Critics of the Washington, D.C.-based Council on American-Islamic Relations say they are not surprised that one of its former leaders is now running for president in Egypt with a pledge to implement Islamic law in the wake of the country’s revolution.
Bassem Khafagi, CAIR’s former community affairs director, declared his intentions in a speech aired on Egypt’s Al-Nas TV and translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute.
“Let me tell you, in all honesty, that as a Muslim Egyptian, I am convinced of [the need to] complete the implementation of Islamic law in Egypt,” Khafagi said.
“I do not hide this truth in any way, because it is in keeping with the inclination of the Egyptian people.”
CAIR was named by the U.S. Justice Department as an indicted co-conspirator in a major terrorist-financing scheme. Khafagi, himself, was arrested in 2003 on terror-related charges while working for CAIRMore
Please tell me why are we surprised that these people want their gov. to reflect their religious beliefs. Seems many of you on this board beg for the same.
ReplyDeleteThey need to. Just as we need to go by Christian faith basis.we are a Christian nation but for how much longer?
ReplyDeleteLet me get this straight.
ReplyDeleteUnder Mubarak, Egypt was a moderate Muslim country. Mubarak (as did Gaddafi in Libya did,) kept the extremists under wraps as not to allow their own good times to get overthrown as happened to the Shah in 1979.
Under their rule it wasn't unusual for a suspected muslim estremist/terrorist to get arrested, found guilty and executed all in the same day.
Then everyone (including alot of people in this country) stated screaming democracy democracy democracy.
Now Egypt has this-
"Let me tell you, in all honesty, that as a Muslim Egyptian, I am convinced of [the need to] complete the implementation of Islamic law in Egypt,” Khafagi said."
Sure sounds like democracy doesn't it?
Out of Obama's own mouth on Feb 2011
ReplyDelete"Egypt's transition to democracy is beginning."
It doesn't seem to me that Islamic law has a place in a democracy. I must be missing something. Can anyone explain?
1:44 We are surprised because Obama said so himself the people of Egypt wanted a democracy and we're supposed to believe him ain't we? Yep he said that, he sure did, couldn't say it enough as a matter of fact when people were questioning his stance on Mubarak. Yep he said it, sure did-democracy.
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