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by Daniel Pipes http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2013/07/what-to-want-in-egypt Translations of this item: In the aftermath of the coup d'état in Egypt, a consensus has emerged, to cite an anonymous Obama administration official, that "Trying to break the neck of the [Muslim] Brotherhood is not going to be good for Egypt or for the region." The thinking behind this view is that (1) it's better to have Islamists in the political process than violently rebelling and (2) participating in civil society has the potential to tame Islamists, making them see the benefits of democracy and turning them into just another interest group. May I vociferously disagree?
No tolerance for the intolerant. Just as fascists and communists are not legitimate players in a democracy, neither are Islamists. No matter how smooth talking, they remain autocrats who disregard the popular will. Better that they be excluded entirely from participatory politics. (July 29, 2013) Aug. 1, update: Coincidentally, the High Court of Bangladesh today has banned the Muslim Brotherhood's equivalent in that country, the Jamaat-e-Islami, from contesting future elections and leaving the powerful Islamist party with an uncertain future. Moazzem Husain, the chief judge of a High Court panel hearing the case, announced "It is hereby declared illegal. By majority, rule is made absolute and registration given to Jamaat by the Election Commission is declared illegal and void." This resolves a case brought by Bangladesh Tariqat Federation, a group that preaches Sufi philosophy and promotes secularism, on January 25, 2009, in which is argued that Jamaat-e-Islami is a religion-based political party that does not support an independent and sovereign Bangladesh. Comment: This is not the reasoning I support for banning a party, but it will do if it knocks these anti-democrats out of democratic politics. Related Topics: Egypt, Radical Islam receive the latest by email: subscribe to daniel pipes' free mailing list This text may be reposted or forwarded so long as it is presented as an integral whole with complete and accurate information provided about its author, date, place of publication, and original URL. Reader comments (37) on this item
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