Finally, CNN's Mea Culpa on Egypt

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Finally, CNN's Mea Culpa on Egypt

 

It only took CNN, what? A year and a half to say what I warned of back in January 2011. And continued to warn of in the ensuing months.

Of course, even the author can't go so far as to blame Islam itself, saying instead that the majority of the Muslim world is "wrongly interpreting the religion." Uh, no, it is CNN that is wrongly "interpreting" the religion. Under Islam you cannot interpret. The word of the qu'ran is literal and absolute.

"Egypt's Islamists: Much to prove on women's rights" (CNN) June 28, 2012 Hat tip Kamala

Regardless of the fact that Muslim Brotherhood declared in 2007 that they may never allow Egyptian "women or Coptic Christians" in decision-making positions, they did not hesitate to exploit women to appear more moderate than other Islamist groups and appeal more to the political scene. In 2005 parliamentary elections, they put three women among the 133 candidates on their parliamentary election campaign platform. These women were the wives of prominent members in the group. They were politically weak and generally unpopular. One of them was Makarem Eldiary, who included many items in her political agenda that were clearly discriminatory towards women.

Her equivalent in the post-revolution parliament is Azza Al-Garf who has been lobbying against the 2003 legislation that criminalizes Read More http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2012/07/finally-cnns-mea-culpa-on-the-egypt.html