My political evolution over the last three years My starting point was the political position of the students’ movement of the early seventies under the leadership of the late Dr Ahmed Abdallah committed to socialism and democracy. This position was retained but with time I lost hope of real change in Egypt until the unexpected revolution of January 2011 that re-ignited my political enthusiasm and gave me a new hope. First impression it was a revolution by the Egyptian people for the people asking for democracy liberty and social justice without any hint of political Islamic agenda. My view at that point time was it is revolution not only against Mubarek but also against the last sixty years of military autocracy and political oppression by Nasser and his successors. Then the first sign of concern was Qaradawy leading the Friday prayer in Tahrir square on the first Friday after the removal of Mubarek. This was followed by steady stealing of the revolution by the MB who manipulated the political agenda to suit their aspirations while the prodemocracy movements were fragmented and lacked a strong leadership augmented by the hesitant and weak position of Dr Elbaradaai. The steady progress of the MB continued until the success of Morsi to become the president of Egypt. During that period I retained my position against military autocracy and accepted to give a chance to the MB hoping they would deliver the revolution objectives. Instead they were committed to deliver the MB agenda not the revolution objectives. The details of the following 12 months confirmed my doubt about political Islam and the MB as a vehicle for development and building a modern society based on democracy, liberty and freedom of choice. Worse we started to notice that our unique Egyptian identity under threat and our culture is being replaced by an alien one. The conference for the support of the anti Bashar forces in Syria was so upsetting and the entire event was so alien to Egypt and the majority of Egyptians. It became very obvious that this regime must be removed and the sooner the better. Then came the Tamaroud movement which motivated all of us to end the nightmare of the MB. It became also clear that without the army support this terrorist organisation will not be easily removed and a civil war was on the horizon. The army stood by the Egyptian people and ended the night mare and produced the road map towards building a democratic society. The reaction of the MB was violent and launched a war against Egypt in collaboration with many other radical Islamic groups. It became obvious that a strong leadership is required over the next few years to save Egypt from the danger of the MB that is committed to terrorising the Egyptians and damaging the state of Egypt. I am not supporting military autocracy or a police state but when the state is in danger the duty of all citizens is to stand united together to defend the country and accept that during time of crisis abuses and failures will occur. The inherent problems with our security forces will not be resolved while the entire state under attacks. Hence my current position of supporting El Sisi to lead Egypt at this critical time. It is duty of all of us to help him to rescue the country and rebuild our economy and the country institutions. This does not mean that we keep closed eyes on abuses or any attempt to rebuild a new dictatorial system. The Egyptians will not be abused any more but first we need to save Egypt and work together to rebuild our country instead of fighting one another over issues that are not on top priority for Egypt and the ordinary Egyptians who first want security, and an income to feed their families and children. Other issues are of less importance for hungry, insecure and homeless.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 20:44:22 +0000
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