PrintFebruary 15, 2011
The Sharia Apologencia
Prior to the revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak and installed a military junta, the Egyptian government couldn't shut the Muslim Brotherhood up. For a group whose philosophy is seventh century, the Brotherhood's techniques are leading edge, and it has found great success spreading its message on blogs, Facebook, and Twitter. This makes its silence of late all the more chilling. While it's possible that the Brotherhood misread Egypt's yearning for democracy and simply missed the boat, it's more likely that it sees rich opportunity in a post-Mubarak society.Meanwhile, the Muslim Brotherhood has found unlikely defenders in the West, and is now portrayed as a paragon of Islamic moderation. Mother Jones describes a "collection of community organizers who operated clinics and food banks, building a network of Islamic banks and companies." This is not so different from the good works of Hamas, itself a branch of the Brotherhood. Yet mysteriously, nobody refers...(Read Full Article)
