When I see the words "Muslim Brotherhood" and "Democracy" in the same sentence I am reminded of those old oxymoron jokes: jumbo shrimp, military intelligence, student loan. The MSM is incapable of distancing these two disparate and oxymoronic words from each other, keeping the waters muddied for the reader on the true differences. Now that the MB are "sitting at the table" and giving their advice on the new Egyptian constitution, watch for more oxymorons coming from the mass media and those who claim to understand Islam and Muslims.
The name of their party, Freedom and Justice is the best oxymoron I have heard in a while.
From The Jerusalem Post Feb 23 by David E. Miller/The Media Line
But the new party, to be called Freedom and Justice, faces an uphill struggle. The Brotherhood officially remains banned in Egypt and its leaders declined to detail what its positions will be or even state with certainty whether non-Muslims will be able to hold leadership positions. Analysts say many Egyptians are suspicious of its Muslim agenda.
Yet in a recent Pew poll, over 80% of Egyptians want an Islamic government.
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Moreover, once the only significant opposition to the rule of Mubarak and his predecessors – Gamal Abd Al-Nasser and Anwar Sadat – was largely sidelined during the three weeks of protests that shook Egypt and now faces a plethora of new rivals for Egyptian votes.
"This is a major political maneuver," Gamal Abd Al-Gawad, director of Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies in Cairo, told The Media Line. "The Brotherhood is trying to establish itself as a legitimate power in society, which enjoys legal status."
The US and Israel will be carefully monitoring the Brotherhood’s success. They fear the group aims to recast Egypt is(sic) the mold of Islamic Iran, tearing up the 1979 peace treaty with Israel and opposing American interests in the region. Some analysts have questioned its fealty to democratic values and fear it will use elections to seize power.
Even that fear is not enough to address the real problem; Islamic doctrine and tenets which drive political ambitions.
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The name of their party, Freedom and Justice is the best oxymoron I have heard in a while.
From The Jerusalem Post Feb 23 by David E. Miller/The Media Line
Muslim Brotherhood sits at Egypt’s new democratic table
The Muslim Brotherhood – which had been the standard bearer of Egypt’s opposition until non-aligned protesters forced President Husni Mubarak out of office this month – is forming a political party, as it seeks to ensure it place for itself in the country’s new democratic politics.But the new party, to be called Freedom and Justice, faces an uphill struggle. The Brotherhood officially remains banned in Egypt and its leaders declined to detail what its positions will be or even state with certainty whether non-Muslims will be able to hold leadership positions. Analysts say many Egyptians are suspicious of its Muslim agenda.
Yet in a recent Pew poll, over 80% of Egyptians want an Islamic government.
RELATED:'Decision on Israeli peace treaty up to Egyptian people'
US intelligence unsure over Muslim Brotherhood agenda
Moreover, once the only significant opposition to the rule of Mubarak and his predecessors – Gamal Abd Al-Nasser and Anwar Sadat – was largely sidelined during the three weeks of protests that shook Egypt and now faces a plethora of new rivals for Egyptian votes.
"This is a major political maneuver," Gamal Abd Al-Gawad, director of Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies in Cairo, told The Media Line. "The Brotherhood is trying to establish itself as a legitimate power in society, which enjoys legal status."
The US and Israel will be carefully monitoring the Brotherhood’s success. They fear the group aims to recast Egypt is(sic) the mold of Islamic Iran, tearing up the 1979 peace treaty with Israel and opposing American interests in the region. Some analysts have questioned its fealty to democratic values and fear it will use elections to seize power.
Even that fear is not enough to address the real problem; Islamic doctrine and tenets which drive political ambitions.
Read it all
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