after the events of the arab spring, the government abandoned the brotherhood and brought its opponents closer to the salaf. but someone revealed the involvement of some predecessor leaders and cadres in purchasing academic credentials that are not worth the value of the paper they were written on, and what prompted them to commit this serious crime was the desire to cover up their feeling of inferiority, and to claim to hold high academic degrees, which were in fact stolen or issued by fake universities, and in best case unrecognized.
our colleague badr al-bahr asserts in his recent newspaper article that the actions of certain individuals amount to a crime far beyond the realm of what any ordinary citizen, let alone a woman in a swimsuit, would contemplate.
from their perspective, such actions are seen as defiance. al-bahr suggests that common sense might lead the perpetrator to repent later, yet some members of these parties brazenly perpetrate such crimes without hesitation.
al-bahr goes on to detail how, in his capacity as the head of the association for the defense of quality education, he confronted these individuals.
he mentions submitting reports to the prosecution and issuing warnings to relevant ministers in the form of official reports. eventually, their efforts bore fruit as these individuals were compelled to relinquish their fraudulent titles, especially following the enactment of legislation proposed by the association, which prohibited the use of illegitimate academic credentials.
in a somewhat satirical tone, al-bahr recounts how this charade elevated certain individuals with only intermediate education certificates to the status of supposed doctorate holders.
parties were thrown in their honor, beginning in 2011, where they celebrated their fabricated achievements amidst the blessings of many attendees.
subsequently, they assumed leadership roles in councils and began teaching religious lessons, all while being addressed with the esteemed title of “doctor.”
among the most notable impostors were a kuwaiti individual known for his lengthy prayer beads and an expatriate who frequently changed his surname. it is revealed that the organization responsible for selling these false credentials, along with many others, was prosecuted in the united states.
notably, these individuals, prior to their exposure, wielded significant influence, even participating in elections and infiltrating various government agencies; one of them was appointed by the council of ministers to head an important committee and serve on another, despite possessing forged academic degrees.
the association for the defense of quality education possesses conclusive evidence of their deception, and al-bahr urges the prime minister to scrutinize his ministers’ backgrounds, as some have played a detrimental role in empowering these charlatans. shockingly, one of the individuals who aided in elevating the fraudsters now holds a government ministerial position.
on the other hand, brother khaled al-sultan, the former president of the heritage revival society, or the salaf, stated: “the (muslim) brotherhood is the best effective islamic organization, and the majority of the others are under the cloak of the government or are infiltrators or dervishes (often meaning the salaf) and these are not trusted to deal with” with the major issues of islam, such as liberating palestine from the zionists... and that the brotherhood achieved the defeat of the entity...!