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Current Events Prophetic Significance of The Muslim Brotherhood See also: Islam "Islam" at Apologetics Central Egypt Mid-East Conflict Terrorism Notice: Sources often remove their news links after a period of time. Some of them move older stories to a subscription-only section. Even if the story is no longer on line, our summary will still be available on this page. Please also notice that translated words may be spelled in different ways by different sources (eg. Muhammad/ Mohammed). See more recent articles: After January 1, 2013 Qatar Bankrolls Muslim Brothers as U.A.E. Jails Them Dec. 12, 2012 - While other nations in the area see the Muslim Brotherhood as a threat, Qatar supports them. They have promised Egypt $20 billion in aid and investment. Saudi Arabia has shunned it for at least two decades, and the United Arab Emirates has jailed dozens of people this year on suspicion of links to the group. Source: Bloomberg Prophetic Significance of Muslim Brotherhood Egypt crisis: Mohammed Mursi to meet top judges Nov. 26, 2012 - Egyptian president Mohammed Mursi plans to meet today with members of the Supreme Judicial Council about the crisis that has developed since he issued a decree three days ago that gave him dictatorial powers. Several prominent opposition leaders, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohamed elBaradei, have said they will not engage in dialogue with the president until he rescinds the measure, known as the constitutional declaration. Source: BBC Egypt crisis: Mass rally held against Mohammed Mursi - BBC Official Egyptian television channels biased toward Morsi/ Muslim Brotherhood - bbc Protests rock Egypt after Morsi seizes sweeping new powers Nov. 23, 2012 - Just one day after the U.S. and most of the world hailed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi for his role in obtaining a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinians, he issued a decree that exempts all his decisions from legal challenge until a new parliament is elected. "Morsi a 'temporary' dictator," was the headline in the independent daily Al-Masry Al-Youm and hundreds of protesters in Tahrir Square, the heart of the 2011 anti-Mubarak uprising, demanded Morsi quit, accusing him of launching a "coup". Demonstrators called him a new "pharaoh" and another Mubarak. Some protestors stormed the Muslim Brotherhood HQ in Alexandria, and others demonstrated in Cairo's Tahrir Square after he seized new powers. Source: Jerusalem Post Egypt Brotherhood Leader Blasts Peace with Israel - Newsmax Egypt's top judges condemn Mohamed Morsi power grab - Guardian UK Morsi’s New Role As Egypt’s Dictator Has Full Backing From Obama This opinion piece raises a vital question - What stand will President Obama take about this situation? Morsi mouths ‘Amen’ as Egyptian preacher urges ‘Allah, destroy the Jews’ Oct. 22, 2012 - Egyptians were able to watch Friday prayers on Egyptian state television as cleric Futouh Abd Al-Nabi Mansour, the local head of religious endowment, said, Oh Allah, destroy the Jews and their supporters. Oh Allah, disperse them, rend them asunder. Oh Allah, demonstrate Your might and greatness upon them. Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi participated in the prayers, and according to the Anti-Defamation League, he could be seen mouthing “amen” to these sentiment. Source: Times of Israel ‘Holy Jihad’ is the only way to deal with Israel, says Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood chief Oct. 12, 2012 - Mohammed Badie, Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood publicly stated that it is futile to have negotiations with Israel. He said that if Jews are allowed to pray on the Temple Mount they will destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque and replace it with the third temple. He also said, “Zionists only understand the language of force and will not relent without duress. This will only happen through holy Jihad, high sacrifices and all forms of resistance." Source: Times of Israel Egypt's liberals, Islamists clash: 110 reported injured - Times of India Muslim Brotherhood website demands that West criminalize ‘assaults’ on Islam Sept. 14, 2012 - Statement condemns violence against US interests, says free speech should not extend to acts of ‘barbaric aggression’ that humiliate all Muslims Source: Times of Israel Official Muslim Brother Statement Analysis: Brotherhood taking total control of Egypt ug. 23, 2012 - It appears that Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy is "quietly taking over all the power bases in the country." He has already replaced the army leadership with officers from the Muslim Brotherhood or known sympathizers Then he turned his attention to the media, replacing 50 editors working for the government’s extensive and influential press empire – including Al- Ahram, Al-Akhbar, Al-Gomhuria. He is now busy appointing new governors to the 27 regions of the country. Source: Zvi Mazel - Jerusalem Post Arab Spring run amok: 'Brotherhood' starts crucifixions Aug. 17, 2012 - According to various Middle East media sources, during a recent rampage Muslim Brotherhood operatives “crucified those opposing Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi naked on trees in front of the presidential palace, while abusing others." Clare Lopez, a Senior Fellow with the Center fro Security Policy explained that according to the Quran, Sura 5:33, crucifixion is an obligatory part of Shariah Law. Pamela Geller, author of Atlas Shrugs, is an analyst of the Middle East and Islam. She agrees with Lopez' statement and added, “The Christians are in serious trouble, because the Quran in Sura 9:29 commands Muslims to wage war against them and subjugate them, and they’re also identified with the hated West and the U.S.,” Geller said. Source: WND Egypt President Mursi 'to visit Iran' - BBC Syria's Muslim Brotherhood waiting in the wings July 30, 2012 - As fighting intensifies in Syria, President Bashar Assad is losing his grip on power. Starting a weeklong trip to the Middle East and North Africa, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said, "If they continue this kind of tragic attack on their own people in Aleppo, I think it ultimately will be a nail in Assad's own coffin... It's no longer a question of whether he's coming to an end, it's when." If and when Bashar does fall, the question arises, "Who will assume the leadership of the country." Syria's Muslim Brotherhood is a likely contender to assume power. It holds the largest number of seats in the Syrian National Council(SNC), which has led the revolution. Mulhem al-Droubi, a spokesman for the group told the AFP news agency, "We have plans for the economy, the courts, politics." Source: DW - Germany Egyptian Lawmakers Meet, Defying Military July 11, 2012 - Egypt's new president briefly reconvened parliament Tuesday in defiance of the military, which dissolved the legislature last month based on a high court order. Afterwards, Egypt's highest court has overruled Mohamed Morsi's decision. Earlier the Constitutional Court had said that the Muslim Brotherhood took some of the seats allocated for independent candidates, invalidating the election process. Only a small number of legislators actually attended the short session of the parliament. The speaker of parliament referred the case to the Appellate Court to decide on the eligibility of each member. Source: Voice of America Morsi Promises to Free 'Blind Sheik' from U.S. Prison July 1, 2012 - In a speech Friday Mohammed Morsi, Egypt's President-elect said he would seek the release of Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman from U.S. custody. Sheik Abdel-Rahman, who is better known as the "blind sheik" is serving a life sentence at a federal penitentiary in North Carolina for his role in planning the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center in New York City. Source: Wall Street Journal Morsi Sworn In as Egypt's New President - Voice of America Egypt's Morsi causes U.S. outrage with shout-out to Blind Sheikh Rahman - Examiner Could Egypt’s Military Still Accept a Muslim Brotherhood President? June 22, 2012 - Analysis of the power and plans of Egypt's military indicate that the military junta will maintain real control over the nation, but may be williing to let the Muslim Brotherhood hold elected positions as long as they can keep them from ultimate power. The delay in announcing the election result suggests that the junta’s mind may not be made up. But the issue is one of tactics; the military has left no doubt that it has no intention of handing genuine political authority to elected civilians. Source: Time Magazine Egypt anti-military protesters fill Tahrir Square - BBC Jerusalem to become Egypt’s capital under Mursi’s rule, says Muslim cleric June 7, 2012 - Prominent Muslim cleric Safwat Hagazy told a crowd in Egypt that if Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Mursi became president he will bring about a United States of the Arabs, and "The capital of the [Muslim] Caliphate will be Jerusalem with God’s will,” “Our capital shall not be Cairo, Mecca or Medina. It shall be Jerusalem with God’s will. Our chants shall be: ‘millions of martyrs will march towards Jerusalem’.” Source: Al Arabiya Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Wants Christians to 'Convert, Pay Tribute, or Leave' the Country? June 1, 2012 - A policy article by Raymond Ibrahim of the Gatestone Institute claims that Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate in the run-off election for President of Egypt privately told a journalist in a meeting at the headquarters of the Freedom and Justice Party that he will, "achieve the Islamic conquest of Egypt for the second time, and make all Christians convert to Islam, or else pay the 'jizya' (Islamic tax)." A third option for Christians would be to leave the country. Source: Christian Post Christians Should "Convert, Pay Tribute, or Leave," Says Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Candidate? Raymond Ibrahim - Gatestone Institute Muslim Brotherhood Signs Agreement with Egyptian Evangelicals - But is the 10-point agreement worthy of trust? - Christianity Today Head of Muslim Brotherhood: 'Israel’s creation worst catastrophe to hit world' - Jerusalem Post \ Egypt Islamist vows global caliphate in Jerusalem May 8, 2012 - A radical Muslim preacher, Safwat Higazi, told thousands of Brotherhood supporters at a Cairo soccer stadium... “The capital of the caliphate – the capital of the United States of the Arabs – will be Jerusalem, God willing. Our capital shall not be in Cairo, Mecca or Medina.” The Musllim Brotherhood's presidential candidate, Dr. Mohamed Mursi. and other officials nodded in agreement. Source: WND Is this what saves Egypt from Islamism? April 15, 2012 - During the Arab Spring protests in Egypt, the people were opposed to President Mubarak, but respected the Egyptian military. Immediately after the protests the Muslim Brotherhood expanded its influence considerably, and has gradually convinced many Egyptians to support them. Now that the Brotherhood has nominated Khairat al-Shater to be its presidential candidate, the military has put up its own candidate, Omar Suleiman, the former spy chief to ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The candidacy of Suleiman, who is 75, came as a surprise to the Brotherhood, and there is concern that if he does not win the elections the military may stage a coup to overthrow the newly elected president, and in that case, it would lead to a bloody civil war. On the other hand, if Suleiman wins it might keep the country from becoming radically Islamic. Source: WMD Egypt's Brotherhood names presidential candidate April 1, 2012 - The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) has chosen an official candidate for the Egyptian presidential race in May. The candidate is Khairat al-Shater, a deputy to the Brotherhood's leader and a successful businessman. On Israel, Shater has said that he would abide by all existing peace agreements made by previous Egyptian governments, which includes the peace accords signed with Israel in 1979. However, he did say that the Egyptian parliament may choose to amend certain aspects of the peace treaty, especially with regards to natural gas and oil agreements. Source: Jerusalem Post Religious candidate worries Egyptians - Sydney Morning Herald Muslim Brotherhood Strategist Set to Run for President of Egypt: Could emerge as enemy of Israel. - Joel Rosenberg Radical Islam aiming at United Arab Emirates? Mar. 17, 2012 - Serious tension is building between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Muslim Brotherhood. When the UAE government revoked the residency permits of dozens of Syrians who were protesting their home country's regime, Sheikh Yousef al-Qaradawi, a Muslim Brotherhood cleric, (and an opponent of the Syrian regime) harshly condemned the UAE action. This, in turn, led Lt. Gen. Dahi Khalfan Tamim, the chief of the Dubai police force, to tweet that he would issue an international arrest warrant for Qaradawi. Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Mahmoud Ghozlan responded that if an arrest warrant was issued against Qaradawi, “not only the Muslim Brotherhood will act, but the entire Muslim world will act against the Emirates.” Source: WND Rise of Islam plotted at secret meeting Jan. 31, 2012 - At a secret meeting in Egypt last week representatives of the Muslim Brotherhood discussed how to coordinate their rise to power in countries throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Egyptian security officials told WND the meeting included Brotherhood members from Gaza, Syria, Jordan, Sudan and Egypt. The group discussed methods of gaining more influence in the respective countries. It was reported that the Brotherhood wanted to distance themselves from the militant Salafist organizations. Source: WND Muslim Brotherhood repeats: No talks with Israel Jan. 26, 2012 - In an interview with a reporter from an Arabic newspaper, Mahmoud Ghazlan, the Muslim Brotherhood's spokesman, said that his organization would “reject any request from the Israeli embassy to meet with leaders of the Brotherhood.” Meanwhile, Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor told Army Radio that Israel would be willing to have diplomatic dialog with the new government in Egypt. Palmor said he believes Egypt would continue to honor the 1979 peace treaty with Israel, which he said serves the interests of both countries. Recently,Rashad Bayoumi. the deputy leader of the Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) called Israel "an occupying criminal enemy,” and claimed that they will take legal action against the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. Source: Jerusalem Post Muslim Brotherhood Picks Egypt's House Speaker; Attacks on Christians Inevitable? Jan. 18, ,2012 - The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) is expecting to take more than 40 percent of the 498 elected seats in the Egyptian assembly's lower house, and other Islamists will take another 20 percent. The legislative body has nominated Mohamed Saad al-Katatni, Secretary-General of the FJP party, as speaker of the house. Attacks against Christians have increased greatly since the overthrow of President Mubarak, and observers fear that the new control by the Muslim Brotherhood will cause an increase in this violence. A number of world leaders, including President Obama and Pope Benedict XVI, have expressed serious concern about the dramatic upsurge in attacks against that nation‘s largest religious minority, the Coptic Orthodox Christian community. Source: Christian Post Muslim Brotherhood deputy head: We will never recognize Israel Jan. 2, 2012 - The Muslim Brotherhood's political party, the Freedom and Justice Party, had promised that it would not act to cancel Egypt's peace treaty with Israel even if it achieves an overwhelming majority. However, now that it appears they will gain that kind of majority, Rashad Bayumi, the Muslim Brotherhood's second-in-command, told the London-based Al-Hayat, "No Muslim Brotherhood members will engage in any contact or normalization with Israel." He added that the group will even work to amend the treaty. Source: Israel Hayom Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt 'Rethinking' Peace Treaty With Israel - Christian Post Older articles: Before Jan. 1, 2012

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