Monday, February 7, 2011

The Investigative Project on Terrorism.

America and the Brotherhood

President Barack Obama on Sunday seemed to walk back his administration's previous statements acknowledging the Muslim Brotherhood should have a voice in shaping any successive Egyptian government.





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"In countries where it aspires to join the political mainstream, it renounces the use of violence locally," Johnson writes. "Hence the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt says it no longer seeks to overthrow the regime violently—although its members there think nothing of calling for Israel's destruction. In Egypt, the Brotherhood also says it wants religious courts to enforce shariah, but at times has also said that secular courts could have final say. This isn't to suggest that its moderation is just for show, but it's fair to say that the Brotherhood has only partially embraced the values of democracy and pluralism."

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Do you need reminding of this?

“Allah is our objective.
The Prophet is our leader.
Qur'an is our law.
Jihad is our way.
Dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope.”

- Hassan al-Banna (1906 – 1949), who founded the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood in 1928. This is the official slogan of the Muslim Brotherhood.