A New President For Egypt The Muslim Brotherhood area

After years of thirst for power and seeking the big chair, the Muslim Brotherhood finally got what they desired for so long. Mohamed Morsi, an active member of The Muslim Brotherhood and the leader of the Freedom and Justice Party, became the fifth president of Egypt.

Morsi won 51.7 percent of the vote while Shafiq received 48.3. According to Al-Dostor newspaper, Morsi’s victory was a political decision, a deal with Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, the chairman of the supreme council of the armed forces of Egypt. And the victory is fake. Morsi didn’t win people’s hearts, he didn’t win the streets. After Morsi and some of his supporters promised to shed blood and burn Cairo if Shafiq won the election, Tantawi made a deal with Morsi.

I’m not concerned about whether Morsi’s victory is real or fake. What I’m afraid of is the future of my nation.

1- Women’s rights: female circumcision will be forced on girls aged between 6-12. Girls who are so young, who don’t know the damage of this barbaric surgery. In most cases it is performed by a barber not a doctor. It has caused a lot of death, little girls have bled to death.

Forcing women to wear hijab. The previous Brotherhood candidate, Abu-Ismail, said he would make all women wear hijab. And he said that women belong to the house, not in the field or in the office. I don’t know if Morsi will do that or not but it is the policy of the party.

Work and Education. There is a lot of talk that the Islamic government will prohibit women from working in the same office as men, and girls won’t be able to sit in the same classroom with boys.

2- Freedom of speech: will the new government allow freedom of speech? The Brotherhood’s history proves that they don’t accept others’ opinions.

3- Christians’ rights: for many centuries Christians and Muslims lived in peace side by side, brothers and sisters, but now I’m worried about Coptic Christians. They are Egyptians and they have the right to live and pray in their churches.

4- Tourism and the pharaohs’ legacy: tourism is a huge part of the Egyptian economy. Will Morsi allow tourism while many members in The Brotherhood are against tourism?

And the thing I’m worried most about is the pharaohs’ legacy, the pyramids and the ancient temples. Our great history might be in danger.

5- Hollywood of the East, what we call Egypt’s silver screen. Now that industry might be in danger too.

A few months ago there was a lot of talking from The Muslim Brotherhood party about fighting in a holy war to free Palestine and fight against Israel.

Morsi resigned from the membership of the Muslim Brotherhood party and from the Freedom and Justice party immediately after winning. And he also said he will honor all of Egypt’s international treaties including the peace treaty with Israel.  

Has Morsi realized that he can’t break the peace treaty with Israel and that’s why he resigned or it just another game? Is it a conspiracy? Is America really supporting the Islamists?

A million questions are in the air. Will Morsi be a good president? Will Morsi be an extremist president? No one knows and no one can predict the future and there is no way to know what the coming days have for us. Morsi is the president now. I don’t support him but I hope he proves me wrong and I hope he is a good president because the worst type of dictators are the religious ones.

I’m Muslim and I’m very proud of my religion. The Muslim Brotherhood doesn’t represent Muslims.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Morsi 

Potato Kofta

Kofta always means meat fingers and meatballs, but this is a recipe for vegetarians and potato lovers.

Serves 2

Ingredients:
1- four potatoes
2- one onion
3- one carrot
4- teaspoon of salt
5- teaspoon of black pepper
6- one egg
7- two tablespoon of milk
8- soft breadcrumbs
9- oil

Preparations:
1- boil the potatoes until they’re at least 80% done.
2- after the potatoes are done drain them, peel them and smash them until they are soft.
3- shred the onion and the carrot.
4- mix all of them very well.
5- roll it into fingers or balls.
6- beat the egg in a different bowl and add two tablespoon of milk. and salt and black pepper and mix it well.
7- put the potato fingers in the egg.
8- then put them in the breadcrumbs and cover them well.
9- fry the fingers in deep oil.
10- keep stirring until it’s done. It takes less than five minutes to be done.

Enjoy and Be Al-hana We Al-shafe

Pasta With Fried Beef

A different taste for pasta cooked with beef and vegetables.

Serves 2 people.

Ingredients:
1- 300g of beef, small cubes.
2- One onion.
3- Spicy colored pepper.
4- Few spoons of oil.
5- Half a pack of pasta 500g.
6- Three or four table spoon of tomato paste.

Preparations:

1- Grease a frying pan and place it over medium heat.
2- Slice the onion and put it the pan.
3- Stir it till the onion turns golden.
4- Add the beef cubes and stir.
5- When the beef turns brown, add the colored pepper.
6- Keep stirring till all of the ingredients have the same color.
7- Taste it. If the beef isn’t done yet, you may add some water. Once it absorbs the water, taste it again.
8- Use a different bot to boil the pasta.
9- Add the tomato paste to the beef.
10- Add a small cup of water to the beef and tomato paste and stir it.
11- When the pasta is done turn the burner off and drain the pasta.
12- Once the tomato get thicker add the boiled pasta to it and stir again.

Be Al-hana we Al-shafa

The Fall of Democracy

Yesterday was a sad day for millions of Egyptians. Yesterday democracy and justice fell and unfortunately the judge, Ahmed Rifaat, proved that justice is just a word. I couldn’t find any words to describe the feelings of anger and the disappointment of the people.

After a lot of rumors of corruption and stealing the people’s money, Mubarak and his two sons, Gamal and Alaa, were acquitted of corruption charges. And yet the judge sentenced Mubarak to life in prison for a false crime.

The crime is that Mubarak and el-Adly, the minister of the interior, “did not act to stop the killings” during 18-days of mass protests.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEjw71ePW1I

In the above speech, Mubarak promised to investigate the killing of the protesters and promised to punish the ones who are responsible for it. Mubarak also said the protesters have the right to say what they want as long as they were peaceful.

Mubarak didn’t run away, his family didn’t run away. He stayed in Egypt because he believed in justice but unfortunately he wasn’t judged by justice.
“Rifaat described Mubarak's era as "30 years of darkness" and "a darkened nightmare" that ended only when Egyptians rose up to demand change. Rifaat should have described Mubarak’s era as 30 years of peace with Israel, 30 years of achievements, 30 years of building new cities and schools and hospitals. Mubarak fought terror and ended it in Egypt. Suzan Mubarak fought for women’s rights and helped in making laws to protect women and children. I didn’t know all of those achievements were “nightmare and darkness.”

"They peacefully demanded democracy from rulers who held a tight grip on power," the judge said. And again the judge is trying to win one group of people by saying what they want to hear. The protesters in Tahrir Square weren’t peaceful; they had rocks, weapons and Molotov cocktails.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6QjFjR7h5U

June 2 -2012 a day will be remembered in history and the judge, Ahmed Rifaat, will be always remembered as the judge who sent an innocent man to jail.
http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-mubarak-sentenced-life-prison-100619336.html

Spicy Fried Beef

This recipe is very delicious and very easy. It’s a 20-minute meal.

Serves 2 people.

Ingredients:
1- 300g of beef, small cubes.
2- One onion.
3- Spicy colored pepper.
4- Few spoons of oil.

Preparations:

1- Grease a frying pan and place it over medium heat.
2- Slice the onion and put it the pan.
3- Stir it till the onion turns golden.
4- Add the beef cubes and stir.
5- When the beef turns brown, add the colored pepper.
6- Keep stirring till all of the ingredients have the same color.
7- Taste it. If the beef isn’t done yet, you may add some water. Once it absorbs the water, taste it again

Be Al-hana we Al-shafa

Why the Muslim Brotherhood And Salafi Shouldn’t be in Power

As an Egyptian and Muslim I can say that the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafi know nothing about Islam but its name only. They are using religion as a curtain to cover up their true face. They are using religion to make people who don’t know their religion well follow them, and the history of Muslim Brotherhood is known to be full of blood and hate.

Before what’s called the Arab spring in Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood didn’t have much power and we didn’t hear about Salafi before. Now, unfortunately, after Mubarak’s regime fell, they have come out seeking power and the big chair.

The majority of Egyptians don’t like the Muslim Brotherhood, but despite this they have won many seats in the parliament. Were the elections fixed? No one knows.

Here are the reasons why the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafi shouldn’t have any power over Egypt.

1- The pyramids: in the Salafi agenda (if they win the coming election) the pyramids should be destroyed and all of the ancient temples, too, because the pharaohs used to pray to their gods in the temples.

http://sy-street.net/?p=8807

When the Islamic leader Amr ibn Al-as received a message from the Christian priests asking for help and to be saved from the Roman occupation, he came to Egypt and fought the Romans and respected the old history of the nation and didn’t destroy anything. Amr ibn Al-as built a mosque next to a church and a Jewish temple to say that the different religions should live in peace and harmony.

2- Female circumcision: it was illegal in Mubarak’s regime. The Muslim Brotherhood believes girls must be circumcised so the girls don’t feel horny and have sex before marriage. There is no phrase in the holy book or any hadith said that girls should have circumcision.

3- Women’s rights: for over thirty years the former first lady Suzan Mubarak fought for women’s right and now it’s all going to fade. A Muslim Brotherhood senator, who is unfortunately a woman, Azza Al-garf, wants to cancel the law against sexual harassment, so if a guy harasses a woman he won’t get punished. In fact, she blames girls for the harassment! She blames the victims.

*In Egypt we have a law saying if a husband divorces his wife for no reason and the wife has a baby, the wife takes the apartment. Al-garf want to cancel that law, too, so if a mother who is staying home gets divorced and she has no money her ex husband can throw her in streets.

*The Al Khool law: it’s one of the best laws in Egypt, giving women the right to get divorced. Many times the husband refuses to divorce his wife and forces her to live with him against her will. If the wife goes to the court it takes years and years, so we have that Al-Khool law. If the wife doesn’t want to live with her husband, she has the right to get divorced by giving the husband back the bride price he paid. And of course Al-garf wants to cancel that law too.

Al-garf wants to repeal all of the laws that help women and she supposed to represent women.


http://www.arabtimes.com/portal/article_display.cfm?ArticleID=26885

http://www3.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=569198&SecID=303&IssueID=168


4- A woman’s place is in the home: the Muslim Brotherhood says that women shouldn’t work and women belong to the home. In Islam there is nothing against working women. The Muslim Brotherhood are confused between religion and culture.

5- The Muslim Brotherhood is anti-peace and supports violence: they support violence and killing the innocent. They support the killing of Al-Sadat, the president of peace. He was killed because he signed the Camp David peace treaty with Israel. The Muslim Brotherhood is thinking of Khalid Islambouli and the other assassins as heroes not murderers.
http://www.masrawy.com/ketabat/ArticlesDetails.aspx?AID=131167&ref=hp


6- Christians’ rights: Coptic Christians won’t have any rights if the Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate wins the election. All of the high positions will be exclusive for the brotherhood. And some Salafi burned churches before.

7- Freedom of speech: it’s only words for them. They believe in freedom of speech only for themselves. They can say anything, but they forbid people to talk freely.

8- Media and movies: Adel Emam is one of the most famous Egyptian actors. He is so popular and loved all over the Middle East. Adel Emam is facing prison now because of a movie he starred in in 1994 “The Terrorist.” It’s about a man who was fooled by a group of extremists and he became a terrorist, killing innocents without thinking. Later in the movie he realizes that the extremists are doing terror attacks for money and business and they are liars, and he realizes that he was wrong. He regrets all he has done and he wants to turn himself in to the police, but the extremists kill him first. Now, 18 years after the movie, the Muslim Brotherhood got a chance to control writers and actors in the media. They are using a law that prohibits people from depicting Islam negatively to prosecute him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rZ41gRfnbQ

Adel Emam used to speak against Mubarak’s government and he was never punished or jailed.

9- The Muslim Brotherhood’s empire: if the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate becomes president of Egypt, it will not be an Islamic country. It will be a Muslim Brotherhood empire. There will not be freedom of religion. They think Muslims who aren’t following them are infidels, so even Muslims need protection from the Muslim Brotherhood.

Around Korea part 2: Seoul lantern festival

We just got home from one of the most beautiful spots in Korea, Cheonggyecheon stream where is the lantern festival is taking place.
The lanterns are amazing and the weather was perfect.

For more information please visit the link:

http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?gotoPage=1&cid=1002416&out_service=