Islamists Using Democracy to Install Oppressive Sharia Law
Once again,
we see how Western concepts, when articulated through an Islamic
framework, lead to results antithetical to the West. For instance,
“democracy” and “elections”—which in the West suggest “freedom,” “human
rights,” “liberty,” etc.—are today being used to bring sharia law, the antithesis of Western law, to power.
In this recent video,
the Muslim Brotherhood’s Dr. Safwat Hegazy, right, a popular preacher,
talks about how he yearns to see Arab nations become “like the United
States”—for them to unify into the “United Arab States.” While that may
sound like an admirable (or at least neutral) goal, bear in mind what
he is alluding to: the resurrection of a caliphate—which by nature
exists to expand, including through jihad.
Moreover, Hegazy made clear that his interest in seeing the “United
Arab States” has less to do with Arab solidarity (nationalism) and more
to do with Islamic allegiance (religion). As he gushed about how
wonderful it would be for Arab nations to unite into one bloc, the
secular and skeptical host interviewing him reluctantly agreed, “so long
as the capital is Cairo,” that is, so long as Egypt’s integrity
remains.
To this, Hegazy replied: “No, I say the capital is Jerusalem, Allah willing.”
Thus, just as that sacrosanct word “democracy” is being abused to
establish fascist rule in the Muslim world, so too is the notion of a
“United Arab States” fraught with problems—from the elimination of
Israel to the establishment of an expansionist caliphate on its remains.
Muslim Brotherhood: Only ‘Drunks, Druggies and Adulterers’ Reject Sharia
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood earlier made a few assertions that ruffled the nation’s secular and Christian populace.
At
a conference attended by some 5,000, senior Muslim Brotherhood leader,
Dr. Essam el-Erian, left, Vice President of the “Freedom and Justice”
party, the Brotherhood’s political wing, declared that “No one in
Egypt—not a Copt, a liberal, a leftist, no one—dares say they are
against Islam and the application of sharia: all say they want the Islamic sharia [applied]. And when referendum time comes, whoever says ‘we do not want sharia’ will expose their hidden intentions.”
He went on to threaten Egypt’s Supreme Council of Armed Forces with
“massacres” if it interfered in politics and Islam’s role in the
constitution and addressed the nation’s Coptic Christians as follows:
“You will never find a strong fortress for your faith and rights except
in Islam and sharia,” adding, “Our Lord has commanded us to be just, and we have learned it from Islam. We do not wish to hurt anyone…”
More to the point, his Brotherhood colleague, Sheikh Sayyid Abdul Karim, asserted: “Those who do not wish to see Islam [sharia] applied are drunks, druggies, adulterers, and brothel-owners.”
While such talk is commonplace from Egypt’s self-styled Salafists,
here is yet another indicator that the Brotherhood, which has long
mastered the art of dissembling, is beginning to feel comfortable enough
to let snippets of the truth come out.
Popular Egyptian Presidential Candidate: ‘Sharia Must be Applied’
At a recent conference, Dr. Abd al-Mun’im Abu al-Futuh, right—
one
of the most popular presidential candidates in Egypt, of the Muslim
Brotherhood’s “Freedom and Justice” party—declared that “Islam must be
upheld and sharia must be applied; nor shall we permit the
methods of the former regime—imprisoning our sons simply because they
are committed to religion [Islam] and because they go and pray at
mosques—to ever return again.”
one
of the most popular presidential candidates in Egypt, of the Muslim
Brotherhood’s “Freedom and Justice” party—declared that “Islam must be
upheld and sharia must be applied; nor shall we permit the
methods of the former regime—imprisoning our sons simply because they
are committed to religion [Islam] and because they go and pray at
mosques—to ever return again.”
To the average Western reader, this smacks of religious freedom—until
one realizes why the former regime, and all secular Arab regimes, are
wary of those Muslims “committed to religion,” who “pray at mosques”:
The more zealous they are of Islam’s teachings, the more likely they are
to espouse violence, even terror (under the banner of “jihad”),
the more likely they are to target anyone and everyone who stands in
their way, including the “near enemy” (the state, if it is secular), the
“far enemy” (the Western infidel), and everyone in between (“dhimmi” minorities such as Egypt’s Christian Copts).
Raymond Ibrahim,
a Middle East and Islam specialist, is a Shillman Fellow at the David
Horowitz Freedom Center and an Associate Fellow at the Middle East
Forum. A widely published author, he is best known for his book, The Al Qaeda Reader
. Mr. Ibrahim's dual-background—born and raised in the U.S. by
Egyptian parents —has provided him with unique advantages to
understanding of the Western and Middle Eastern mindsets.
Editor’s notes: The above news items from Arabic media were first translated by Raymond Ibrahim.
Below, note the difference in what senior Muslim Brotherhood
leader, Dr. Essam el-Erian, tells the West on this video from CNN and
what he said (above) in the Arabic media :
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