The Muslim Brotherhood - Future of Egypt

   Dr. Abdul Ruff

Part-One

As thousands of protesters, who had defied a curfew and attacks by pro-Mubarak supporters, are gathering again in the Egyptian capital Cairo to stage a "day of departure" for em-battling President Hosni Mubarak, EU leaders are preparing to meet for a one-day summit, with energy, the eurozone debt crisis and unrest in Egypt set to dominate the agenda. In Tahrir Square, the hub of protests now into their 11th day, thousands are preparing for a rally they had dubbed the "Friday of Departure."

The UN estimates that more than 300 people have died since the unrest broke out on 25 January, with about 4,000 hurt. There are many more tanks and soldiers out on the streets of second city Alexandria than before. There is an increased army presence in Tahrir Square, after days of unrest that has led to hundreds of casualties. The whole area occupied by the Mubarak supporters is pretty much controlled by the military - they have put up cordons and set up barricades and it looks like they mean business about bringing some kind of order to this process.

The attacks have drawn condemnation from Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, as well as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. A number of representatives of Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International and political activists have been arrested by military police. Tens of thousands of people remained in central Cairo after dark on Feb 03. The EU leaders are expected meet shortly and to condemn the violence erupted as pro and anti-Mubarak demonstrators clashed in Egypt and also to call for an "expeditious and orderly transition" of power. The European Commission estimates EU countries will have to spend one trillion euros on energy infrastructure over the coming decade.

One of US proposals for Mubarak is to resign immediately and hand power to a military-backed interim government under Suleiman which is unacceptable forth demonstrators, though spokesmen say: "We have discussed with the Egyptians a variety of different ways to move that process forward, but all of those decisions must be made by the Egyptian people." Suleiman was aware of the apparent campaign in recent days to intimidate the opposition, and are now wondering whether he is the right man to lead an interim government.

Following the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, recent days have seen a relative calming of the financial markets after earlier panic, but member states say concrete action must be taken to prevent further instability. Mubarak is under mounting pressure to resign, with the US now calling for an immediate transition of power. The protest organizers are demanding that he leave immediately. He says such a move would leave Egypt in chaos, but has admitted he is "fed up" with being in power and he would like to resign immediately.

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Egypt's Vice-President Omar Suleiman has appealed for calm and urged the protesters to accept Mubarak’s pledge that he will not stand for election again. The protesters remain unimpressed saying they want to put the "last nail in the regime's coffin". They have been angered further by the emergence in recent days of pro-Mubarak protestors - many suspected to be plain clothes police - who have attacked anti-government protesters.

Part-Two

The caricature oriented anti-Islamic western world want the new regime in Egypt and elsewhere to impose another corrupt and criminalized terrocracy in the name of democracy and  regime change and the their terrorist media lords are promoting anti-Islamic caricatures to threaten the Muslims people to shun Islam and Islamic governments and not to pursue sincerely Shari'a.

The Muslim Brotherhood - the largest, most popular, and most effective opposition group in Egypt - seems to be eager and able to seize power and implement sharia in true spirit. West might fear that the new regime in Cairo might impose Islamic rule in unwilling Western terror world. No. Let it  go hell led by the terror strategists and media or anywhere else.  The key strategy of the west is impose their agent the former UN employee and to see the Muslim Brotherhood will not dominate the new Egyptian political landscape.So, the political party that has been banned for 30 long years by western puppets in Cairo should be very cautious about government making and implementation of Shari'a and they should take cognizance of what happened in Afghanistan when the US puppets had done exactly they had been instructed so that NATO could "legitimately" invade Afghanistan. The anti-Islamic world would certainly take full advantage of the uncertainties the future regime creates. New Egypt should  not compromise its principles.

The CIA-Mossad Neoconservative nuts, as a usual tact to stop Islamic governance in Muslim nations, emphasize the risk of "Islamic tyranny" aptly note that the Muslim Brotherhood originated as an anti-system group dedicated to the establishment of sharia rule, but the Muslim Brotherhood group has changed over time. Founded by Hasan al-Banna in 1928, the Muslim Brotherhood has had the longest continuous existence of any contemporary Islamist group. It was initially established not as a political party but as a da'wa (religious outreach) association that aimed to cultivate pious and committed Muslims through preaching, social services, and spreading religious commitment and integrity by example. It called on Egyptians to unite to confront the forces of Zionism and imperialism and pursue economic development and social justice. The Free Officers' Movement, which seized power in Egypt in 1952, was influenced by the Brotherhood and shared many of its concerns. But the new regime headed by Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser did not support the Brotherhood's call for Shari’a rule and viewed the group as a potential rival to try to crush the organization -- interning thousands of its members in desert concentration camps and forcing others into exile or underground.

The Brotherhood leaders have learned very different lessons from their experience during the Nasser years.Beginning in 1984, the Brotherhood started running candidates in elections for the boards of Egypt's professional syndicates and for seats in parliament -- first as junior partners to legal parties and later, when electoral laws changed, as independents. 

The Brotherhood has demonstrated that it is capable of evolving over time, and the best way to strengthen its Islamic commitments is to include it in the political process, making sure there are checks and balances in place to ensure that no group can monopolize state power and that all citizens are guaranteed certain freedoms under the law. In the foreign policy domain, the Brotherhood rails against "U.S. and Zionist domination," demands the recognition of Palestinian rights, and may one day seek to revise the terms of Egypt's relationship with Israel through constitutional channels.

The Brotherhood will likely never be as supportive of U.S. and Israeli interests in the region as Mubarak was. Yet here too, the best way for the USA to minimize the risk associated with the likely increase in its power is to encourage and reward judiciousness and pragmatism. With a track record of nearly 30 years of responsible behavior (if not rhetoric) and a strong base of support, the Muslim Brotherhood has earned a place at the table in the post-Mubarak era. No democratic transition can succeed without it.

The Brotherhood predicament has altered over time. Though the Brotherhood entered the political system in order to change it, it, on the contrary, ended up being changed by the system. Leaders who were elected to professional syndicates engaged in sustained dialogue and cooperation with members of other political movements, including secular Arab nationalists. Through such interactions, Islamists and Arabists found common ground in the call for an expansion of public freedoms, democracy, and respect for human rights and the rule of law, all of which, they admitted, their movements had neglected in the past. By the early 1990s, many within the Brotherhood were demanding internal reform and monopoly of leadership which led in 1996, tot eh formation of a new political party, Hizb al-Wasat (Center Party) as increasingly frustrated with the old guard's inflexible leadership, some prominent members of the "reformist" wing broke from the Brotherhood and sought a government license to form a new political party. Also, a cross-partisan Movement for Change, known by its slogan, Kefaya (Enough) came up between 2004 and 2005.

During the past week of protests, members of these cross-partisan groups were able to quickly reactivate their networks to help form a united opposition front; they appear to be the most involved in leading Egypt's popular uprising. Its immediate priority is to ensure that President Hosni Mubarak steps down and that the era of corruption and dictatorship associated with his rule comes to an end, without attempting to seize power on its own. To achieve that, the Brotherhood, along with other opposition groups, is backing El Baradei, who work for US led  western interests would promote the military and the West, and not for Islamic way life. the Brotherhood will continue to exercise pragmatic self-restraint down the road even after forming the government. There have been people talking about marching on the presidential palace, but Brotherhood is hesitant. .

The west specifically Europe does not clarify its ambiguous positions on the rights of Muslims in their countries but insist Muslim nations clarify its ambiguous positions on the rights of women and non-Muslims, as if they are killing women and non-Muslims. The fact t= is the Muslims are being murdered by the NATO democratic terrorists in Islamic nations. Israel kills even women and children in Gaza Palestine and the Western rogues shamelessly shield the Jewish criminals. 

Part-Three

The Brotherhood would emerge as the alternative regime makers. It is not enough some Muslim parties rule the Muslim nations but they also have got the responsibility to behave like credible Islamic state.  It is not the banner of the party or color of the flag, but the effective policies that make Muslims the Muslims- the sincere, trust worthy humans. 

Mere punishment like cutting hands and legs or fingers for  crimes clearly for the global consumption alone is not Islamic way of life First the rulers must instil faith in the people to believe in true Islam, in  the positive side of Islam. The ruling dispensation must isolate the cause for crimes and undertake remedial measures like credible provisions for genuine equality - and not to expand the wealth of the rulers and promote corporate classes. The practice of small gifts to poor is a pure joke played on the less or under privileged.

Many Muslim nations have been reduced to mere puppets to pursue the US-UK agendas in the most inhuman manner. Pakistan, Iraq and Afghanistan are the living examples of how how mean and low the Muslim rulers could stoop and the anti-Islamic frame of mine of the Muslim leaders engaged to supporting and abetting the  terror operations by the NATO terror syndicates led by USA-UK terror twins. 

Emerging new Egypt obviously cannot accept Mubarakism or a constitution that does not  refer to Shari'a.An Islamic nation without Shari'a is like a Mosque without prayers and without a minaret. There is a need for pragmatism it has shown in the domestic arena to issues of foreign policy, including relations with the West. Israel will have to become a normal state. Over time, other parties -- including others with an Islamist orientation -- may provide the Brotherhood with some healthy competition.

The new rulers must be pro-people and work exclusively for the  people. Generally, the rulers in Muslim nations unleash repressive measure to cover up their deficiencies in rung the nation as secured Muslim party.  Mere punishment has been chosen by some Muslim rulers, mostly on the advice of the US led western terrocracies, to terrorize the genuine Muslims to give up their desire for Islam.

Now the question is how a "meaningful transition" to an Islamic government could be achieved that addresses the aspirations of the Egyptian people. One must wait for positive nature of the future of Egyptian people.