Arab West Report Egyptian press summaries and media research for dialogue

The participants in the Future of the Muslim Nation conference in London stressed that political regimes obstruct nations’ aspirations for change. In the opening session they referred to the dire consequences of what they described as tyranny in the Arab and Muslim worlds, calling for the uniting of Muslim movements to face fitnah and devising practical plans to overcome the crisis.

 

Āyatullah al-Ma‘zī, the head of the Islamic Center in England and Ireland, stated that it is shameful that most of the Muslims living in the west having abandoned their countries, fearing oppression. The Muslim and Arab world has become a large prison in which whoever expresses his/her opinion is executed, he said.

 

Kamāl al-Hilbāwī, the Muslim Brotherhood’s spokesman in Europe and former member of the guidance bureau, attacked the opposition in Egypt, saying it is divided and personal interests make it corrupt. He added that portions of the opposition have become a part of the regime, and the other part intends to exclude the Islamic movement, such as al-Tajamu‘ Party. Al-Hilbāwī further called upon the opposition to support Muhammad al-Barad‘ī, the former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, to lead change in Egypt.

 

During his speech in the conference organized by the Islamic Unity Forum, al-Hilbāwī called upon the Muslim Brotherhood to amend its political platform, particularly the group’s opinion against the possibility of women and Copts assuming power.