(...)
The Muslim Brotherhood, which has played its cards cleverly so far by remaining in the background during the popular uprising, has let it be known that it will not negotiate with Suleiman.
The Brotherhood, Sooner or Later------------Several American lawmakers have called for the United States to cut or suspend its foreign aid to Egypt. That aid, as has been noted, has been a decades-long symbol of the U.S. government’s support for Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, whose years of repression are fueling these ongoing mass protests. But can the U.S. government even cut aid.?------------According to a Pew Forum survey, an overwhelming majority of those polled in Islam-dominated Egypt want those who commit adultery to be stoned, while thieves should have their hands cut off and apostates from the Mohammaden religion put to death. In addition, the survey shows that much of the Egyptian population that in recent days has rebelled against the thirty-year regime of Hosni Mubarak says that it prefers democracy to any other form of government. |
