrupted by Western influences. Sharia law based on the Qur'an and the Sunnah were seen as laws passed down by Allah that should be applied to all parts of life, including the organization of the government and the handling of everyday problemsAND THE LIST OF CRIMES GOES ON:
The following link has a dual purpose. The Muslim Brotherhood is indeed banned in Egypt and yet so many of them were elected to the Egyptian Parliament
The protesters in Egypt are the young. When all of the flurry is over, if Mubarak is ostracized it will be the Muslim Brotherhood who will gain control of Egypt, and put an end to the treaty between Egypt and Israel, and being in control of the Suez Canal will have a stranglehold on the United States.
Hamas is joining the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt
From and idea put forth by Frank Gaffney, I recently wrote a blog entitled:
This thing with Egypt is just another page in the drama
REMEMBER OBAMA'S CAIRO SPEECH?
REMEMBER OBAMA'S CAIRO SPEECH?
The Muslim Brotherhood (terrorists) Invited To Obama Speech
"Brotherhood" Invited To Obama Speech By U.S.
The Atlantic
A sign that the Obama administration is willing to publicly challenge Egypt's commitment to parliamentary democracy:Various Middle Eastern news sources report that the administration insisted that at least 10 members of the Muslim Brotherhood, the country's chief opposition party, be allowed to attend his speech in Cairo on Thursday.
The brotherhood is a Salafist/ Islamist party with branches in many countries, and it does not have a reputation for liberalism and has supported violent campaigns against Israel (and Egypt's own government).
It has deep roots in the region and traces its intellectual lineage to Sayyid Qutb, a top American-educated Islamic intellectual who was executed -- or martyred -- by the Egyptian government in 1966.
The Brotherhood has direct links with Sunni groups like Hamas in the Palestinian territories.
Its standing in Egypt has suffered as of late because of a crackdown by the Egyptian government and a growing frustration that it is too conservative (anti-women's rights, the whole gamut) for a modern Middle East. Still, it's the largest Sunni opposition party in the world, and it's clear that the Obama administration wants to engage the Sunnis -- even the less moderate Sunnis -- in his "Mutual Respect" tour. Hoping to tamp down criticism that by speaking in Egypt, Obama is giving legitimacy to Hosni Mubarak's quasi-dictatorship, the administration also invited leading human rights activists to the speech.
When is the name Barrack Hussein Obama going to be listed as a co-conspirator against this nation? Everyone knows that he supports the Muslim Brotherhood. He should be arrested for crimes against our nation.
An election for President and Commander in Chief of the Military must strive to be above reproach. Our public institutions must give the public confidence that a presidential candidate has complied with the election process that is prescribed by our Constitution and laws. It is only after a presidential candidate satisfies the rules of such a process that he/she can expect members of the public, regardless of their party affiliations, to give him/her the respect that the Office of President so much deserves.
Muslim Brotherhood is not Taliban and Egyptians are not idiots like Pakistanis. Egyptian Army does not have any inferiority complex over any of its neighbours as Pak military suffes. It is unwise for the American President to be silent. If he speaks up he will lose only the friendship of Mr. Mubarak, Egypt is more important than individuals. The restrained Army's conduct shows they cannot be taken for a ride by Muslim Brotherhood. The world should ask Mubarak to announce a general election in 4 months and also about his stepping down.
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