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>> sharia law is foundational in islamic society. mand but i it is also an entire political runsm, and here's where it afoul of modern human rights .ightsts unlike the bill of rights. includes a timeless war doctrine. als the doctrine of jihad. it also rejects basic humandom freedoms by freedom ofof conscience and freedom of speech, and it imposes discriminatory legal regulations against non-muslim minoritiesin and women. it also includes dehumanizing punishments like lashing for alcohol consumption, stoning tou death for adultery andn mutilating punishments as well. lou: is it your view that theren is no way in which american culture can accommodate sharia within a multicultural society? part of which would be the muslims? >> absolutelyut not. certainly not the overtth libery crushing dehumanizing aspects of sharia. unfortunately, it is an whle. integrated whole. it has proven historicallyp ver ve difficult for muslims tosherry, secularize it and to eliminatety the liberty crushing aspects the euro one you wrote that u.s.liby amba p
>> sharia law is foundational in islamic society. mand but i it is also an entire political runsm, and here's where it afoul of modern human rights .ightsts unlike the bill of rights. includes a timeless war doctrine. als the doctrine of jihad. it also rejects basic humandom freedoms by freedom ofof conscience and freedom of speech, and it imposes discriminatory legal regulations against non-muslim minoritiesin and women. it also includes dehumanizing punishments like lashing for alcohol...
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the president -- here's a president that ran on women's issues and we have egypt imposing sharia law and you don't hear a word. women have to have head coverings and have no rights and you don't hear the president condemn sharia or radical islam or haven't heard him talk about the problems that are now coming up with muslim brotherhood in control of egypt, in libya and we see obviously elements of muslim brotherhood as part of the syrian lives. you see it going on in jordan. this neighborhood for israel is getting uncomfortable. used to be surrounding israel were some some cases with the exception of jordan, either cool pieces or hostile in the case of syria and lebanon. but they were controlled by basically nonreligious dictators. now we have dictators as you're seeing more doing in egypt, dictating a new constitution. but now you have sharia law and radical islamists who have a thee logical reason to go after the state of israel. this is a much more dangerous world and barack obama is responsible for it. because he engendered this movement by throwing mubarak under the bus -- >> pe
the president -- here's a president that ran on women's issues and we have egypt imposing sharia law and you don't hear a word. women have to have head coverings and have no rights and you don't hear the president condemn sharia or radical islam or haven't heard him talk about the problems that are now coming up with muslim brotherhood in control of egypt, in libya and we see obviously elements of muslim brotherhood as part of the syrian lives. you see it going on in jordan. this neighborhood...
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. >> the document is based on sharia law. critics say it ignores fundamental democratic principles and marginalizes the nation's large christian populations. it has set the stage for conflict in a more increasingly divided nation. >> opponents of the president are outraged at the document adopted by the assembly. protesters are maintaining a vigil, and demonstrations are growing. critics warn that egypt is fast becoming an islamic state. >> hosni mubarak never divided the egyptian people. now, there is president morsi, and we do not know if he is the president of egypt or the president of the muslim brotherhood. >> islamists who dominate the assembly have already answered that question -- the body signed off on all 234 articles of the constitution, which is based upon the principles of sharia or islamic law. the constitution maintains sharia as the main source of legislation. it also gives women no guarantee of equal rights, since the rights must conform with sharia. religious leaders will also be able to directly influence e
. >> the document is based on sharia law. critics say it ignores fundamental democratic principles and marginalizes the nation's large christian populations. it has set the stage for conflict in a more increasingly divided nation. >> opponents of the president are outraged at the document adopted by the assembly. protesters are maintaining a vigil, and demonstrations are growing. critics warn that egypt is fast becoming an islamic state. >> hosni mubarak never divided the...
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or principles of the sharia. >> the state is given charge of public morality. a loose open ended term. >> absolutely. women's rights, for example which there's been a constitutional article that said the state will work to achieve equality between men and women. as long as it doesn't violate principles of the sharia. that was in the constitution. now it's gone. now there's a nondiscrimination clause, but it doesn't mention women as a protected class. it is a step backwards in terms of liberties. if you believe what we care about when we look at democracy, we don't just care about the voting, it is important, we care about freedom and liberty for people, you would have to think egypt is not going in the right direction. >> do you think the united states has a roll, steve? >> certainly it does. president obama came out during the egyptian up riding saying that it has to go. clearly the united states has put itself on the side of people that want to live in freedom and democracy. 'til now, the administration has been circumspect. i think it does deserve the white
or principles of the sharia. >> the state is given charge of public morality. a loose open ended term. >> absolutely. women's rights, for example which there's been a constitutional article that said the state will work to achieve equality between men and women. as long as it doesn't violate principles of the sharia. that was in the constitution. now it's gone. now there's a nondiscrimination clause, but it doesn't mention women as a protected class. it is a step backwards in terms...
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now, sharia law came into iran very early after the revolution, and under sharia law democracy and freedom of the citizen is impossible. the thing of sharia law that govern iran in 1979 and 1980 are still in place. they're have something cosmetic changes here and there depending on what administration is president of iran. if you wore nail polish you could get away with it. but does that really make a big difference? does that mean that iran becomes free and independent are in khamenei? no. under this constitution freedom and democracy in iran is impossible. i'm sure you all know about the american hostages. everybody knows about that. but just after those hostages were released, i was in prison in iran, and at the time we became the leader of the movement was the prime minister. now, i was -- just explained with cable. and then -- then they make you walk and then when the sun goes down, they beat you again. it's a cycle. -under things in the better now for political prisoners in iran? no, they are not. it's exactly the same. it's not worse, it's moe system -- more systemic. that is the si
now, sharia law came into iran very early after the revolution, and under sharia law democracy and freedom of the citizen is impossible. the thing of sharia law that govern iran in 1979 and 1980 are still in place. they're have something cosmetic changes here and there depending on what administration is president of iran. if you wore nail polish you could get away with it. but does that really make a big difference? does that mean that iran becomes free and independent are in khamenei? no....
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he says the aim of the group is clear. >> we want sure real law in all -- sharia law in mali. want a muslim state. >> he is totally not compromising. >> there will be no negotiations. we will speak only with the weapons in our hands. >> the islamist militants are thought to number between 2000- 6000. no one really knows for sure. they control the streets of timbuktu and other northern cities. they call themselves the islamist police, forcing people to comply with the ban on smoking, drinking, and western music. women cover-up whenever they go out. if not, they risk interrogation by the religious police. many people consider the militants as occupiers. timbuktu used to be home to 50,000 people. only half remain. 300 kilometers south, it is business as usual. until recently, it was a tourist trap. now it is close to the frontlines. women here can get the hair done in the public without fearing the islamist police. these boats used to bring cargo on the river niger and now today the journey is far too dangerous. on the edge of town, volunteers are learning to fight to reclaim nor
he says the aim of the group is clear. >> we want sure real law in all -- sharia law in mali. want a muslim state. >> he is totally not compromising. >> there will be no negotiations. we will speak only with the weapons in our hands. >> the islamist militants are thought to number between 2000- 6000. no one really knows for sure. they control the streets of timbuktu and other northern cities. they call themselves the islamist police, forcing people to comply with the ban...
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egypt's draft constitution lays down is lomb's sharia as the source of the country's laws. that is not new. islamic law is the principal source of legislation. the article remains unchanged. but another article in the new draft could lead to a more fundamentalist interpretation. if a dispute arises, scholars at cairo's muslim university would get to decide how to interpret the law, which could mean more influence for conservative religious authorities. the old constitution granted egypt women several rights. it guaranteed equal status with men in the fields of political, social, cultural, and economic life without violation of the rules of islamic jurisprudence. that article has been dropped in the new draft. president morsi says it is because women are citizens just like everyone else. activists view the omission more critically. >> women are only mentioned as single mothers, the boy's face, or with us. they are not mention when it comes to health, political participation. this act treats women as second- class citizens. -- women are only mentioned as single mothers, divor
egypt's draft constitution lays down is lomb's sharia as the source of the country's laws. that is not new. islamic law is the principal source of legislation. the article remains unchanged. but another article in the new draft could lead to a more fundamentalist interpretation. if a dispute arises, scholars at cairo's muslim university would get to decide how to interpret the law, which could mean more influence for conservative religious authorities. the old constitution granted egypt women...
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yes second year of iran taffrail so what's your response to those who say to critics who say the sharia centric constitution betrays the they were going to your relation to egypt and sidelines the rights of minorities in your country. this is not protocol you can revise the constitution. or. this is not really present and approve of it and the same time the president declared that if the minority or majority needs to commodify he needs in this constitution this can be done through the parliament and through negotiation. turn out for the referendum on the can constitutional is only around thirty percent and are you happy with that figure why didn't more of the electorate come to the polls. no we compare numbers of who want to talk about numbers let us return back to the eighteenth of march nineteenth of march two thousand and eleven eighteen million. one to defend them and now in two thousand and twelve. we have seventeen million one. so the one million the first is. i suppose this is due to a certain. low our certain. thing that. the government didn't make people from upper egypt for ex
yes second year of iran taffrail so what's your response to those who say to critics who say the sharia centric constitution betrays the they were going to your relation to egypt and sidelines the rights of minorities in your country. this is not protocol you can revise the constitution. or. this is not really present and approve of it and the same time the president declared that if the minority or majority needs to commodify he needs in this constitution this can be done through the...
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extreme islamist candidates get the majority he had before, he'll be in a position to implement the sharia friendly constitution. you can't read this referendum as anything other than a major success for the brotherhood. >> what does that mean for us and the obama administration and the new secretary of state, potentially john kerry, as we go forward? >> the foundation of american foreign policy in the middle east, the camp david accord, is in jeopardy. the brotherhood campaigned against it, morsi questioned it. the central premise of land for peace is at issue. you have a lot of other questions about the brotherhood's domestic policies in egypt but from the u.s. point of view, egypt's relationship with israel is at the center. following that, what is egypt's relationship with? morsi visited iran. i'm worried about that relationship and russian evans efforts to reestablish their ties. we're in for a worrying time in the middle east, but particularly in the relationship with egypt. >> not optimistic more 2013. embassador bolton, always good to see you, merry christmas. >> they can't to you
extreme islamist candidates get the majority he had before, he'll be in a position to implement the sharia friendly constitution. you can't read this referendum as anything other than a major success for the brotherhood. >> what does that mean for us and the obama administration and the new secretary of state, potentially john kerry, as we go forward? >> the foundation of american foreign policy in the middle east, the camp david accord, is in jeopardy. the brotherhood campaigned...
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extreme egyptians were going to vote against the constitution because they didn't believe it was sharia friendly enough. that clearly didn't happen and in the second round, there's no doubt this constitution will be adopted by a majority of those who voted. so i think the prospect is the brotherhood will try to consolidate power. i think there's every prospect the military and brotherhood will try to cut a deal. i don't think the military wants to see more violence in the streets. they've had a vote, this is what the pro democracy people wanted. had an election, a referendum and vote and they lost. i think the brotherhood is in very good shape in terms of consolidating power. >> what does this mean for us if indeed egypt moves to sharia law and potentially ruled and governed by the muslim brotherhood? >> the domestic issues in egypt are grave for the cop tick christians, for secular egyptians to don't want a religious state. but i think there are also profound implications for peace and stability in the region for the future of the camp david peace accord for israel. for what aid they g
extreme egyptians were going to vote against the constitution because they didn't believe it was sharia friendly enough. that clearly didn't happen and in the second round, there's no doubt this constitution will be adopted by a majority of those who voted. so i think the prospect is the brotherhood will try to consolidate power. i think there's every prospect the military and brotherhood will try to cut a deal. i don't think the military wants to see more violence in the streets. they've had a...
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democracy in the middle-east, which sharia law does call for those who would convert to christianity, they can be put to death. why would we advocate -- especially sending our sons and daughters in conflict, they would be willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to urbener sharia democracy. we need to rethink what we are doing in these country and our monetary support and military support and some of these countries that would ever support such a thing. >> on the flip side, imagine, i mean, a christian converting to become a muslim, we would never, you know, stone the person or sentence the person to death or anything else. i mean, the enormous amount of tolerance in this country -- and yet, so many of -- so many americans are facing just the opposite other places? >> and greta, that is the most excellent point. thank you for making that point. this is america! we have these freedoms. we are willing to fight and die for our freedoms. that's why it's so extremely important to protect our constitution. we are tolerant of other religions and viewpoints. nowhere else but america do we have
democracy in the middle-east, which sharia law does call for those who would convert to christianity, they can be put to death. why would we advocate -- especially sending our sons and daughters in conflict, they would be willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to urbener sharia democracy. we need to rethink what we are doing in these country and our monetary support and military support and some of these countries that would ever support such a thing. >> on the flip side, imagine, i mean,...
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and the sharia islamic law.despite the fact they could win a referendum, there could be a couple of reasons why they might not. it won't convince the masses. the constitution is not supposed to be a 15 plus one documentary that is supposed to be probably confront a world in which the winners and losers -- without those incentives, the losers could try to continue politics through other means. it is why we think even the pass referendum wouldn't solve this instability. the brother heard, of course, they won't care. the organizer of the public would reject it as well. lastly, the brotherhood and mohammed morsi. before i get to that, this is something that we saw in president morsi's lyrical biography. from 2005, a member of parliament and the chairman of the muslim brotherhood parliamentary bloc. what has come out this past week is a lot of interesting details. when mohammed morsi was in parliament, they say that he would pocket it and then not sign off on on the topic until he talks to the other moslem brotherhoo
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by islamist dominated assembly it doesn't represent egypt's on top of that it's of course is the sharia law and i've been to it although the initial wording is actually similar to the seventy one constitution the problem is that other articles defining sharia law even open to ultra conservative interpretation in addition to that it's a human rights watch actually. and i had a report today that highlighted the problems of women's rights within the constitution in addition there are articles saying things like you cannot insult to the vigil which could be widely interpreted and misused and of course one of the main issues is a miniature trials of civilians this is the practice is illegal under international law i mean the subject of many campaigns by revolutionary forces and he's allowed in the constitution we expect a referendum in the next two weeks but with this continuing disturbance on the streets and more protests. so i expected really not sure how is your back referendum to go ahead certainly on to create the chance that i heard were against the constitution they were also against
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so for the islamists, it's very pro sharia, anti-sharia, pro- islam, anti- islam. this is the way that the battle has been couched or framed in the egyptian -- in the political environment in egypt. >> of course, it's easy to do that with a constitution where you're voting yes or no. as shadi pointed out, once you get into parliamentary elections, that competition within the islamist camp might open up. right? >> right. >> and it's a question of who can claim most credibly to represent the true vision of islamism or of an islamic state. shadi, what do you expect? there were some people who argued that the brotherhood gave the salafis too much in the constitution because they wanted to scoop up some of the vote in the parliamentary election. what do you expect to see in m.b. salafi competition in the parliamentary race? >> yeah, well, it's worth noting in the constitutional debates the brotherhood felt sandwiched. and the salafis were putting a lot of pressure on the brotherhood from the right, as khaled pointed out, and there was actually just until fairly recently
so for the islamists, it's very pro sharia, anti-sharia, pro- islam, anti- islam. this is the way that the battle has been couched or framed in the egyptian -- in the political environment in egypt. >> of course, it's easy to do that with a constitution where you're voting yes or no. as shadi pointed out, once you get into parliamentary elections, that competition within the islamist camp might open up. right? >> right. >> and it's a question of who can claim most credibly to...
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union rights, for example, the reason he is able to purchase saul the anti-abortion and the anti-sharia law legislation is because he can, right? michigan republicans are moving full steam ahead with whatever they want. they've got control of both houses of the legislature. they've got the governorship. even after they come back next year for the next session, even after this election, which was not very kind to republicans, including those in michigan, they're still going to have control of both houses of the legislature. they're still going to have the governorship. they are steaming right ahead. republicans can do whatever they want in michigan, now and for the foreseeable future, because obviously, as you know, michigan is a red state. a red state, michigan. that's why republicans get to say what happens there. see? red state. see how red a state michigan is? see how republican they are? michigan voters statewide picked democrat barack obama by almost 10 points over republican mitt romney in the presidential race. which technically at least makes michigan a really blue state at one
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second, state bans on sharia law.da and kansas passed laws banning islamic law in their state. a spokesperson for kansas governor sam brownback said, quote, kansas courts will rely exclusively on the laws of our state and nation when deciding cases and will not consider the laws of foreign jurisdictions. it's anybody's guess why we need a law confirming we follow the laws of our own country. seems redundant. >>> next newt gingrich gets outshined by the sound of his own cell phone. he was talking about what went so wrong for republicans this past election when this happened. >> the romney campaign was wrong. they thought they were going to win. if you talk to them at 5:00 on election day they would have told he they honestly believed they were going to win. i also think that -- the country is going to vote to be in a different position and i think we have got to understand that -- >> is that a ring tone? what ring tone was that? >> i have two ring tones. i have dancing queen is my general ring tone for most people and
second, state bans on sharia law.da and kansas passed laws banning islamic law in their state. a spokesperson for kansas governor sam brownback said, quote, kansas courts will rely exclusively on the laws of our state and nation when deciding cases and will not consider the laws of foreign jurisdictions. it's anybody's guess why we need a law confirming we follow the laws of our own country. seems redundant. >>> next newt gingrich gets outshined by the sound of his own cell phone. he...
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so, um, for the islamists it's very clearly pro-sharia, anti-sharia, pro-islam, anti-islam. this is the way that the battle has been couched or framed in the egyptian, in the political environment in egypt. >> of course, it's easy to do that with a institution -- with a constitution where you're voting yes or no. that competition within the islamist camp might open up, and it's a question of who can claim most credibly to represent the true vision of islamism or of an islamic state. shadi, what do you expect? there were some people that argued that the brotherhood gave the salties -- salafis too much in the constitution because they wanted to scoop up some of their vote in the parliamentary election. what do you expect to see in the competition in the parliamentary race? >> yeah. well, it's worth noting in the constitutional debate the brotherhood felt sandwiched. um, and the salafis were putting a lot of pressure on the brotherhood from the right, as khaled pointed out, and it was actually just until fairly recently the salafis were threatening to withdraw, either withdraw
so, um, for the islamists it's very clearly pro-sharia, anti-sharia, pro-islam, anti-islam. this is the way that the battle has been couched or framed in the egyptian, in the political environment in egypt. >> of course, it's easy to do that with a institution -- with a constitution where you're voting yes or no. that competition within the islamist camp might open up, and it's a question of who can claim most credibly to represent the true vision of islamism or of an islamic state....
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under sharia law came into place in iran for early after the revolution and under sharia law, democracyand the freedom that the citizen is impossible. in the same sharia laws that govern iran in 1979 and 1880 are still in place. there have been some cosmetic changes here and there needs what administration you have under the presidential. what a mom is the president of iran, things are better. so now polish you could get away with. but does that really make a big difference quiz to set in iran becomes democratic under people like him? now, sustained set of laws that govern iran. under this constitution, freedom and democracy is impossible. i'm sure you all know about the american hostages. everybody knows because the movie argot just came out. just after the hostages were released, i was in prison in iran. at the time, mr. husseini movie was prime minister. i was bound to bair at the age of 16 with a table. then when you're so swollen that your skins about to burst, and they make you walk. and when the swelling goes down a little, they beat you again. it's a cycle. are things any better
under sharia law came into place in iran for early after the revolution and under sharia law, democracyand the freedom that the citizen is impossible. in the same sharia laws that govern iran in 1979 and 1880 are still in place. there have been some cosmetic changes here and there needs what administration you have under the presidential. what a mom is the president of iran, things are better. so now polish you could get away with. but does that really make a big difference quiz to set in iran...
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there's no dispute about sharia. >> will sharia law be imposed in egypt?is the base ic -- how to implant this within the country, this is something the parliament will decide. >> what will that mean for egyptian women? >> egyptian women has all the right to be in power to make their own choices. this is how we see a democratic state. >> equal rights? >> yes, they do have now in egypt equal rights as men, but we have to defy the traditions and awareness of these rights. our role is to empower women to have better choices and let them make their own choices. >> when we think of sharia law, we think of saudi arabia. is that what you want in egypt. >> i think egypt is different from saudi arabia. and different from other countries. >> will women have to wear a vail. >> have to? it's their choice. >> what if they don't want to. >> it is their right. >> that will not change? >> nobody will impose anything on anybody. >> we're going to have much more on my interview with egypt's presidential adviser and national security coming up in our next hour. we go through
there's no dispute about sharia. >> will sharia law be imposed in egypt?is the base ic -- how to implant this within the country, this is something the parliament will decide. >> what will that mean for egyptian women? >> egyptian women has all the right to be in power to make their own choices. this is how we see a democratic state. >> equal rights? >> yes, they do have now in egypt equal rights as men, but we have to defy the traditions and awareness of these...
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i define it as the pursuit of political power with the aim of establishing regimes based on sharia law. it is by its very nature anti- west, anti-democratic, anti- liberal and anti-peace. it's interests are opposite to ours. this is islamism, it is the opposite of democracy. democracy -- people are the source of legitimacy. periodic elections to choose one's representatives. the idea that the political minority can eventually become the majority. respect for certain rights. protection for the rights of religious and ethnic minorities. protection that goes beyond tolerance and of course the rule of law, the respect for a judiciary that is independent. today's debate is simple. we aren't asking whether they can be good muslims and good democrats, the answer to that is yes. but can islamists be democrat. can advocates of the ideology of fundamentalism lead their countries to democracy? the answer is an obvious no. our answer is grounded inexperience and fact. their answer is grounded in hope and assertion. we have experiences, iran, gaza, sudan, lebanon, turkey, in none of these countries
i define it as the pursuit of political power with the aim of establishing regimes based on sharia law. it is by its very nature anti- west, anti-democratic, anti- liberal and anti-peace. it's interests are opposite to ours. this is islamism, it is the opposite of democracy. democracy -- people are the source of legitimacy. periodic elections to choose one's representatives. the idea that the political minority can eventually become the majority. respect for certain rights. protection for the...
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cheryl: okay. >> and morsi's given them sharia. morsi, so there are mixed messages. and the egyptian people have to be educated. as to the democratic process in order for them to be, to agree at least to respect the elections, and then if they don't like it, they can change it in four years. so far they are, you know, they want the bringing down morsi, and this is not democracy. so whether they are islamists or to respect the decisions of the electorate. cheryl: well, you know, they're looking for $4.8 billion from the imf, and that decision may not go their way, so things may actually decelerate in egypt. thank you very much for your perspective. >> absolutely. thank you so much. my pleasure. dennis: here comes china. a new u.s. intelligence report says beijing will have the world's largest economy by 2030. cheryl: and also coming up, we're going to tell you which banking chief bought this hamptons' home that was listed on the market for $32.5 million. deps dennis but i'll betcha they got it for a steal, for like only 29 million.
cheryl: okay. >> and morsi's given them sharia. morsi, so there are mixed messages. and the egyptian people have to be educated. as to the democratic process in order for them to be, to agree at least to respect the elections, and then if they don't like it, they can change it in four years. so far they are, you know, they want the bringing down morsi, and this is not democracy. so whether they are islamists or to respect the decisions of the electorate. cheryl: well, you know, they're...
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they are leading moral discussions and the people know they cannot beat freedom or sharia law. >> he has been a hugely controversial figure. how you think he will emerge? stronger or weaker? >> he seems to be strong after the constitutional referendum, but i'm afraid you will get weaker. not able to bring egyptians together and if he will not lead to more division in the country. egypt is on the verge of economic collapse. they need a strong leadership which is having confidence in political issues and that is what the muslim brotherhood is not having right now. >> do you think mohamed morsi is capable to leave them out of the economic crisis? >> he is not the right man at the moment because he does not seem to be president of the egyptians. >> and egyptian author and political scientists living in germany. thank you for the insight leading up to the elections in january. russian president vladimir putin is on a trip to delhi. >> they signed an arms deal said to be worth more than 200 million euro. they're buying more than 40 russian fighter jets. he said they're working on advanced
they are leading moral discussions and the people know they cannot beat freedom or sharia law. >> he has been a hugely controversial figure. how you think he will emerge? stronger or weaker? >> he seems to be strong after the constitutional referendum, but i'm afraid you will get weaker. not able to bring egyptians together and if he will not lead to more division in the country. egypt is on the verge of economic collapse. they need a strong leadership which is having confidence in...
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everyone has a part to play the streets in the neighborhood have had their names changed now it's sharia law street and mosque lane. the image is everything and everything is filmed or photographed by the militants as soon as the operation is finished the nationalists will spread the word even if other. people ok i'll download it now obviously. you have tricks lost barely fifteen minutes. a few residents. come by the loudspeakers. to the nationalists the mission and symbolically at the sites of the future mosque. where the most will be hero when it will be here we will stop just for a few seconds and this is this is where i will start something ok. the message is simple wake up before it's too late. since we're. going to put up wake up to what the people here want and so important to us and here we are . opening up a future boss to let them know that while we're here islamisation of france and europe. a new extreme right wing movement is growing in places like. boxes but history. this is a. time struggle. before during and after election. a case of a new media being used to express the o
everyone has a part to play the streets in the neighborhood have had their names changed now it's sharia law street and mosque lane. the image is everything and everything is filmed or photographed by the militants as soon as the operation is finished the nationalists will spread the word even if other. people ok i'll download it now obviously. you have tricks lost barely fifteen minutes. a few residents. come by the loudspeakers. to the nationalists the mission and symbolically at the sites of...
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for him, the constitution is not only a mechanism to implement the sharia, but notice he seize it as a mechanism for freedom. it's important to emphasize that the brotherhood's view of freedom is not our view of freedom. for us freedom has as a part of it the freedom to do whatever you want religiously. for the brotherhood, freedom is the freedom to have an chicago islamic state and in fact an environment in which there is not an islamic state hinges is and is against their freedom. they view any nonislamic system as an imposition so he is saying we have to be free by having an islamic constitution. not only that, and this kind of hits on what steve was saying -- says the constitution should represent and reflect the people's will. the brotherhood believes that egyptians are very religious, there's a ground swell for an islamic state. i won't comment on whether they're right or wrong because we don't have fantastic data on exactly what the egyptians want but this is propelling a lot of what they do the belief that this is what the egyptians want, in this case a constitution that impl
for him, the constitution is not only a mechanism to implement the sharia, but notice he seize it as a mechanism for freedom. it's important to emphasize that the brotherhood's view of freedom is not our view of freedom. for us freedom has as a part of it the freedom to do whatever you want religiously. for the brotherhood, freedom is the freedom to have an chicago islamic state and in fact an environment in which there is not an islamic state hinges is and is against their freedom. they view...
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and the final draft includes a bigger role for islamic sharia law and empowers the state to protect morals. but there's no specific guarantee of equality for women, and all of those things have angered many egyptian liberals. nevertheless, mr. morsi said this evening that he will put that draft constitution to a referendum, a popular vote, in just 15 days' time. >> holly, what can the opposition do? >> reporter: well, president morsi's opponents are in a difficult situation because he has played a very clever hand. there's a good chance that the constitution will pass at the referendum, because some egyptians like it and other egyptians feel that any constitution is better than no constitution when egypt desperately needs stability. and even if the draft doesn't pass the popular vote, mr. morsi will still have his expanded new powers. his opponents are talking about disrupting the referendum. they're talking about civil disobedience, and beyond that, there may be very little they can do. meanwhile, the military, which has repeatedly interfered in pol tibs during egypt's democratic transiti
and the final draft includes a bigger role for islamic sharia law and empowers the state to protect morals. but there's no specific guarantee of equality for women, and all of those things have angered many egyptian liberals. nevertheless, mr. morsi said this evening that he will put that draft constitution to a referendum, a popular vote, in just 15 days' time. >> holly, what can the opposition do? >> reporter: well, president morsi's opponents are in a difficult situation because...
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among other things increases the influence of sharia law and commits the state to protecting morlgs and the quote traditional family. the document does strengthen bans on torture and arbitrary arrests. also curbs executive power and pliments presidential terms. this comes just after the president there mohammed morsi granted himself sweeping new powers basically made himself a dictator. that's what first triggered the protests and less than two years after the fall of egypt's aauthoritarian leader hosni mom bark many egyptians fear their new leader and islamist allies are putting the country back on the path toward dictatorship. steve harrigan live in cairo. steve, any sign the president is willing to concede on any of this? shepard, president morsey has made no moves on compromise. one thing we have seen from supporters in the muslim brotherhood the care shown in trying to avoid any conflict or violence in the square here. that's certainly going to be put to the test tomorrow. that's when across the nation morsey supporters, people who back this president from the muslim brotherhood wi
among other things increases the influence of sharia law and commits the state to protecting morlgs and the quote traditional family. the document does strengthen bans on torture and arbitrary arrests. also curbs executive power and pliments presidential terms. this comes just after the president there mohammed morsi granted himself sweeping new powers basically made himself a dictator. that's what first triggered the protests and less than two years after the fall of egypt's aauthoritarian...
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. >> she became minister for women's affairs, but she was forced to retire after criticizing sharia law. germans optimistic because afghanistan has so many strong women. >> imagine that they survived 35 years of war. they saw the destruction of their houses, the killing of their children -- has been, relatives, members of their families, but they survived. >> she knows there's so much to do. girls' schools are being shut down, and restrictions put on education. she refuses to back down. that is why she has been honored for her work. >> it is good for women in this country because they would see that we could be recognized, and we could be and we are able to do some positive work in this country in a very difficult environment. >> at the end, she adds one pointed comment -- >> although our president did not encourage it. >> nasa has just released photos of earth that put the planet in a whole new light. the pictures are actually nine shots from a satellite that cut through clouds with the help of infrared technology. >> the nighttime pictures have a much higher resolution than previous s
. >> she became minister for women's affairs, but she was forced to retire after criticizing sharia law. germans optimistic because afghanistan has so many strong women. >> imagine that they survived 35 years of war. they saw the destruction of their houses, the killing of their children -- has been, relatives, members of their families, but they survived. >> she knows there's so much to do. girls' schools are being shut down, and restrictions put on education. she refuses to...
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teams, the ansar al-sharia mud hens. (laughter) so susan rice met yesterday with senators mccain, graham and ayotte to clear the air. how did that go? >> ambassador rice i think does not do justice to the reality at the time and in hindsight clearly was completely wrong. >> we are significantly troubled by many of the answers that we got and some that we didn't get concerning evidence that was overwhelming leading up to the attack on our consulate. >> jon: here's the deal: they may be right. though on the scale of public misstatements, rice's comments seem to fall more for the embarrassing evidence of institutional disorganization end of the scale. (laughter) but here's the thing: these two don't get to be the ones who self-righteously get angry about this. they're upset she may have passed bad intel, wittingly or unwittingly to the american people. remember these two from a decade ago? >> saddam hussein continues to acquire, amass, and improve on his arsenal of weapons of mass destruction. he continues to acquire -- att
teams, the ansar al-sharia mud hens. (laughter) so susan rice met yesterday with senators mccain, graham and ayotte to clear the air. how did that go? >> ambassador rice i think does not do justice to the reality at the time and in hindsight clearly was completely wrong. >> we are significantly troubled by many of the answers that we got and some that we didn't get concerning evidence that was overwhelming leading up to the attack on our consulate. >> jon: here's the deal:...
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it would affirm many tenets of sharia as the law of the land. >> i support the president. i think that opponents of the president claim that egypt would turn into an islamic state. but the reality is if they do not want a constitution that contains islamic law and they fear the growth of the islamic political current. >> suarez: back in cairo, morsi's opponents gathered again, separated from the president's muslim brotherhood backers by barricades. >> all these barricades you see here will not stop a million revolutionaries. they will eat these stones, not demolish them. they will eat them. >> suarez: violence between the two sides last week killed seven and wounded hundreds. and before dawn today, masked gunman sprayed birth shot at protestors in tahrir square miles from the presidential palace. nine people were hurt. amid the acton in the streets, so in the anti-morsi faction urged like-minded egyptians to skip this weekend's voting and a group of judges voted overwhelmingly not to oversee saturday's referendum but others opposed the boycott and argued that voting no wou
it would affirm many tenets of sharia as the law of the land. >> i support the president. i think that opponents of the president claim that egypt would turn into an islamic state. but the reality is if they do not want a constitution that contains islamic law and they fear the growth of the islamic political current. >> suarez: back in cairo, morsi's opponents gathered again, separated from the president's muslim brotherhood backers by barricades. >> all these barricades you...
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he wants sharia law to replace the secular state. he is not in favor of personal freedoms. he is not going to have a constitution that favors the kind of freedoms we thought they were going to go for. morsi's going to be a bad guy, is he not, marc? we'll have to contend with somebody -- >> larry, are you surprised? are you shocked? should anyone be shocked that the muslim brotherhood is after almost 60 years of waiting in the wings trying to finally seize power, trying to use the leverage of power, has bought off the army by candy-coating constitutional provisions to create a military state within a state? i'm not surprised at all. >> if he loses the referendum -- he's got a referendum. he says he's going to allow the referendum on december 15th. if he loses that referendum which ain't all that great for the constitution, but if he loses it, do you think he'll overturn it and just hold on to power as a dictator? >> i don't think in the end he's going to lose it because in the end, the muslim brotherhood has the ground game and control in egypt. but let's assume that he lose
he wants sharia law to replace the secular state. he is not in favor of personal freedoms. he is not going to have a constitution that favors the kind of freedoms we thought they were going to go for. morsi's going to be a bad guy, is he not, marc? we'll have to contend with somebody -- >> larry, are you surprised? are you shocked? should anyone be shocked that the muslim brotherhood is after almost 60 years of waiting in the wings trying to finally seize power, trying to use the leverage...
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democratic say it promotes an islamic agenda and was the country toward sharia law. there has been a rise in assaults against women. women in egypt are paying a high price for the country's revolution. violence and sexual assaults by men have become commonplace by day, evening, and night. the first brutal attacks took place during the revolution. an activist was filmed as she was set upon by dozens of men. >> the subways and buses are full of men. when we get in, they instantly tried to hit on us. it happens every day, but what choice do we have? we have got to go to university. >> a french reporter is group by a mob to close in on her after a live broadcast. she says the problem is widespread. >> women in general are targets in egypt. >> a women's group is trying to document where and when the attacks take place. in just four days, 700 assaults by men were reported in cairo alone. they estimate the true figure to be much higher. this is a patrol. men and women come the streets, intervening to stop attacks and provided by some staying safe. they stay until nightfall.
democratic say it promotes an islamic agenda and was the country toward sharia law. there has been a rise in assaults against women. women in egypt are paying a high price for the country's revolution. violence and sexual assaults by men have become commonplace by day, evening, and night. the first brutal attacks took place during the revolution. an activist was filmed as she was set upon by dozens of men. >> the subways and buses are full of men. when we get in, they instantly tried to...
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point in in the city in support of this constitution they were chanting for the implementation of sharia law what happened is that rival for a change breached rights and picked up fights with some of those protesting in support of the constitution rock throwing began between the two sides which escalated with cars being burned as well as heavy heavy violence on the streets police intervened with take us and in attempt to separate the two sides which it ended up being successful so far was sick the least thirty two people have been injured so this is seen now is this still tension on the on the streets the minister of interior released a statement saying that they want this violence to stop and warned people against having these exchanges battles on the streets and that they would be repercussions caused by the previous one the referendum saw a more than fifty percent of the population saying yes to the draft constitution what are the expectations now for saturday. absolutely in the first round of the forenoon which took place last week there was fifty seven percent approximately thirty s
point in in the city in support of this constitution they were chanting for the implementation of sharia law what happened is that rival for a change breached rights and picked up fights with some of those protesting in support of the constitution rock throwing began between the two sides which escalated with cars being burned as well as heavy heavy violence on the streets police intervened with take us and in attempt to separate the two sides which it ended up being successful so far was sick...