We are with Egypt’s el-Sisi
during our presence at the jeddah conference in the darkest period of the despicable invasion of kuwait by saddam hussein and the mixing of despair with hope in our hearts and concern for the fate of our people and our beloved in kuwait, a senior state official told the bbc that he wants kuwait back even if it is scorched earth.
it was a statement that lacked civility because the official forgot that hundreds of thousands of kuwaitis were living under the yoke of occupation. i remembered this event when i saw the muslim brotherhood of egypt carrying out acts of sabotage from day one that president abdel fattah el-sisi came to power.
it is clear that the ‘brothers’ are not only willing to thwart his development plans and advancement of egypt in the area of stability (this may be their right because they are the opposition), but it is clear they are ready and seek to set fire to egypt and kill as many egyptians and foreign tourists as possible in their quest to come to power, the power that they don’t deserve.
although their party is the most organized, the wealthiest, the most disciplined and the oldest, for 90 years it has failed to provide any clear conception of how it would govern.
their leadership has never made clear their position on democracy and their party system other than promoting their founder hassan al-banna, who is known for turning his back on democracy and promoting the slogan of two swords and the word prepare (weapons) showing the ‘milestones’ of the rule.
the brotherhood has never tried to hide the negative attitude towards the followers of other religions. their guide, mohamed akef (who became famous for using the phrase ‘so what egypt’, had said during more than one meeting that he prefers a muslim malaysian president to rule egypt than an egyptian coptic president. the brotherhood has never outlined their economic plans, not because of their secrecy but because they do not exist.
they did not give their opinions on dozens of vital and dangerous issues such as birth control; because the overpopulation eats up and consumes all progress and development neither did they show their position on the important tourism facility.
it is strange and horrifying, therefore, to see a political-religious organization that has no idea or a clear program ruling the nation.
this is what we wrote and what we write now is not to pamper sisi. it is not hypocrisy as some have interpreted when i wrote my previous article. i am a supporter of president el-sisi but with some reservations for well-known reasons, but i consider his presence as a guarantee that the brotherhood will not rule egypt, and certainly not in my homeland.
the biggest danger facing egypt is not just the brotherhood. their power will fade over time unless they become a civilian party as is the case with the brotherhood of tunisia and turkey. the greatest danger is the massive annual increase in the population that already requires measures close to what happened in china in relation to birth control.
the chronic weakness of the egyptian economy is due primarily to the large population with the scarcity of resources and the small agricultural area. the population was 27 million in 1960 and has tripled since then.
without an end to the population explosion, the economic situation will not make much progress.