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Brotherhood figure calls on Egyptian students to unite against 'coup'
[Al Ahram] A leading figure within the Moslem Brüderbund's Freedom and Justice Party has called on students to put aside their differences and unite against a "fascist, bloody, military coup."Essam El-Erian appeared in a pre-recorded video shown on Al-Jazeera  ... an Arab news network headquartered in Qatar, notorious for carrying al-Qaeda press releases. The name means the Peninsula,as in the Arabian Peninsula. In recent years it has settled in to become slightly less biased than MSNBC, in about the same category as BBC or CBS... TV channel, directing a message to school and university students, as well as teachers. He said that "the hope for humanity" lies with the Egyptian youth who are the "base" of the revolution. Most senior Brotherhood figures have been incarcerated Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! in a recent crackdown by security forces following ongoing protests against the government which replaced Brotherhood president Mohamed Morsi in July. El-Erian remains on the lam, although there is a warrant out for his arrest on charges of inciting violence. El-Erian described the pro-Morsi protests which continue to take place in Egypt as "defiance" against the "monstrous police." He also criticised what he described as the oppressive mechanisms of the current Egyptian regime, mentioning the potential granting of arrest powers to university security guards. Reports that officials had given private campus security guards power to arrest students were denied on Sunday by the cabinet. Posted by: Fred 2013-09-23 |
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