Les Frères musulmans et la révolution égyptienne: réalité contre fiction » Article » OWNI, Digital Journalism. Les Frères musulmans sont-ils sur le point de prendre le pouvoir en Égypte pour y imposer un régime islamique? Christopher Anzalone, universitaire spécialiste de l'islam, nuance les inquiétudes agitées en occident. Traduction d’un article de Christopher Anzalone, doctorant à l’Institut d’études islamiques de l’université McGill, Montréal, paru sur le blog de Juan Cole, Informed Comment, le 9 février 2011. Depuis le début des protestations populaires égyptiennes contre le gouvernement autocratique dirigé par le président vieillissant Hosni Moubarak et son nouveau vice-président, Omar Suleiman, l’attention s’est souvent portée sur les Frères musulmans d’Égypte (al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun).
Déclarer qu’Al-Qaida serait une émanation de la Confrérie est la plus importante des énormités prononcées. Ce qu’on oublie souvent c’est que ces individus ont quitté la Confrérie après que celle-ci ait rejeté la violence comme moyen d’arriver à ses fins. >> photos flickr CC Asim Bhawarni. En Egypte, les Frères musulmans contestent sans effrayer » Article » OWNI, Digital Journalism. En Egypte, les Frères Musulmans ne sont pas en pointe dans la contestation du pouvoir. Et ils ne font pas vraiment peur à l'homme de la rue. Il y a un peu plus d’une semaine, un des révolutionnaires de Tahrir portait mon attention sur les slogans qui demandaient un gouvernement séculaire. Si l’Occident entretient sa propre peur du vide, me disait-il, c’est parce que Moubarak a réussi à l’effrayer avec le point d’interrogation de ce qui viendra après lui.
C’est évidemment aux Frères musulmans qu’il faisait référence, affirmant que ceux-ci gonflaient volontairement les chiffres de leur effectif, tout comme Moubarak : eux pour prétendre avoir joué un grand rôle dans un soulèvement réussi, lui pour chercher des soutiens dans sa répression. Ici, à Tahrir, on me disait que l’Egypte serait davantage comme une nouvelle Turquie que comme un autre Iran. Les positions des Frères musulmans dans ce soulèvement étaient parfois assez confuses. >> photos flickr CC rana ossama ; kodak agfa.
Ideology shadows fight to rule the new Egypt. By Oren Dorell, USA TODAY Updated 2/14/2011 9:11:36 AM | CAIRO — Ali Abdel Fattah, spokesman for the long-banned Muslim Brotherhood, sat at a laminate table in his office in South Cairo, answering phone calls, chattering in Arabic at aides in dark suits and discussing plans for Egypt under democratic rule. By Nadia Shira Cohen for USA TODAY By Nadia Shira Cohen for USA TODAY In the scramble for power among groups of various political identity after last week's ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, the Brotherhood — an Islamist group that has held as many as 20% of the seats in Egypt's parliament in recent years — is vowing to increase its influence on daily life in Egypt. The Brotherhood would seek "the preservation of honor" by stoning adulterers, punishing gays, requiring Muslim women to cover their heads and shoulders in public and killing Muslims who leave their faith, said Abdel Fattah, whose forehead bore the calluses of those who prostrate themselves five times a day in prayer.
Les Frères musulmans vus d’Egypte » Article » OWNI, Digital Journalism. Tandis que l'Occident s'alarme face au danger de l'islamisme en Egypte, une française musulmane du Caire s'étonne de la surmédiatisation des Frères musulmans. L’Égypte fait son grand nettoyage du siècle et l’Occident tremble. Visiblement, ces tremblements n’atteignent pas uniquement les plateaux télé et les éditos des éditocrates comme en témoignent, les appels et les mails que j’ai reçus. « Et les Frères Musulmans : t’as pas peur qu’ils prennent le pouvoir ? ». Apparemment, certains craindraient qu’une fois au pouvoir, les Frères Musulmans s’empresseraient d’attaquer l’Europe.
Huntington est mort en 2008, mais sa théorie grotesque du « Choc des Civilisations » continue à alimenter les pires fantasmes. Voici quelques réflexions sur ce thème qui, je l’espère, désamorceront les inquiétudes. Des prières dans les rues, et alors ?! Je me suis laissée entendre dire que les prières massives sur Tahrir auraient éveillé de bien terribles frayeurs chez mes concitoyens. Une force politique ? It's not the Muslim Brotherhood, stupid. While we watch the still uncertain outcome of Cairo's unrest, I want to comment on the fear being articulated in parts of the media, but also internationally, that we might be witnessing the birth of an Islamic republic of Egypt.
This is nonsense, and here are the reasons why. First, the protests were not begun, nor have they been led by, Egypt's largest and best organised opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan al-Muslimoon). Indeed, when the protests were first called for, the Brotherhood was equivocating about getting involved. That it did subsequently back the protests after a couple of days reflected its own assessment of how serious the situation was. Critics of my view might point to the fact that the Iranian revolution was also not initially led by the Islamists who subsequently seized power, but Egypt in 2011 is NOT Iran in 1979.
The Muslim Brotherhood knows there are fears both inside and outside Egypt about what it is planning. Photo by Flikr user Erik. Egypt's Islamist Riddle. Why We Shouldn't Fear the Muslim Brotherhood. If you were watching Fox on Monday, you'd be forgiven for thinking that Egypt was on the verge of being taken over by a pack of terrorists. Anchor Steve Doocy characterized the Muslim Brotherhood this morning as "the godfather of al-Qaida. " And several potential Republican presidential hopefuls have cited worries about the Muslim Brotherhood as a reason for the United States to continue to support the authoritarian regime of Hosni Mubarak. To get some hard facts and context about the controversial Islamic movement, we spoke with Nathan Brown, a political science professor at George Washington University and director of its Institute for Middle East Studies, who has written extensively on the Muslim Brotherhood.
What follows is a transcript of our conversation, edited for length and clarity. Can you give a rundown of the history of the group and where it came from? The group was founded in 1928. What role do they play day-to-day? Well, they certainly take their Islam seriously. The Spectre of the Muslim Brotherhood. Egyptian protests: Should we fear the Muslim Brotherhood? - By Shadi Hamid. Now that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's regime may soon come to an end, Americans are asking what might take its place.
A prime candidate is the Muslim Brotherhood, or so it seems. The Brotherhood is the largest organized opposition group in Egypt, with hundreds of thousands of members and supporters. In official Washington, the name of the Muslim Brotherhood conjures up fears of another Iran. Already, Western policymakers and analysts have sounded warnings about anti-democratic forces taking over the revolution. Once again, the United States finds itself torn between interests and ideals—and between democracy and its outcomes. While there are legitimate concerns about the group's positions on both domestic and foreign policy, the Brotherhood of today is not the Brotherhood of yesterday.
The Brotherhood, to be sure, is not a force for liberalism, nor is it likely to become so anytime soon. Of course, democracy is messy, and nothing is guaranteed. Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood: A force to be feared? Muslim Brotherhood: Force to be feared? Some Western leaders fear the Muslim Brotherhood is waiting to seize powerEgyptian analyst Mustafa Abulhimal says this isn't their revolutionOpposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei is willing to work with them, he says Editor's Note: Follow live blogging on "This Just In" and the latest tweets from CNN correspondents.
Send your video, images to CNN iReport. (CNN) -- The scenes in Egypt have been dramatic, as thousands turn out onto the streets demanding that President Hosni Mubarak resign after 30 years in power. Few images have been more powerful than those of demonstrators dropping to the ground to pray in the face of security forces. "You don't just have a government and a movement for democracy," former British Prime Minister Tony Blair cautioned on Monday. Former Israeli diplomat Eli Avidar argues that elections put the militant Islamist Hamas movement in power in Gaza.
Protesters camp out in Cairo Egypt facing food shortages "President (George W.) Egypt: Tariq Ramadan & Slavoj Zizek - Riz Khan. The surest alternative to Islamic fundamentalism is democracy. Fighting fundamentalism with repression has failed spectacularly in its own terms I once read a mildly funny book called “Yes, but is it good for the Jews?” It was a prolonged in-joke, a reference to the way in which almost anything can be reckoned on a scale of Judaeophilia (Eurovision Song Contest good, Desperate Housewives bad; Scarlett Johanssen good, Joaquin Phoenix bad, etc).
The early consensus seems to be that the democratic unrest in Egypt is Not Good for the Jews: that a sudden change of regime could threaten Egypt’s correct, if hardly affectionate, relationship with Israel. By an extension of the same reasoning, Arab revolts are deemed to be Not Good for the West. Hosni Mubarak, runs the argument, is our son-of-a-bitch; the Muslim Brotherhood is altogether more sinister. There is, however, an alternative argument, which holds that democratic reform in the Middle East is a belated vindication of the neo-con project.
I have no idea who is right. What Does the Muslim Brotherhood Want?