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15. Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm to Sawt al-Ummah from New York: I don’t fear prison and I will return soon to the “state of fear”

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Year: 
2010
Week: 
25
Article pages: 
12
Date of source: 
June 19, 2010
Author: 
Sāmīyah Sādiq
Reviewer: 
Radwa Y&#363nus
Article summary: 
This is an interview with Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm, the head of Ibn Khaldūn Center of the United States. The interview revolves mainly around his disagreement with the Egyptian government.
Article full text: 
Sawt al-Ummah interviews Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm, the head of Ibn Khaldūn Center.
 
Q: What was the latest report against you?
 
A: It was a report made by one of the National Democratic Party’s lawyers, accusing me of inducing Dr. al-Barad‘ī to nominate himself and threaten Egypt’s stability.
 
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Q: Do you expect al-Barad‘ī can achieve his goals and change the constitution?
 
A: I expect he may force the regime into partial amendment of the constitution, at least.
 
 
Q: You described Egypt as a state of fear, so why do you want to return to it?
 
A: The regime has succeeded in spreading fear all over the country. The state censors free speech and expression, as well as tries to defame those who seek change. It has invented some expressions to confront the opposition, such as “agents of foreign powers,” “depending on foreign powers” and “expatriate Copts.”
 
Q: You are accused of receiving foreign funds and of working to the advantage of America.
 
A: This is not true. It is the Egyptian Government that receives foreign aid and now it accuses us of working against the advantages of our countries.
 
Q: What has stirred the Egyptian regime against you?
 
A: It is because of an article I wrote in 2000 about bequeathing rule in the Arab republics and monitoring the elections in 1995, when we obtained court decisions against incidents of forgery. This is in addition to discussing the Coptic cause in a conference in Cyprus.
 
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Quality: 
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Classification: 
Interview
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