Egypt

Tahrir Square Got Dark Secrets

December 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Now that the elections in Egypt are over, we can look back at the symbol of the popular uprising that started that whole Arab Spring thing, Tahrir Square. While there are probably many who have fond memories of the place, a couple of women have very bad ones, starting with Lara Logan that was nearly murdered at the same place as people were celebrating the departure of the former president of Egypt.

This country is so big and its population so massive that the square in Cairo is a microcosms of it, and while some crazy fanatics try to rape and butcher a woman in one corner others celebrate what they think is the the beginning of democracy in the country. However now we see that Egypt is much closer to the raping and murdering corner than it is to a democracy and equality, not to say that all Egyptians behave like this towards women but there is a clear problem here.

So it was of no surprise that French journalist Caroline Sinz was attacked in the same way Logan was, and nearly killed on the same spot. The only conclusion Western media had to draw from this was that the current ambiance in Egypt is not one that would accept a woman in any role, and that right now it is best to be a Muslim man in this country, well played.

Blogger Aliaa Magda El Mahdy saw this coming a mile away, and protested before she could be placed in prison for all kind of religious accusations, but she did not anticipate the reaction of the crowds to her actions, very much like everyone else she thought that the radicalism is concentrated in the heart of the religious establishment, but she faced a different reality when confronted with supporters of those religious forces in Tahrir Square, where she was beaten by an angry crowd and made to leave for fear of her life.

As we wait to see how the struggle of forces in Egypt begins, with religious parties winning 65% of the votes (we got to wonder how many women voters participated in this election) it looks like the country is heading into a full blown Sharia law state, however the country faces such difficulties that it would not matter much if the ruling party would have been secular or religious, its of vital importance that someone starts making solid decisions in Egypt.

Aliaa Magda El Mahdy’s Art as a Prophecy

November 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Was the nude photos that sparked such heated debate in Egypt an act of prophecy?, probably not, but they seem like they appeared at the right moment, seconds before the Egyptian government caves under public pressure and the religious fanatics have a glorious moment of forcing the current leaders of the country to rethink the idea of a secular state.

The provocative move made by El Mahdy was the first cry in the fight for keeping Egypt a secular non religious society in which the governing body keeps it well apart from the religion that is not helping any country progress, much like in Turkey – before the current president took over everything and destroyed Ataturk’s vision of a religion free Turkey.

Those simple, black and white photos, with touches of red in them, seem so harmless that one can be easily tempted to think that they were a part of a student project, or some recreated photos from the past, however they were a wake up call to many around the world, showing just how far Egypt is on many subjects and how easily it could crash into the religious middle ages once again.

Now it seems that keeping Egypt out of religion’s hands is not going to happen, it looks like many of those early revolutionaries in Tahrir square are now living a nightmare, a very dark night is falling.

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Tahrir Again?

November 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment

With only a few days left to Parliament elections in Egypt, it seems that some are eager to show the currently army governors who is really in charge of the country. The last 3 days have seen scenes of riots and bloodshed in the now famous Tahrir square, a place once used to send Hosni Mubarak out of office is now being used to try and force constitusional changes on the parliament.

The force behind this are the religious parties of Egypt, determined not to let the army establish itself above anyone who will ran the country, a hint to what is next to come in Egypt. There is a growing sense that once in power, those religious parties will move to abolish any sign of democracy or freedom, and that they do not want anyone standing in their way when they do that.

The recent clashes between demonstrators and the police and army raise a question on the way the first Tahrir square demonstrations were dealt with a couple of months ago, it seems that no matter who has control these demonstrations get out of hand and quickly turn into very violent events.

Misunderstandings That Lead to the Truth

October 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment

The soccer team Zamalek from Egypt Cairo is one of the largest in the Middle east, it is known for its rivalry with the other club from the same city Al Wahali, and it is also starting to make a name for itself for the uncompromising haters of Jews. If soccer fans are the voice of the people than this is one sound you better listen to, because it not only means things about the future relationship between Israel and Egypt, but also about the attitude of Arabs towards Jews, not towards just Israel.

While many fans of this team create banners that pronounce their hatred of Israel with many different forms, it looks like many of them unit behind one clear message, which they take pride on, this message is “one nation for a new holocaust”, if you are thinking that this is just a juvenile act of stupidity you are wrong, because these banners are all over this huge stadium and are very much an expression of what these people think that they want. Note that it does not say “Free Palestine” or “Better Lives for Palestinians” and it makes perfect sense that it does not say this.

The Egyptian fans of this particular club are not wealthy people, they do not express their wishes for someone else better life quality, all they are interested in is a new holocaust, meaning the extermination of anyone who was born to the Jewish faith. No Israel, and no bad Jews, simply all the Jews, wherever they may be, of any color or size, age or set of beliefs, shot them in the head and through them into ovens.

This is the word that comes out of Egypt as the Norwegians put their coats on to get out to the chilly Oslo street and pick a Nobel Peace Prize winner, probably one of the people leading that glorious Arab Spring revolution, that is now fast becoming the new fascistic, racist and hate mongering mobs of Egypt.

The Egyptian Nazi Party

October 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment

The founders of the Egyptian Nazi party have come forward and did a television interview to explain who they are and what they want, it might sound a little simplistic to think that since they dubbed themselves a “Nazi” party that they would follow the general rule of Nazism that was established a long time ago in a land far, far away. However these guys say that they are not anti Jewish at all, they are also not support the idea that the Aryan race is Superior rather that it is the Egyptian race, and that the whole of the Arab race closely follows.

So not against Jews, but very much against the state of Israel (“because it puts in danger Arab ideology”), not Aryan but Arab supremacy and some blurred ideas about nationalism in that good old “hate the other” as much as possible way, however there is a twist to all of this nonsense, they are Muslim, and as Muslims it will be silly to reject a German born fair skinned blue eyed man since it is the wish of Islam to submit everyone to the law of that religion, so racism seems a little counter productive for this Nazi “light” party.

So the main motive in the rhetoric that you hear from them is mostly that they want to bring about the superiority of the Egyptian race, meaning it is not already there – but that there needs to be an effort to bring it to par with its Nazi idealism, meaning it is more of an aspiration to be a Egyptian Nazi, one that does not hate Jews at all and that has no racism but only religious segregation in mind.

Confused? me too. Oh well, maybe they are just a little shy of saying that they are pretty much like the original Nazis, only in their Egyptian-Arab formation.