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.
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