Our regime has failed in many things , it has failed to sustain a good economic life to its citizens, it has failed to win the admiration and the respect of the world and it has failed to keep Egypt's leadership in the region , I will not speak about democracy because having or achieving democratic life in Egypt was not and is not from the priorities of the regime ; simply because having a real democratic life means the end of this regime.
Still Our regime succeeded in one thing and is trying to succeed in another thing , in fact it is in the way to do.
The first thing is to kill our present.
The second thing is trying to kill our future , the future of this country and the future of our kids.
I do not need to speak about its huge success to kill our present, from following this blog you can understand what I am speaking about , our economy is destroyed , our health is destroyed , our history is destroyed and our land is destroyed , what can I say more
I know that Egypt and Egyptians has been through even worse than these days , our history is too long , if not the longest on this earth
But it is not about our present ,but our future.
This regime is planning for the future , for our future ,for Kids future and let me tell you it is not a bright future.
We are being sold and our children are sold
This regime sold us to ensure its durability
Thursday, June 19, 2008
To kill a future
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Your ignorance is beyond horrifying. Egypt isn't even close to being one of the oldest civilizations in the world. The Coptic (pre-Christian) Egyptians weren't even the world's first monotheists; the Zoroastrians were. The Chinese, the Zoroastrian Persians, and Sanskit Indians predate you guys by thousands of years, the Chinese by 6000+. Also, you blame all these problems on "the regime." Look around. You're a Muslim country with no oil. This is your destiny. Ditch the Islam and everything will improve. Lose the misogyny and the Arab hatred for work. Embrace the Judeo-Christian work ethic like every successful country does, although that's not what the Chinese or the Japanese call it, but that's what it is. Despotism and misogyny, 2 of Islam's 5 pillars, are to blame for nearly all of your country's problems. Stop letting the Saudis control your educational system so that your college graduates are so stupid that any of the things they believe would preclude admission into any private kindergarten in the free world. Stop forcing women to be dependent on men. It's slavery. No woman should even ever have to answer to, let alone depend on, any man, let alone reduce herself to a parasitic sex slave baby factory who whores her life away in exchange for a free ride and a tapeworm's epitaph. No country which oppresses women and in which women do not have completely equal rights has EVER prospered in the long term, and not a single one manages to today. And stop having so many children. If you can't afford one, DON'T HAVE IT. No child should ever, under any circumstances, be born into a family which has any doubt that they will be able to provide her/him with the best primary and secondary education, to finance their college education (abroad, in Egypt's case, since I have seen firsthand in grad school the unfathomable failure of Egyptian higher education), and give them excellent health care and good teeth. Few Egyptians can provide one child with any of those things, and still they have even more. This is why you live in hell. You bring it upon yourselves. You doom yourselves to it.
ReplyDeleteAnd don't blame the geography. Northern Europe is a tundra, with FAR fewer natural resources than Egypt, and still those countries have some of the most stable, progressive economies and civilizations in the world. The Finns chopped down all their trees in the 1940's. Now they rely on brainpower. This is what civilized people do.
And what is wrong with the Arab world that not one single person in it seems to be in any way capable of taking responsibility for their own lives, their own destinies, their own circumstances? That is precisely why the free world has so little sympathy for you guys. You get everything you deserve. Enjoy it. You earned it. If you want democracy, apostacize. Islam and democracy are completely incompatible and if you have even a basic understanding of Islam, you understand that, and I think you do. Islam is a totalitarian political doctrine. That is why the Muslim world lives in totalitarian dictatorships. That's Sharia, baby, and don't tell me it's not in full effect in "secular" Egypt.
Now, please bring the ever-outwardly directed blame characteristic of the Arabs. Make some criminally insane statement that misogyny, Islam, despotism, and the fact that Egyptians have too many children don't constitute 100% of the reasons you people suffer like you do, statements which you are wholly unqualified to make, having been educated in Egypt, and therefore having never taken a single history, government, political science, biology, or psychology class or read a legitimate (Western) text on any of the above. I would love to hear you prove my point about destructibe Arab thinking and Muslim culture.
I didn't think anyone could poke a hole my argument and you proved me right, not that I think that any kernel of these basic, common-sensical facts will actually ever penetrate the ever-projecting, ever-other blaming Muslim/Arab mind. Coping with cognitive dissonance is not one of your culture's strong suits, just like assuming personal responsibility, having empathy for those who actually deserve it, and having any regard for the truth or the Golden Rule (real morality).
ReplyDeleteI noticed you never posted about those slaughtered Coptic monks a couple of weeks ago. They turned their little piece of Egyptian desert into a blooming little Israel, with irrigation and the most modern agricultural methods around. And Muslims destroyed it because they destroy everything that has any value in this world and because they hate everything that is decent and civilized. They razed the ground instead of learning from those monks' example, which could ultimately save your whole country in the end. Egypt has gotten progressively worse over the course of the last several decades because it has kicked out and persecuted all the Christians and Jews. Like Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon, Egypt was a much better place when it was a true pluralistic culture. But you destroy everything that is good about it because everything that is good about it also happens to be is unislamic, instead of noticing the common thread. You slit your own throats and say the Jews did it. There's a common joke in the free world that goes like this:
Q: How many Muslims does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A: None. They spend their entire lives in the dark and blame their failure to civilize themselves on the Jews!
@jdamn13, I cover the incident in my blog and please do not spread lies no monk was slaughtered in Abu Fana, the one who was killed strangely was a Muslim and till now we do not know who killed him
ReplyDeleteThe monks were kidnapped because of their dispute on land against the Arab tribes , with my all respect murder and kidnappe over land dispute in upper Egypt is something normal
last month 10 people "muslims" were killed including a child because of a land dispute
FYI again it turned out that neither the monks nor the tribes have the right on that land , it is is the state's land owned by the high council of antiquities
@jdamn13; Anyone reads your rambling posts can tell you are a unique mixure of one part arrogance to three parts ignorance. First, Coptic Egyptians ARE Christians and not pre-Christians you imbecile. Second, no one knows exactly which civilization came first. However, the first superpower on earth was Egypt which is mentioned in your bible. Go read your bible before coming here and talking crap. Third, which shows your complete illiteracy, Islam 5 pillars do not include despotism and misogny. The following article will show you how women gained their rights in Islam.
ReplyDeleteToday people think that women are liberated in the West and that the Women’s liberation movement began in the 20th century. Actually, the women’s liberation movement was not begun by women, but was revealed by God to a man in the seventh century by the name of Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, the last Prophet of God. The Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet are the sources from which every Muslim woman derives her rights and duties.
Human Rights
Islam, fourteen centuries ago, made women equally accountable to God in glorifying and worshipping Him – setting no limits on her moral progress. Also, Islam established a woman’s equality in her humanity with men. In the Quran, in the first verse of the chapter entitled “Women”, God says:
“O mankind! Be careful of your duty toward your Lord who created you from a single soul and from it its mate and from them both have spread abroad a multitude of men and women. Be careful of your duty toward God in Whom you claim (your rights) of one another, and towards the wombs (that bore you). Lo! God has been a Watcher over you.” (Quran 4:1)
Since men and women both came from the same essence, they are equal in their humanity. Women cannot be by nature evil (as some religions teach) or then men would be evil also. Similarly, neither gender can be superior because it would be a contradiction to equality.
Civil Rights
In Islam, a woman has the basic freedoms of choice and expression based on recognition of her individual personality. First, a non-Muslim woman can not be forced to convert for marriage, or upon the conversion of parents. The Quran states:
“There is no compulsion in religion. Right has been made distinct from error.” (Quran 2:256)
Women are encouraged in Islam to contribute their opinions and ideas. There are many traditions of the Prophet which indicate that women would pose questions directly to him and offer their opinions concerning religion, economics and social matters.
A Muslim woman has full right to approve or deny a proposal of marriage, and her name is to be kept after marriage. A Muslim woman’s testimony is valid in legal disputes. In fact, where women are more familiar, their evidence is conclusive.
Social Rights
The Prophet said:
“Seeking knowledge is a mandate for every Muslim (male and female).” (At-Tirmidhi)
This includes knowledge of the Quran and the Hadeeth as well as other types of knowledge. Men and women both have the capacity for learning and understanding. Since it is also their obligation to promote good behavior and condemn bad behavior in all spheres of life, Muslim women must acquire the appropriate education to perform this duty in accordance with their own natural talents and interests.
While bearing, raising and teaching of children, and providing support to her husband and maintenance of a home are among the first, and very highly regarded, roles for a woman, if she has the skills to work outside the home for the good of the community, she may do, so as long as her family obligations are met.
Islam recognizes and fosters the natural differences between men and women despite their equality. Some types of work are more suitable for men and other types for women. This in no way diminishes either’s efforts or benefits. God will reward both sexes equally for the value of their work, through, it may not necessarily be the same activity.
Concerning motherhood, the Prophet said:
“Heaven lies under her feet.” (An-Nasai)
This implies that the success of a society can be traced to the mothers who raised it. The first and greatest influence on a person comes from the sense of security, affection, and training received from the mother. Therefore, a woman having children must be educated and conscientious in order to be a skillful parent.
Political Rights
A right given to Muslim women by God 1400 years ago is the right to voice her opinion on social issues. On any public matter, a woman may voice her opinion and participate in politics. Also, Islam does not forbid a woman from holding important positions in government which suit her role as a woman. Abdurrahman Ibn Awf consulted many women before he recommended Uthman Ibn Affan to be the Caliph.
Economic Rights
Islam is clear in its teachings that God created men and women to be different, with unique roles, functions and skills. As in society, where there is a division of labor, so too in a family, each member has different responsibilities. Generally, Islam upholds that women are entrusted with the nurturing role, and men, with the guardian role. Therefore, women are given the right of financial support.
The Quran states:
“Men are the maintainers of women because God has made some of them to excel others and because they spend of their wealth (for the support of women).” (Quran 4:34)
This guardianship and greater financial responsibility given to men requires that they provide women with not only monetary support but also physical protection and kind respectful treatment.
Muslim women have the privilege to earn money, the right to own property, to enter into legal contracts and to manage all of her assets in any way she pleases. She can run her own business and no one has any claim on her earnings, including her husband.
The Quran states:
“And in no wise covet those things in which God hath bestowed His gifts more freely on some of you than on others; to men is allotted what they earn, and to women, what they earn; but ask God of His bounty for God hath full knowledge of all things.” (Quran 4:32)
A woman inherits from her relatives. The Quran states:
“For men there is a share in what parents and relatives leave, and for women there is a share of what parents and relatives leave, whether it be little or much – an ordained share.” (Quran 4:7)
Rights of a Wife
The Quran states:
“And among His signs is that He created for you mates from among yourselves that you may live in tranquility with them, and He has put love and mercy between you; Verily, in that are signs for people who reflect.” (Quran 30:21)
Marriage is therefore not just a physical or emotional necessity but, in fact, a sign from God! It is a relationship of mutual rights and obligations based on divine guidance. God created men and women with complimentary natures and, in the Quran, He laid out a system of laws to support harmonious interaction between the sexes.
“…They are your garments and you are their garments….” (Quran 2:187)
Clothing provides physical protection and covers the beauty and faults of the body. Likewise, a spouse is viewed this way. Each protects the other and hides the faults and compliments the characteristics of the spouse. To foster the love and security that comes with marriage, Muslim wives have various rights. The first of the wife’s rights is to receive mahr, a gift from the husband, which is part of the marriage contract and required for the legality of the marriage.
The second right of a wife is maintenance. Despite any wealth she may have, her husband is obligated to provide her with food, shelter and clothing. He is not forced, however, to spend beyond his capability and his wife is not entitled to make unreasonable demands. The Quran states:
“Let the man of means spend according to his means, and the man whose resources are restricted, let him spend according to what God has given him. God puts no burden on any person beyond what He has given him.” (Quran 65:7)
God tells us men are guardians over women and are afforded the leadership in the family. His responsibility for obeying God extends to guiding his family to obey God at all times.
A wife’s rights also extend beyond material needs. She has the right to kind treatment. The Prophet said:
“The most perfect believers are the best in conduct. And the best of you are those who are the best to their wives.”
God tells us He created mates and put love, mercy and tranquility between them.
Both men and women have a need for companionship and sexual needs, and marriage is designed to fulfill those needs. For one spouse to deny this satisfaction to the other, the temptation exists to seek it elsewhere.
Duties of a Wife
With rights come responsibilities. Therefore, wives have certain obligations to their husbands. The Quran states:
“…The good women in the absence of their husbands guard their rights as God has enjoined upon them to be guarded….”(Quran 4:34)
A wife is to keep her husband’s secrets and protect their marital privacy. Issues of intimacy or faults of his that would dishonor him, are not to be shared by the wife, just as he is expected to guard her honor.
A wife must also guard her husband’s property. She must safeguard his home and possessions, to the best of her ability, from theft or damage. She should manage the household affairs wisely so as to prevent loss or waste. She should not allow anyone to enter the house whom her husband dislikes nor incur any expenses of which her husband disapproves.
A Muslim woman must cooperate and coordinate with her husband. There cannot, however, be cooperation with a man who is disobedient to God. She should not fulfill his requests if he wants her to do something unlawful. A husband also should not take advantage of his wife, but be considerate of her needs and happiness.
Conclusion
The Quran states:
“And it befits not a believing man or a believing woman, when God and His Messenger have decided on an affair (for them), that they should (after that) claim any say in their affair; and whoso is rebellious to God and His Messenger, he verily goes astray in error manifest.” (Quran 33:36)
The Muslim woman was given a role, duties and rights 1400 years ago that most women do not enjoy today in the West. These are from God and are designed to keep balance in society; what may seem unjust or missing in one place is compensated for or explained in another place. Islam is a complete way of life
Islam is fully capable of accommodating and supporting democratic institutions by using traditional Islamic concepts like consultation (shura) between the ruler and the ruled, community consensus (ijma), public interest (maslaha), and scriptural based opinion (ijtihad). These mechanisms can be used to support forms of government with systems of checks and balances among the executive, legislative, and judiciary branches. However, rulers of authoritarian states tend to ignore, discourage, or suppress democratic institutions.
Finally jdamn13 my advice to you is to get back on your Lithium and go spray your poison some place else.