[Al Ahram] Egypt's interim government and the Moslem Brüderbund should seek reconciliation because only an inclusive political process, not security crackdowns, can bring stability to the country, a senior minister said on Tuesday.The most populous Arab state has been shaken by violence since the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi
...the former president of Egypt. A proponent of the
One Man, One Vote, One Timeprinciple, Morsi won election after the deposal of Hosni Mubarak and jumped to the conclusion it was his turn to be dictator...
of the Brotherhood in July.
Security forces have killed hundreds of Brotherhood members and tossed in the slammer
Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw!
thousands, including Morsi, who is due to appear in court on Monday on charges of inciting violence.
Yet street protests regularly erupt and Islamist bully boyz have intensified their attacks.
Deputy Prime Minister Ziad Bahaa El-Din has been trying to encourage both sides to compromise since he put an initiative to the cabinet in August.
"Security is essential and key to Egypt but it is not alone going to get us where we want, and there has to be a political framework as well," Bahaa El-Din told news hounds.
"Ultimately this country needs to move towards a framework, of a political accord of some sort. It needs a political framework that is more inclusive for everybody."
His proposal called for an immediate end to the state of emergency, political participation for all parties and the guarantee of human rights
When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much...
, including free assembly.
But Bahaa El-Din's mission will not be easy.
State-run media have whipped up public opinion against the Brotherhood and created a climate in which there is little tolerance for the Islamist movement that won every election since a popular uprising toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak
...The former President-for-Life of Egypt, dumped by popular demand in early 2011...
in 2011.