International Political And Religious Rights Union Newsletter "We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors ...but they all have to learn to live in the same box." -Author Unknown Website:  Internationalpoliticalandreligiousrightsunion.weebly.com
April 12, 2011	Volume 1, Number 2
Contact Us Maher Khalil Executive Director Internationalpru@aol.com Article On Egypt	Coptic Christians fear the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt Lee Jay Walker Christians suffer persecution in Egypt The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt is clearly hoping to install an Islamic state on the rubbles of the Hosni Mubarak regime.  The mass media in the West may focus on genuine factors behind current events in Egypt and some Egyptians may speak about democracy and liberty.  However, it is abundantly clear that Islamists in the Muslim Brotherhood desire an Islamic state and given their past history and ongoing political intrigues, then it is reasonable to expect an Islamic grab for power. This raises serious questions for many in Egypt but the purpose of this article is to focus on the minority Christian community which is between eight to twelve million according to different statistics.  After all, the reality of the demise of Saddam Hussein in Iraq led to the complete marginalization and persecution of the Christian community and Christian numbers in Iraq have dropped dramatically because of constant persecution. Therefore, despite the anti-Christian nature of the Mubarak regime the Christian community is faced with “the authoritarian leader they know” against “the devil leadership” which may take power in Egypt? It is clear that the Coptic Christian community faces many genuine concerns because they suffer institutional discrimination in Egypt under Mubarak.  However, given the reality that democracy is not a flourishing concept within the majority of Muslim dominated nations then the worst must be feared.  This applies to an Islamic state under the Muslim Brotherhood whereby Islamic Sharia law is governed more tightly over Egyptian society rather than the pick and mix version under Mubarak. Eli Avidar who is a former Israeli diplomat warns about the threat of the Muslim Brotherhood.  He does this by highlighting the reality of Hamas in Gaza.  After all, the elections ushered in Hamas and clearly this organization is not interested in power sharing or a pluralistic society based on different value systems and protected by the democratic ballot box. Eli Avidar comments that “President (George W.) Bush and (Secretary of State) Condi Rice pressured the State of Israel to allow democratic elections in the Palestinian Authority and what happened was that Hamas took over and these were the first and last democratic elections.” Therefore, history may repeat itself if the Muslim Brotherhood takes over the leverages of power.  Eli Avidar is clearly worried about this because he comments that “If they go and take the leadership because of democratic elections, I believe that democracy will not continue in Egypt because the fact is, the second that they take power, they will not leave it…” It must be stated that the Iranian Revolution of 1979 ushered in an Islamic theocracy after the collapse of the Shah of Iran.  Democrats, Secularists, Marxists, Islamic socialists, socialists, and other forces, all believed that they would vie for power and that they could sideline Khomeinists and the conservative Shia clergy. However, the Iranian Revolution became an Islamic Revolution after all opposition entities were silenced and it is clear that the Muslim Brotherhood is a potent organization within the body politic of Egyptian society.  Also, given the history of the Muslim Brotherhood then it would appear to be naive to expect them to sit on the sidelines because they have been waiting a long time to install an Islamic state. Egypt, unlike Iran, does have a powerful religious minority because Coptic Christians number between eight and twelve million.  However, it is clear that Christian minorities and others have been crushed in Iraq since the American led invasion and if major persecution of Christians took place, just like in Iraq, then the world would just sit back and watch from a distance.  Therefore, the situation is very delicate for the Coptic Christian community and for all Christians in Egypt. The Muslim Brotherhood clearly support an Islamic state and Mohammed himself stated “Fight those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the latter day, nor do they prohibit what Allah and His Messenger have prohibited, nor follow the religion of truth, out of those who have been given the Book, until they pay the tax in acknowledgment of superiority and they are in a state of subjection.” (Koran 9:29) In my article called Muslims slaughter Christians in Egypt which was published in 2010, I comment that “The current situation in Egypt does not look good for Coptic Christians because the “flawed” political system under President Hosni Mubarak means state sanctioned discrimination. However, you also have the fear that radical Islamists could fill the political vacuum and this would add greatly to the woes of the embattled Christian community in Egypt.” The sad reality is that Egypt under Mubarak is an Islamic dominated society whereby you have many laws which discriminate against the Christian community.  This applies to severe restrictions on building new Christian churches; mass prejudice in family law which always supports the Muslim spouse over the Christian spouse in divorce cases; educational discrimination which marginalizes the indigenous Christian faith; persecution of apostates from Islam to Christianity; and in many other areas of life and this applies to government and so forth. However, an Egypt under the Muslim Brotherhood would be even more dangerous because the Islamization of Egypt which was done more discreetly under Anwar Sadat and Mubarak would be much more open under the Muslim Brotherhood.  Therefore, the Christian community in Egypt is faced with the reality of discrimination and persecution under the current Mubarak regime or even greater Islamization of Egypt under the Muslim Brotherhood.  It is abundantly clear, that the situation is very tense for all Egyptians but notably for Christians because they suffer death and persecution under the current prevailing conditions but these prevailing conditions may get even worse if events turn out negatively and Islamists seize power. Of course, nobody knows for sure how events will unfold and some people are optimistic that democracy and secularism may emerge victorious and that Egypt will flourish under a new leadership. If this does happen then it will be a great day for all Egyptians irrespective if they are Christian, Muslim or follow no faith. An Egypt which utilizes the richness of Coptic Christian culture alongside the best of Egyptian society would clearly unleash enormous potential.  Therefore, Muslim moderates, Christians, liberals, socialists, and others, could all witness a new powerful nation whereby opportunities are provided to all nationals. Yet the reality of Iraq and the ongoing persecution which is threatening this ancient Christian community is clear for all to see. Other religious minorities in Iraq are also suffering and the Mandaeans, Shabaks, and Yazidis, also reside in constant fear.  Therefore, all religious minorities are dwindling in Iraq because of the Islamic threat and clearly the reality of Islamic Sharia law means dhimmitude and marginalization. It is clear that the political crisis in Egypt could go many ways and this applies to a new dynamic Egypt which becomes openly democratic and pluralistic.  However, just like the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and current events in Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein; it is clear that the darkness of Islam engulfed both nations. This reality must be striking fear in the hearts of many Christians in Egypt because it is abundantly clear that the Muslim Brotherhood is a powerful force within Egyptian society.  Therefore, the current uncertainty in Egypt is a very dangerous period for the Christian community because you clearly have a political vacuum.  It is hoped that this political vacuum will be filled positively but given past history then the “Islamic shadow” may engulf the “candle of light” once more?

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	International Political And Religious Rights Union Newsletter "We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors ...but they all have to learn to live in the same box." -Author Unknown Website:  Internationalpoliticalandreligiousrightsunion.weebly.com
March 11, 2011	Volume 1, Number 1
Contact Us Maher Khalil Executive Director Internationalpru@aol.com Article On Egypt	Egyptian Green Party Speaks out on the Revolution Hon. Mr. Mohamed Awad Chief of Executive and Administration Committee of Egyptian Green Party The International Political And Religious Rights Union has asked the Hon. Mr. Mohamed Awad, Chief of Executive and Administration Committee of Egyptian Green Party. To share his vision of the future Egypt and it’s Revolution.  The Constitution, Revolution and Politics         Since the period is not short, I tried to write a lot with respect to the third element of the state in Egypt. It was supposed type in item after people completed the articles of the previous to engage in racial power and ground.  It wasn't planned when the narrative beyond the framework of the monitoring of the situation "servility" I don't think it was insurmountable monitoring across years for thousands of years of history of Egypt, but I already wrote that five years ago in thread "community and authority-3 – 1/5/2006 Chosen in a national soul-searching Egyptian relationship questionnaire as one of the three elements of the State to issue general elections in Egypt, namely the option following the recent parliamentary elections in November. But for reasons I do not wish to go into now, keeping in this article and perhaps fortunate ...I won't pretend that I was on the telephone to Egypt last month, but certainly a penny circuits dialogues of friends several months ago, which I see as discretionary personal that Egypt would be maximum pressures starting January 2011, however I do not pretend or others any political status.... in our minds what happened in Egypt ... Without going into details of what happened, climate monitoring features accompanying the January events in the following manner: First: That all political forces in Egypt and one of them without exception "and prohibited", contributed in the last five years in the entrenchment "drop" the Egyptian people from any political equation for power in Egypt, which demonstrate clear and make sure the screenplay during November parliamentary elections. II: The atmosphere before the events of 25 January, several protest events and consecutive "almost daily", although personal who were checks behind these protests and an engine with its causes intrinsic to appear, but taken together they represent the launch of elements of triangle fire political of mobilizing popular accumulated and lack of political visibility and security errors. III: Nobody turns monitoring and attention during the past five years, the foundations of Egyptian relations under international relations which find personal relations "to lead the State with the rest of the international community leaders, a substitute for" interest "the essence of political relations. IV: Nobody so far not put criticism "or" accusations to the previous administration in the country as its enormity can spite and their errors and it has stopped all at about the issue of "corruption", in spite of the fact that everyone has confirmed with the corruption and coexistence involving all levels of the Egyptian State. Fifth: To Egypt, although her first start in the Middle East peace, which is mahazit with baghadak international political, economic and moral, so that you can monitor the fulsome praise "tepid" sharply during the past five years and that the impact of declining effectiveness in peace which declined to issue stop infiltration across the border, "spending which it has also proven acute failure with Egyptian events Jan. VI: Despite the decline in effectiveness in the Middle East peace issue to their lowest levels, but this did not preclude the Egyptian administration wastmsak this role despite limited tools and vitality, which reflected negatively on obscure each role to any other party "opinion" in the same capacity to engage positively in that case, which led Mr. Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar to his "inspiration" about Egypt Which "has only one", this was as a "wakeup call" to an international outcry about approaching from "impatience" against Egyptian administration. VII: It "strange and surprising" nobody raises his attention even to comment on the newspaper Egyptian munshar said "four months ago, and Mrs. interview US President Barack Obama Adviser and their permission" ...President Obama had flirted with you "in Egypt" and now "polite", and that you now can expect a sharp change in this behavior ... "This statement, which reflects so much internal pressures being exerted on the democratic management of the White House as a result of the sense of us industry hubs extent tolerated "shameful" by President Obama the cause of democracy in many countries, including State "Allied" Egypt, because some duplicate in administration policies "offensive" to the reputation of the United States. VIII: No one pays at the height of the uprising "editing" what Arabiya channel of exclusive interview recently with Mr. Mohammed Badi Community Advisor "banned", and stating in unequivocal terms that the departure of former President Hosni Mubarak and the country's general elections, leaving the choice to come to his people to lead the country and Parliament "a hint to his chances of assumes ownership”. The dialogue coincided and event closest to surrender by European and American idea of the departure of former President Mubarak, to prepare a dialog to confirm allegations that the group "banned" is representing the most likely alternative, it wasn't that only dialogue and support for the theory of "nakida alfsaah"...Perhaps reflected the political capacity of the group "banned" in how quickly dealing with developments in this dialogue came after days of speaking to Dr. Essam Al-Eryan, a member of the community counseling office channel free from his group would nominate a member of the presidential elections and they also don't want to get a parliamentary majority. Those statements issued simultaneously and substitute clear and reiterated that the former regime but now at the stage of final agony ...?? IX: One of the most important phenomena which deserve careful monitoring and analysis, the ineffectiveness of the presence of members of the group "banned" amid "youth liberation", so that they are not left with only the "obey" slogan of youth, which disappeared with religious slogans and most notably "Islam is the solution", which reveals the true extent of political and religious groups strongly influence "amounts" are often. X:The State of political confusion and edit coincided "uprising" and had hit all party leaders without exception and regardless of their historical nomenclature "or" major or otherwise, a situation that "real" level of existing political parties, but and reveal "fallacy" of allegations of political pluralism. many of the leaders of political parties did not dare to present central youth liberation, but try them as presence Party has suffered many humiliations reached some displays of physical abuse. XI: The combination of two leaders of all political parties and leaders of the Supreme Council of the armed forces and acting power by country, and before that with Mr. Vice President, such meetings revealed the situation of low acute political visibility to all parties without exception, which does it claim to have suffered political parties previously imposed isolation and separation from the Public or fear of "brutality" of their authority, that coincided with these events "then" the people's pressure has lifted the "roof" dialogue to maximum degrees with its absolute pressure, which means that dialogue was the political visions and ideas, whatever degree of conflict with the existing political system freely and then, without any political or political speculations about accounts Power, but to national interest considerations. Than 10:That an assessment of the performance space while media channels and hunting events, hottest wasn't immune to pursue men "editing", so it wasn't difficult to monitor its compendium. Although Al-Jazeera news channel has received many follow-up, despite being many technical problems, it is highly debated in Egyptian Street "and" Arab Street, many public ones now fighting controversy  Difference between news and information among steer events, bringing difference between news that precedes the event and that inflicted directly, I was directed to events "may amount to incitement in some cases," while the second represents the notification message with information and enlightenment. XIII: No one has turned to a political conflict was "without notice" is between two wards in Egyptian authority emerged five years ago and peaked before liberation uprising. Similarly, no lead-almtsaraiin did not turn to the Egyptian Street happenings and interactions as possible impact of weighted or alienating effects of those suites, LAIA was brought to mind no-wing Prospect Street for both rejected this conflict that seemed ... months ago manifestations of public, when the streets of Cairo "propaganda" stickers to claim one of the characters as opposed to Mr. son of former President, as it also revealed how for each of these wings "structured" of its own and permeated in all State sectors and at all levels... XIV: Talk of "counter-revolution" opens the way to controversy over conflict of generations in Egypt, while a team that the idea of "counter-revolution" is a 1950s and 1960s and flourished during the era of Nasser ceased with the fall of that era and hence no longer valid for the third millennium and their time stopped at that era, we find another group belongs to a generation that finds her idea Center Degree of realism, and perhaps controversial enough for the interpretation of "attack" on State security service during the past week. XV: Limited appearance of Mr. Amr Moussa, and Mohamed ElBaradei Central youth during an uprising, "editing" but virtually revealed many "tilt" toward personal snapping Amr Moussa and revealed the capacity of men in the formed focus, however, is currently under consideration, I cannot claim to other weighting bets, though certainly battle Egyptian presidential election seemed Formed from two fronts first conservative front and second liberal “UMA may be termed popular secular of science". XVI: During the last two monthly and have seen their country protests and demonstrations and "coups" many Egyptian situation, which is a substitute of national fiction, not previously done in the history of Egypt, but the need for nature especially in peoples their viability in a long breath "and" consider objectively the concept change and sacrifices in the real sense, it doesn't mean instability. The case of popular discontent began looming, this the discontent on multiple demonstrations and protests, which seems to many Egyptians now that unjustified and then silent towards him, but to develop religious ideas incompatible race eastwards across command” signs of sectarian strife",, this does not, nor will its Egyptians will lead to severe and rapid loss of gains and quickly excreted from Pros will respond seriously, would represent a strong justification for political power to retreat from democracy and especially under the blessing of her popularity and the fact that it would be a real generator of the idea of "counter-revolution" but popular concepts ... XVII: That for the first time since the death of President Anwar Sadat, Egypt all this rebellion and discontent and protests, sit-ins and protests without a reference to Israel or to charges having something, so with his "today" fiqi Egyptian newspaper Wednesday accused a hint for the US Administration played a major role in the next Egyptian President industry "statement can be interpreted in context He served as Secretary-General of the League of Arab States ", I say to the Israeli State remained distant from the scene, although was also caught crossing Iran's navy of the Suez Canal and accompanying fears jeopardizing national territory, which still needs more careful and more time monitoring and analysis. XVIII: That at the height of the events in "uprising", the Declaration of the Nile basin countries to deduct some of Egypt's share of water, so Declaration which remains one of the outstanding issues, "" without a popular reaction to now, the burden has become a burden in addition to Mr. Nabil Elaraby current Foreign Minister and who certainly chosen by quiet diplomacy in all peace. ... If the above carries much attached to the atmosphere surrounding the uprising "editing", it is natural to wonder about the role of former President Hosni Mubarak what happened. And what is expected soon in Egypt? And what is expected for the future of Egypt? And then continue to talk the rest

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SAY NO TO MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD IN EGYPT

The Egyptian protesters are demanding religious, political freedom and economic reform.  Not a Religious fundamental system.

The Muslim Brotherhood is a fundamental Islamic group that would like to establish an Islamic Nation, their agenda is to Restore the Islamic principles, and a return to the Quran and Islamic virtue…the reform of morals, education, economic projects, and the creation of a Muslim state. Islam in their minds is the blueprint for a total modern society and presented itself as an ideological and political alternative to liberalism and communism. But what will happen to the Religious minority in Egypt, such as Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Evangelical Church of Egypt, and other religious institutions. Where then it will be a religious freedom when it is dominated by Islamic political and government extreme. 

The Egyptian protesters are demanding religious, political freedom and economic reform. Not a conflict with Israel or the west. If the Brotherhood takes control, it will support Hamas against Israel and in contradiction of the Camp David Accords.

The Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas share simply Ideology, System, Structure and the Islamic extremist agenda. 

We the INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS RIGHTS UNION would like to see a lasting peace with Israel and religious, political freedom and economic reform in Egypt.