الخميس، 1 مايو 2014

     The Muslim Brotherhood and Acts of Violence in Egypt

part 1

Numerous misguided (originally) Asian Muslims in the UK and the US – which are heavily influenced by the Muslim Brotherhood, as well as Pres. Erdogan’s supporters in Turkey are defending criminal actions by members and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, as well as affiliated groups which have sworn loyalty to ex-President Mohamed Morsi and are engaging in violence on an everyday basis in Egypt.
Among them, Mohamed Elibiary – a political figure entrusted with pursuing terrorism in the U.S. government , has repeatedly stated that the Muslim Brotherhood is unconnected with any acts of violence in Egypt. And I am sorry to say this attitude extends to individuals who supposedly advise on terrorism such as Mubin Shaikh of Canada and numerous members and supporters of CAIR and MPAC.
The Muslim Brotherhood itself issued a statement disavowing any connection with violence recentlyhttp://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/98626/Egypt/Politics-/Brotherhood-releases-lengthy-statement-condemning-.aspx
The statement omits mention of  President Morsi’s contacts with Mohammad al-Zawahri, the AQAM’s claim to jihad until Morsi is “returned” and the MANY acts of violence below.
Those who read English probably aren’t aware of the trial and evidence (here in links to parts of telephone transcripts) which explain the connection between the Freedom & Justice Party and the Muslim Brotherhood and the radical jihadists in the Sinai.  http://www.raymondibrahim.com/from-the-arab-world/exposed-the-muslim-brotherhoodal-qaeda-connection/
But even discounting that – which I cannot — what about all the daily acts of violence in Egypt which still have not ceased!
Even liberal journalists are swallowing the fantasy that there are no acts of terrorism or violence or subtly (or not so subtly) suggesting they are staged, or describing them as “political violence,” and not terrorism. Quite a few academics (who I know because of my work on Islamist movements within Islamic studies) – notably from Georgetown and Qatar University, University of Arizona, University of Toronto have blasted any effort on academic lists to post or hold discussions about what is going on in Egypt, unless these are rants against al-Sisi/”military dictatorship” or continuing accusations regarding the violence at Rabaa or Nahda last summer. They even rejected the report of Egypt’s National Council on Human Rights – -without reading it, and without realizing that some on that Council had strongly deplored violations of demonstrators and journalists’ rights since June.
I do intend to post some material soon on the campaign in the Sinai and the impact of the political divide in Egypt on its own extremist militants. Until then, here is a brief list of some of the acts of violence since the Mansoura attack, should you need a link to make the point that the Ikhwan have incited violence. (Many but not all were tweeted by Marlyn Tadros at @virtualactivism. Why? Well, you might think these actions were reported by the New York Times, or Washington Post, or McClatchy, and certainly by Reuters or AP, or AFP or in the European news, but in fact not many were. This is why Egyptians have been saying that foreign journalists are mainly concerned with the ‘rights’ of the Muslim Brotherhood, or influenced by their supporters at home.)

The Ikhwan leadership could easily diminish this violence by explicitly calling for its supporters and allies to cease attacks on authorities.


Apr. 28 – The man whose hand-made bomb exploded at home injuring him, his friends and family is none other than AlShater’s driver.

Apr. 28 Policeman injured in clashes with the Muslim Brotherhood in Minyahttp://www.egyptindependent.com//news/policeman-injured-clashes-brotherhood-minya

Apr. 28 16000 Muslim Brotherhood prisoners to go on hunger strike on Wednesday http://www.egyptindependent.com//news/16000-brotherhood-prisoners-go-hunger-strike-wednesday

Apr. 28 Ikhwan threaten to publicly mobilize after their Supreme Leader Badie is sentenced to death.http://almogaz.com/news/politics/2014/04/28/1446624

Apr. 28 Police entered Alexandria University to break up clashes between demonstrators and campus security personnel.http://almogaz.com/news/politics/2014/04/28/1446205


Apr. 28 Police clash with Muslim Brotherhood students at Assiut University.http://almogaz.com/news/politics/2014/04/28/1445934


Apr. 28 A bomb was found today inside car of an army officer in Bein al-Sarayat,#Giza & was defused. #Egypt

Apr. 27 Source at Min of Int claims death of 2 men in shootout w police. The 2 accused of murdering journalist Mayada.http://www.masrawy.com/news/Cases/General/2014/April/28/5887539.aspx#HPOIMPNEWS


Apr 27 Police dispersed a Muslim Brotherhood march in Matareya using tear gas and birdshot, 7 people were injured.‪http://almogaz.com/news/politics/2014/04/27/1445327 

Apr. 27 Ayman al-Zawahiri, leader of al-Qa’ida expressed solidarity with Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and called for AQ to kidnap Americanshttp://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2014/04/27/al-qaeda-chief-declares-solidarity-muslim-brotherhood-urges-followers-kidnap-westerners/


Apr. 27 Bomb explodes in Ikhwani home in Sharkiya [not Menya] injuring him,2 friends & 3 kids.Trying 2 make net-instructions home-made bomb

Apr 27 Gen. Morad al-Muwafi says
Apr. 25
Six ‪#Sinai militants killed; Seven Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis members arrested‪#ABAM‪#Egypt‪http://bit.ly/1faPFMO 


Apr. 24 Seven Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis members arrested in Egypthttp://en.aswatmasriya.com/news/view.aspx?id=6742e53c-58a6-4127-ad62-e92597afa431

Apr 24 Prosecution orders the arrest of 33 from the violence in Aswan (earlier in the month) http://thecairopost.com/news/107755/news/prosecution-orders-arrest-of-33-over-aswans-ethnic-conflict

Apr. 23 7 (6) militants wounded and 20 injuredhttp://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-04/24/c_133286532.htm

Apr. 23 Egyptian authorities arrested a man accused of killing 4 Shiites [in July 2013], while attempting to escape to Libya‪http://thecairopost.com/news/107704/news/suspect-in-shiite-killings-arrested 

Apr. 23 Teacher in Sharqiyya allegedly breaks the leg of a student who was singing a song for al-Sisihttp://almogaz.com/news/politics/2014/04/24/1440636

Apr. 23
RT Police BG Ahmad Zaki & another officer assassinated in 6th October ‪#Egyptvid of car http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/23/world/meast/egypt-car-explosion/index.html?hpt=hp_t4


Apr. 22 #MuslimBrotherhood students illegally close off  #AinShams University#Egypthttp://bit.ly/1mu16yy

Apr. 21 Bomb found near an October church defused, of course‪http://bit.ly/1kU5wih ‪#Elwatannews

Apr. 19 10 extremists arrested and a bomb defused In Northern Sinaihttp://www.egyptindependent.com//news/security-source-10-extremists-arrested-bomb-defused-north-sinai

Apr. 19 Azhar ‪#MB students blissfully set CBC’s broadcast car afire‪http://owl.li/vWZbl 


April 18 Muslim Brotherhood march burns a Sisi supporter’s house in Ezbet al-Nakhl, Cairo   bit.ly/1jQHbZL
Apr. 17 Police fire tear gas at Ikhwan marching at Matariyya who respond by throwing bricks and stones http://www.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=1619304

Apr. 17 Giza police conducted operations to arrest leaders of Agnad Masr in Kirdasa, Bulaq and other areashttp://almogaz.com/news/politics/2014/04/17/1429865


Apr. 17 ‪Ikhwan leader arrested in ‪#Qena‪#Egypt ‪http://alhayat.com/Articles/1855764/مصر–ضبط-قيادي-من–الإخوان–في-قنا

Apr. 16 A bomb explosion inside a tank wounds an Egyptian soldier in Arishhttp://en.aswatmasriya.com/news/view.aspx?id=506f8354-74f2-46b0-b0e5-80037a830973

Apr. 15 Two were injured in a bomb planted on al-Faisal St. Haram, Giza (after Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis had promised many bombings on 4/15)http://almogaz.com/news/politics/2014/04/15/1427417


Apr 15 Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis leader arrested after murder of policeman in al-Arish on Monday (14th) http://en.aswatmasriya.com/news/view.aspx?id=17115aba-1dc9-4294-bfcf-60326aa8ae1e


Apr. 15
Investigators: Engineering students executed bomb attack at CairoUni that killed a senior MOI official 2 weeks ago ‪http://onaeg.com/?p=1604380 “

Apr. 15 Mohamed Morsi’s release of dangerous prisoners in Egypt is linked to current violence there. http://www.emannabih.com/evidence-on-mohamed-mursis-direct-link-to-terror-acts-in-egypt/

Apr. 14
28 Copts were reportedly abducted by extremists in Minya in the last 3 month, ransom reached 6M EGP, police inactive. ‪http://www.light-dark.net/vb/showthread.php?t=1062950247 …

Apr. 14 Ikhwan students clash with other students inside Zagazig university campus, throwing stones & police enter to stop it.  http://www2.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=1612204

Apr. 14 al-Azhar University expels 52 students (for violent demonstrations inside of campus)

Apr. 14 Army troops supported police across fr. #Nahda in clashes with#Ikhwan today near and inside Cairo University, where a student in the Faculty of Science called Mohamed Adel Attia is reported dead i

Apr. 14 Khaled Hussein, reporter 4 t/daily Youm 7, was shot in the chest during the clashes in front of the university’s main gates.

Apr. 14 Bomb discovered in front of N. Giza court, Mohandiseen & defused#Egypthttp://gate.ahram.org.eg/News/478966.aspx

Apr. 14 Mohammad Bakry Haroun was arrested on Apr. 12 in Cairo. He’s associated with the Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, part of the Nasr City network & accused of Dakahliya and Cairo bombings.http://thecairopost.com/news/106323/news/prominent-ansar-bayt-al-maqdis-member-under-investigation-in-cairo


Apr. 13 The Muslim Brotherhood have reportedly moved their headquarters from London to Graz, Austria, following announcement of investigation into their activities in the UK   http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2603383/Muslim-Brotherhood-moves-headquarters-London-Austria-Cameron-announces-terror-investigation.html

Apr. 13 #Nusra Front fighter (#Syria) planned attacks in #Egypt and has been arrested. http://bit.ly/1iHWzUV

Apr. 13 #Egypt‘s army spokesman says 3 militants killed, 4 arrested in latest North Sinai operations http://fb.me/186WCYFjb
Also, armored trucks will be carrying recruits in the Sinai.

Apr. 13 Bomb found & defused, inside a church #Giza for Palm Sunday#Egypthttp://gate.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/4/28/478506/حـوادث/حوادث-محلية/العثو

Apr. 12 Police arrested an 8-member cell of the Muslim Brotherhood called the Deterrence Battalion in Menufiyyahttp://www.egyptindependent.com//news/eight-member-brotherhood-cell-arrested-monufiya

Apr. 12 RT #Ikhwan threw acid in the faces of police in #Fayoum#Egypt some injured http://almogaz.com/news/politics/2014/04/13/1422607

Apr. 12 – photo of municipality buiding burned by the Ikhwan back in August – in Montazah, Alexandria

Apr. 11 Explosive device defused in Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai‪http://goo.gl/bnEBX1 

Apr. 11 Muslim Brotherhood attack police with weapons and try to set fire to a checkpoint. Police killed two of them in Gharbiyya.http://en.aswatmasriya.com/news/view.aspx?id=ff8ad64c-74b7-4e2a-922d-80d605255e85

Apr. 10 Granddaughter of Hassan al-Banna, a university professor struggles to protect the Muslim Brotherhoodhttp://linkis.com/www.voanews.com/cont/5VKvk

Apr. 10 Committe leaves #Egypt with documentation of MuslimBrotherhoodplotting in UK incuding Kemal Helbawi, N. Ibra;him and others  http://almogaz.com/news/politics/2014/04/11/1419991

Apr. 10 Brotherhood’s leading businessmen, Youssef Nada claimed on AlJazeera that the Brotherhood has formed new secret leadership.

Apr. 10 An second explosion took place in al-Hasri square in 6th of October city just 50 meters away from the first explosion.http://elwatannews.com/news/details/458433

Apr. 10 A junior officer & policeman arrested for joining the jihadist group of Tharwat Shehata #Egypt http://www.elwatannews.com/news/details/457750

Apr. 9 Clashes today between ‪#MuslimBrotherhood (‪Ikhwan) students and police in ‪#AlAzhar, ‪#AinShams, and ‪#Suez Canal universities.
Apr. 9 US designates Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis a ‪#terrorist group. Pretends not to notice connection with ‪#Ikhwan ‪#Egypt ‪http://m.state.gov/md224566.htm

Apr. 8 Allegations in the trial of Mohammed Morsi and an explanation of his connections with Ayman az-Zawahiri via his brother Mohammedhttp://www.raymondibrahim.com/from-the-arab-world/exposed-the-muslim-brotherhoodal-qaeda-connection/



Apr. 8 Four Islamist militants reportedly killed in North Sinai by Bedouin ‪http://goo.gl/vRXQuZ

Apr. 8 Freedom and Justice Party (Muslim Brotherhood) posts a photo of students breaking the 2nd gate at al-Azharhttps://www.facebook.com/FJParty/photos/a.185765638151567.48353.185332328194898/726691124059013/?type=1

Apr. 8 #Azhar female students burn tires and burn Mustafa al-Nahhas road #Egypt http://www1.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=1602051

Apr. 8 12 homemade bombs found at #AinShams University and defused #Ikhwan ‘peace’ #Egypthttp://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/98573/Egypt/Politics-/Ministry-of-Interior—handmade-bombs-found-on-Ain.aspx
Apr. 7 Al Azhar University dismisses 27 students for leading protests inside campus (with violence) http://www.egyptindependent.com//news/azhar-university-dismisses-27-students-leading-protests-inside-campus

Apr. 7 Beltagy’s wife threatens al-Sisihttp://almogaz.com/news/politics/2014/04/07/1413470


Apr. 6 #Egypt’s university students were busy in 1427 protests this fall — not in class! http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2014/03/31/students-organised-1427-protests-fall-semester-democracy-meter/

Apr. 6 #Egypt’s Interior Ministry spokesman: Militants using foreign fighters who’ve been in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria in coordination with A #Ikhwan; and Ikhwan using students to engage in a 2nd type of violence –http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/98417.aspx

Apr. 6 Prosecutor refers #Zawahiri (his brother) & 67 others to court for planning violent attacks. #Egypthttp://www.elwatannews.com/news/details/455163


Apr. 6 Clashes today at #Cairo University, #Ain Shams University and #AlAzhar University between police and #Ikhwan students. #Egypt

Apr. 5 A plot to target al-Gorah airport in #Sinai was thwarted yesterday #Egypthttp://aswatmasriya.com/news/view.aspx?id=98a34756-3f1f-41b6-be57-8f7458eaa276

Apr. 5 Violence broke out in Aswan at a reconcillation meeting on Friday between two families and continued through Saturday. The army spokesperson said there was Ikhwan influence in the clash, but haven’t seen details which prove that, yet. 23 killed, 40 wounded.

Apr. 4 Security forces dispersed protesters across Cairo today.http://en.aswatmasriya.com/news/view.aspx?id=e3201cdd-a8bb-4e57-b215-d04dd31866fa

Apr. 4 Yesterday “gunmen killed 2 young men in the village of Mahdiya, accusing them of collaborating with the army.” ‪http://goo.gl/n9Yp5f ‪

Apr. 4 Clashes between #Ikhwan & police in Matariyya. Another ‘peaceful’ Friday. #Egypt http://www.almasryalyoum.com/news/details/422656

Apr. 2 Three bomb explosions outside ‪#Cairo University, security found a 4th bomb. (Anti-coup blames army/police then backed off that claim)http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/02/us-egypt-blast-idUSBREA310LX20140402

Apr. 2 Police arrested 7 ‪#Ikhwan a few hrs. b4 bombings ‪#Egypt‪http://gate.ahram.org.eg/News/474332.aspx …

Apr. 1 #ikhwan allegedly attempted to murder #Coptic family and army officer son in #Sharqiyya#Egypthttp://almogaz.com/news/politics/2014/04/01/1404978
April 1 #Ikhwan students at AinShams University beat up an al-Fajr journalist, took his camera & threatened female journalisthttp://almogaz.com/news/politics/2014/04/01/1405049
April 1 #Ikhwan student demonstrators headed for the Egyptian Ministry of Defense

Mar. 31 5 killed, 11 woundered and 79 arrested in terrorist Brotherhood protests ‪http://ow.ly/vcB9r

Mar. 31 RT #Ikhwan’s “peaceful protesters” burn cars in #Azhar garage #Egypthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFcMVPO5_zM

Mar. 31 An Ikhwan cell has been arrested in Alexandria for allegedly planning to cut hands and feet of Sisi supporters.

Mar. 31
RT Clashes between police and ‪#Ikhwan in ‪#Minya. 1 police injured, 5 arrested ‪#Egypt‪http://dostorasly.com/news/view.aspx?cdate=30032014&id=883df04f-7902-45c6-9b67-70064c50c460

Mar. 30 Members of Ansar al-Shari’ah fil Ard al-Kinana were arrested. They’ve taken credit for more than a dozen shooting incidents in Giza, Beni Suwayf and Sharqiyyahttp://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/03/egypt_announces_arre.php?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Mar. 30 Ikhwan students block Sudan St. behind Cairo University clashing with non-Ikhwan citizens and no police presence.

Mar. 30 Violence escalated in front of Cairo University by Ikhwan studentshttp://gate.ahram.org.eg/News/473288.aspx

Mar. 30 One killed, three more injured in an attack on a police bus western Sheikh Zuwayd today ‪#Sinai‫#

Mar. 27 Mayada Ashraf, a journalist for al-Dostour was killed in Ain Shams. 4 others were killed (this reports 3) and 10 wounded.http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Mar-28/251576-egypt-journalist-killed-as-police-islamists-clash.ashx
Mar 27 Egyptians and Ikhwan clashed in Dakahliyya and police and Ikhwan clashed in Faisal st. al-Haram, Giza. Shots were fired in clashes between Ikhwan and police in Mahalla. Ikhwan demonstrations in Qena and three demonstrations in Fayoum were dispersed by police by using tear gas; they also dispersed demonstrators in Madinat Nasr with tear gas.
Mar 27 Ikhwan fired at police in Helwan and police used tear gas. Heavy clashes.http://almogaz.com/news/politics/2014/03/28/1399097

Mar. 27 4 killed in clashes between armed MBs & security forces. Includes a journalist and a Coptic woman (stabbed) ‪http://www.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=1582535#.UzWxkZQKYeU.twitter

Mar 27 Persons unknown burned an #AlSisi campaign tent set up in >#PortSaid#Egypthttp:>//www1.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=1581627#.UzVuxYWv8xI
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