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Egyptian Authors Speak Out: Muslim Brotherhood Means ‘No Hope…No Democracy’

Jan. 23, 2013 9:00pm

Egyptian Author: Muslim Brotherhood Means No Hope...No Democracy

While the consequences of speaking out against an Islamic regime are grave, two Egyptian authors have nonetheless deemed it a worthwhile risk in the name of intellectual honesty. Appearing at a recent conference in Florence, Italy, Egyptian writer Gamal Al Ghitany condemned the Muslim Brotherhood and President Mohammed Morsi for turning his country into a theocracy bent on subjugating the Egyptian people and fore eliminating any “hope” of actual democracy.

“My country is going through a difficult time. Seven months on since the Muslim Brotherhood and President Morsi took control, the situation is bleak and the future looks uncertain,” he said according to a translation provided by the news service, ANSA.

“There’s no hope for Egyptians right now — there is economic hardship and nothing is clear”, Al-Ghitany told reporters.

Al-Ghitany, who won a Sheikh Zayed Book Award in 2009 for his volume, “Ren,” also noted that “everyday life is tough for the majority of the population, not to mention unsafe” because of the lack of democracy created by the Muslim Brotherhood. According to ANSA, the author fears how the Muslim Brotherhood has seized control of the press and justice system in the name of “revolution.”

“They are taking control of the press and justice, as shown by December’s siege at the High Court. This is madness. It has never happened before,” he said at the conference.

“It was done in the name of revolution, but Egyptians didn’t topple Mubarak to put another dangerous regime in his place.” He added that there are no leaders on the horizon to oust the Brotherhood and that rallies and protests only beget violence.

“This is because there is no democracy and the Muslim Brotherhood are clinging to power and intend to stay there forever.” he said.

“They are trying to destroy an Egyptian state which is more than two centuries old in order to create another.”

Egyptian Author: Muslim Brotherhood Means No Hope...No Democracy

Abdel Latif El-Menawy. Photo source: al-Arabiya

But al-Ghitany is not the only Egyptian speaking out against Morsi and the Brotherhood. Another prominent Egyptian author made some rather bold statements concerning Morsi’s anti-Semitic comments, saying that they revealed the Brotherhood leaders’ true nature, and were not, as the Egyptian president claimed, “taken out of context.”

In a January 21 column for al-Aribya English titled, ”Mursi Needs To Admit His Real Stance From Zionists,” journalist Abd al-Latif al-Menawy wrote that that videos the Islamist-monitoring site MEMRI released of the Egyptian president calling Israelis “bloodsuckers” and “descendants of apes and pigs” was in fact genuine — particularly because the Brotherhood leader had made those exact same comments on multiple other occasions. 

Al-Menawy noted that Morsi was not misunderstood, as he attempted to lead others to believe, because the Egyptian president had been making the same vitriolic comments about the Jewish people more than 10 years prior.

For context, Morsi stated:

“People have to condemn Zionist brutality… and we tell Palestinians that we support them and that God has chosen them to protect al-Aqsa Mosque and to defend Islam and the Arab world against the Zionist herds, the offspring of apes and pigs.”

“We are all aware that those statements were not taken out of context and that this discourse is very common among a large number of clerics and members of Islamist groups,” al-Menawy wrote pointedly.

“Apart from the remarks themselves, I am calling upon the person who made them to courageously admit either the real stance he and the Muslim Brotherhood and their followers adopt or how mistaken they had been for all those years. It should not stop at that. He also has to ask Brotherhood members and all his supporters to stop using this language if he really believes it was wrong as he said in the shy statement he issued to please the Americans, who in turn see that Mursi has so far passed all tests they gave him.”

Al-Menawy agreed with U.S. officials and believes that Morsi needs to be “judged on what he says,” adding that he believed it would be acceptable for the Brotherhood leader to “take back” his words and admit they were wrong in an effort to dissuade his followers from inciting hate for people of other religions and ethnicity.

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Comments (27)

  • Sugabee
    Posted on January 24, 2013 at 12:27pm

    One of my friends, Ahmed Meligy, who blogs for the Jerusalem Post and is a Muslim peace activist, was arrested in Alexandria on 12/30/12. He spent 3 weeks in jail, and we haven’t heard a lot from him; although he says it was hell and that he’ll be writing about it soon. Ahmed is a modern Egyptian who want to see all people- Jew, Christian, and Muslim- live peacefully. His JP article on Morsi was probably what got him arrested. Pray for his safety!

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  • heidihoneighbor
    Posted on January 24, 2013 at 10:17am

    II hope Egypt realizes that the American citizens are on their side but our dictatship and his cult have us held hostage and they are making immoral decisions in the name of our country.

    I hope Egypt does whatever they need to do to protect their country.

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  • Zipit
    Posted on January 23, 2013 at 10:49pm

    Just what did you idiots expect? With Hillary and B Hussein Obama in charge, you got what you deserved!

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  • FANGS
    Posted on January 23, 2013 at 10:23pm

    And Obama has just given Mumbarak Egypt , From Taxpayers, 20 F-15 jets and 200 tanks. Isn’t it Treason to Militarily equip Egypy when they are supporters of Hamas and That much artillary would really damage Israel. And Hamas would be tickled to do it. . How can Egypt be both friends of the United States and of Hezbula, Hamas. Is Obama and Hillary Insane????

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  • universalphilos
    Posted on January 23, 2013 at 10:19pm

    As we hear reports that the U.S. is giving Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood President, Morsi, four new F-16 jets (which some say could only be used against Israel) a prophecy spoken May 7, 1975 comes to mind: “And as Israel rose, yet did fall, yet we say unto you these words — the Second Coming, should not the Eagle [U.S.A.] spread its wings and protect [Israel], then all shall lose, all the descendents of Abraham shall lose. And the Earth shall find three thousand years of darkness, yet upon it.”
    http://www.angelfire.com/in4/aup_messiah/1975May07.audio.html

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  • CathyvanDyke
    Posted on January 23, 2013 at 10:19pm

    If these “Egyptian” authors are followers of Islam … they may hate Morsi brand of Islam but … don’t be fooled … they also hate Jew, Christians and all “infidels”. Factions of Islamic Muslims may have differences among themselves but they are all one with Sharia Law as well as the Koran’s teachings that reveal that Islam will ultimately dominate the World. Any faction will use American dollars to topple another Islamic regime but … appeasement to the enemy will be the Republic’s downfall in the end.

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  • kryptonite
    Posted on January 23, 2013 at 10:19pm

    Yep, judge him by what he says. It works for the Liar-in-Chief.

    Wait. Delete that. Hussein HAS to pretend he’s a Christian. Morsi can be as outspoken as Satan and his messenger, and it won’t make the slightest difference. He’ll still get his $1.6B in financial aid from Santa Hussein.

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    kryptonite  
  • TIMEBOMB
    Posted on January 23, 2013 at 9:48pm

    “There’s no hope for Egyptians right now — there is economic hardship and nothing is clear”, Al-Ghitany told reporters. Your Magnificent gay Marxist ruler put Morsi in power in Egypt and now the people have no hope just as we planned. I am in control in new America and now YOU have no hope as well. With the help of my MB friends I’ll establish my caliphate globally and shariah law will reign supreme,just under me of course since I’m god remember my media told you I’m god. Yes I know the MB looks a scant at gays like me but I’ll deal with them after I’ve used them to get what I want. The most important thing is destroying America and making my subjects toil for my pleasure.

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    • Caniac Steve
      Posted on January 23, 2013 at 10:11pm

      and hrepresient obamajust sold/gave them some F-16fighter jets and a bunch of our newest verson of our tanks..us 1 billion in “aide’ …odd huh ?

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    • barber2
      Posted on January 23, 2013 at 10:24pm

      Missed you. But Dear Leader, is Michele our next Dear Leader candidate for the radical Democrats ? She is female, tall, powerful, easily irritated, dedicated, angry, and ” for the first time proud” of her country when YOU, Dear Leader, were elected . Is she Dear Leader’s choice ? What about your Benghazi Beard , Hillary Clinton ? Having FINALLY testified, is she now under the Obama Bus ?!

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  • LBJDIDIT1963
    Posted on January 23, 2013 at 9:45pm

    Anything to do with this Neanderthal group is supported and planned with Obamas involvement. Bengazie, the Arab Spring, F-16′s and Tanks to Egypt, O is behind it, TREASON!

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  • LBJDIDIT1963
    Posted on January 23, 2013 at 9:41pm

    Let me be clear about the Muslim Brotherhood and the F-16′s and Tanks Obama is sending there, Obama is in bed with this group, Bengazie attack was to kidnap Ambassador and trade for Blind Shiek to Mus Brohood, it was thwarted by patriotic Navy Seals, Obama is the Muslime Brotherhood, the MB has been to the whitehouse many times, and the MB is in bed with IRAN! Make sense people?

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    • FANGS
      Posted on January 23, 2013 at 10:30pm

      That actually makes the most sence.He hasn’t even blinked at Iran. Lock & Load

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      FANGS  
  • barber2
    Posted on January 23, 2013 at 9:26pm

    ” They ( Muslim Brotherhood ) are taking control of the press and justice.” Sound familiar ? Just like the Chicago radical Democrats in America. Difference ? The Democrats have taken control of the DOJ supposedly through an election , BUT they were droned here originally by the Lefty international MEDIA which supports the Palestinians and , thus , Islam while they hate and seek to destroy capitalism – be it in Israel or America. These totally mis-guided idiots seek to destroy a viable, positive culture to enable the spread of a dysfunctional, hate filled, destructive one. Lemmings rushing ” forward” over the cliff to humanity’s oblivion. Make sense ? No. Only if you are one of those revengeful, hate-filled, dysfunctional types. America gone ? Israel gone ? Where are the females ? How could they ALLOW such to happen. Talk about a War on Women and their rights ??!! Liberal American females, WAKE UP. You are being conned BIG TIME. Ask an Afghani female…if she is brave enough to answer…

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  • civilwarcometh
    Posted on January 23, 2013 at 9:19pm

    Obama’s Muslim agenda….http://www.wnd.com/2013/01/muslim-brotherhood-group-to-connect-all-u-s-schools/

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on January 23, 2013 at 9:14pm

    And the Muslim Brotherhood are the terrorist Islamic Extremists that Obama has armed, supplied, and allied with for the destruction of Israel. How long until war comes in the Middle East and here at home with the Arab Spring entering full force?

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    Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}  
    • barber2
      Posted on January 23, 2013 at 9:37pm

      Yes. And Hillary covers wearing her symbolic green suit. And the MSM Lefty Beast ignores, covers, and enables. And the enthralled, adoring , brainwashed, Valley Girl young are texting and Face-booking. ” While America Slept.” ( well, while the aforementioned clueless Lefties slept … Can’t help but wonder what our EXTERNAL , angry, dedicated enemies are doing..)

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    • gyro
      Posted on January 23, 2013 at 10:25pm

      Snowleopard do some resurch on the new strain of Polio in cairo I think the brotherhood brought it from pakistan to tranfure to the west destroying out medical system and our unvacsinated children

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    • civilwarcometh
      Posted on January 23, 2013 at 10:38pm

      http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-8-156134-Egypt-and-polio

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on January 24, 2013 at 12:01am

      @gyro – I have heard about that, along with typhoid and other new ‘superbugs’ (for want of a better term) that are drug-resistant are on the move as well. Perfect bio-weapon, find a human fanatic willing to make the ultimate sacrifice and carry the sickness in their own bodies.

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  • gyro
    Posted on January 23, 2013 at 9:08pm

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    Al-Menawy agreed with U.S. officials and believes that Morsi needs to be “judged on what he says
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    well he sure says alot so happy 2013 usa obamas buddys are coming to town

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    gyro  

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