MUBARAK STEPS DOWN !
Never in my life did I believe this day would come, a stalwart of tyranny came crashing down today - President Hosni Mubarak bowed to the will of the people and resigned. This gives me great hope for the future of the Muslim world, hopefully democracy will follow in all of these surrounding countries.
Though there are a few complications that were brought about by his resignation - such as the fact that they cannot change the constitution that heavily favors the government - I think all these issues will be resolved. God willing, Egypt will become a beacon for democracy in the Arab world in the manner Bush hoped Iraq to be. I am a Muslim and strongly believe that Islam, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law are very compatible. I just hope that the rest of the Muslim world embraces that truth.
Without a doubt, this is the happiest day in my life so far. I have hope for a region that I love so much, but have seen oppressed for far too long.







Finally been waiting for him
Finally been waiting for him to give up, lets hope that now Egypt doesn't go into chaos
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Nothing has changed yet. He
Nothing has changed yet. He has many people behind him.
I'm totally stoked about
I'm totally stoked about this. Hoping it causes a domino effect throughout the ME.
Quote: The protests have
The protests have already echoed around the Middle East, with several of the region's autocratic rulers making pre-emptive gestures of democratic reform to avert their own protest movements. The lesson many took: If it could happen in three weeks in Egypt, where Mubarak's lock on power had appeared unshakable, it could happen anywhere.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_egypt
Edmundo Braverman wrote: I'm
I'm totally stoked about this. Hoping it causes a domino effect throughout the ME.
Would love it if that happened, although that would probably mean things for us get bad in the short-term at least
loki276 wrote: Edmundo
I'm totally stoked about this. Hoping it causes a domino effect throughout the ME.
Would love it if that happened, although that would probably mean things for us get bad in the short-term at least
When you say us, do you mean us Americans ? I can't see how this could possibly be bad at all. Especially since the Muslim brotherhood is not nearly as radical as fox news would have you believe. There will be democracy, rule of law, and freedom of worship in Egypt. I say that with conviction, the people will accept nothing less; not after all the deaths, not after all that they have been through and this country was put through.
I get the feeling that a lot
I get the feeling that a lot of my friends and I will be extending our long vacation in the middle east
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Hopefully Suleiman doesn't
Hopefully Suleiman doesn't get the job. He's a bad man. Hopefully they get a young, secular, business-type that's looking to modernize the country.
arab governments must be
arab governments must be shaking in their boots
The headline should truly
The headline should truly read "Egypt is now open for Islamist militants to gain control"
with all this change in the
with all this change in the middle east soon israel will be the only country in the region that's not a democracy
IamObama wrote: The headline
The headline should truly read "Egypt is now open for Islamist militants to gain control"
That's just foolish. Are the people of Egypt religious? Yes. Does the muslim brotherhood identify strongly with Islam? Yes. Does that mean that there will be an Islamic take over of Egypt? No, obviously not. Here is why:
1. Even if we assume the Muslim brotherhood is as fundamentalist as you imply, they are not, they would not be able to impose an Islamic state in Egypt as the military would never stand for that. The military receives $ 2 billion in US aid, they aren't going to do anything that would jeopardize that. Though they military is very religious, they are also secular, the two are not mutually exclusive.
2. The Muslim brotherhood itself does not want to make an Iranian styled Islamic state. Much the same way American politicians, including our own president, claim to be guided by judeo-christian values, values that Islam shares, members of the Muslim brotherhood are also influenced by their religion, and there is nothing to be ashamed of with that. They do not want to make the state into a theocracy, but they do believe that Islamic principles can help guide their policy decisions. They themselves have stated that they would not allow any religious authority to have power over parliament, it will remain secular. The Muslim brotherhood renounced violence and, in line with true islamic tradition passed down from the prophet - a tradition that is sadly not followed in the muslim world, is seeking democratic elections. They have towed that line faithfully for 30 years, I doubt they will change. In fact, Al Qaeda and Hamas etc, hate the Muslim brotherhood because it proves them wrong. This Egyptian revolution proves them wrong. It achieved in 18 days with non-violent means what 40 years of terrorist attacks could not. Al Qaeda has lost all credibility thanks to this. The fact of the matter is, the Mubarak regime purposefully portrayed the Muslim brotherhood as some terrorist organization just to gain support from gullible westerners, this is not accurate.
For the past 30 years their most notable acts have been helping the poor through social programs - ooohh, so scary. What makes them scary is that they are not afraid to identify themselves as Muslims, that does not make them bad people. There are many principles in Islam that I hold dear as an American. Democracy and Islam are absolutely compatible. In fact, I would go further and suggest that Islam advocates it. Do a little reading and take your heads out of the gutter, Islam is not some evil concoction that some bigots may believe it to be. If Islamic principles are understood and applied correctly, something that many muslims fail to do, and almost every single muslim government also fails to do, then I think it is a tremendous force for good. I am proud to call myself a muslim and an American. I love this country every bit as much as you all do. In my purview, Islam as practiced in Saudi and like countries in not true islam at all, cultural prejudices have been fed into it and the whole thing has been unfairly blanketed as islam. Where in islam does it refuse women to drive for instance when the prophet's own wife was also his boss and drove caravans? And females rode horses? before you criticize islam, do a little research on it.
3. The Muslim brotherhood, though formidable, is just one of many players in a powerful opposition. They have accepted this and have said so themselves. To govern, they will necessarily have to collaborate with secularists, and copts. So that will temper any radicalism, radicalism that I believe does not exist.
If I had a vote, would I vote for the brotherhood? No. my personal choice would be Amr Moussa or Wael Ghonim - the face of this revolution and the "young, secular, business type" you want. The guy heads up Google's middle east marketing branch.
My friends, I guess you won't
My friends, I guess you won't be that happy if the brotherhood somehow slips his feet in some of the shoes.
no one will want freedom as
no one will want freedom as bad as this man.
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