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so the muslim brotherhood is not a homogeneous organization. >> reporter: does america understand the muslim brotherhood? >> the us doesn't understand the muslim brotherhood, at least not yet. there are a lot of misconceptions. >> reporter: shadi hamid is an political analyst. >> i think one mistake that a lot of western observers make is that they look at it as a fundamentally political organization. that this is a group that wants to come to power. it's much more complicated than that. the brotherhood doesn't yet know what it wants. what does it mean to be an islamist party? not just in opposition, but also in government? >> reporter: day 13. there were reports of pro- mubarak vigilantes beating up journalists. it took an hour to get across town to attend a muslim brotherhood press conference. these men represent the brotherhood's old guard. the revolution took them by surprise. >> reporter: through our interpreter, i asked them if they were setting a deadline for the president to leave. >> reporter: while they said they supported the protests, they explained they were engaging in a
so the muslim brotherhood is not a homogeneous organization. >> reporter: does america understand the muslim brotherhood? >> the us doesn't understand the muslim brotherhood, at least not yet. there are a lot of misconceptions. >> reporter: shadi hamid is an political analyst. >> i think one mistake that a lot of western observers make is that they look at it as a fundamentally political organization. that this is a group that wants to come to power. it's much more...
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what do the christians think about the muslim brotherhood? >> most of the christian leaders of the major churches have expressed their fear of the muslim brotherhood. while percent they have been repressed under mubarak, the dominant note is fear that the future is likely to be worst than the past. they hope it won't be, a lot of trepidation. >> are you saying mubarak was good for egypt's christians? >> no. they were repressed and discriminated under mubarak. almost impossible to build churches, difficult to repair churches. when christians were attacked by extremist muslim groups that happens almost every week in egypt they were not protect pd and people weren't punished. the big fear pwhat if the muslim brotherhood comes to power? er they want an open free democratic like in tahrir square. a fear of the muslim brotherhood. >> is it your sense today that are the christians are perhaps breathing a sigh of relief, christians making up 10 percent of the population going to get better or worse? >> i haven't spoken to people since mubarak actually
what do the christians think about the muslim brotherhood? >> most of the christian leaders of the major churches have expressed their fear of the muslim brotherhood. while percent they have been repressed under mubarak, the dominant note is fear that the future is likely to be worst than the past. they hope it won't be, a lot of trepidation. >> are you saying mubarak was good for egypt's christians? >> no. they were repressed and discriminated under mubarak. almost impossible...
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world and that mubarak has been selling to the world for decades now about fears of having the muslim brotherhood coming to power it's up to the egyptian people to decide for themselves who they want to see coming to power whether it's the muslim brotherhood or indeed other candidates of which is there are many waiting to play a crucial role in the future of the country the muslim brotherhood narrative is a black and white narrative it's a very linear one and it doesn't the egyptian people do not buy it at all they want to be able to they want to be respected as individuals and indeed make individual choices for themselves if it's very interesting and i mean the muslim brotherhood has been brought up here and it's been actually been rather brought up late in the game as it were is events unfold i mean they were very very quiet here and then they make a statement that they're willing to work with the with whatever authorities would the other opposition groups remain to be seen if they or want to these opposition groups want to work with them but at the same time i mean it's really people that are
world and that mubarak has been selling to the world for decades now about fears of having the muslim brotherhood coming to power it's up to the egyptian people to decide for themselves who they want to see coming to power whether it's the muslim brotherhood or indeed other candidates of which is there are many waiting to play a crucial role in the future of the country the muslim brotherhood narrative is a black and white narrative it's a very linear one and it doesn't the egyptian people do...
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going the muslim brotherhood a muslim brotherhood the muslim brotherhood a group you can hear a lot about charging that radical muslims want to bring some real war to the united states are working their way into conservative circles including the conservative political action conference were seen in fact after he was pointing a finger in particular at this man so hell calling if i was going to make this happen i would have fit in. seamlessly. see pack was the most wonderful place i'd ever been and it was easy to get distracted but i had to remember why i was here i'm wondering where they're hiding the muslim brotherhood. oh i understand the question frank gaffney said that the muslim brotherhood was going to be packed this year i'm just wondering where they're hiding them you've got to ask frank gaffney where are they hiding the muslim brotherhood. in the shadows ok well that's not really helpful the muslim brotherhood no i didn't do you know where they're hiding the muslim brotherhood. i think that's a no it appeared that the muslim brotherhood was going to be a lot harder to find t
going the muslim brotherhood a muslim brotherhood the muslim brotherhood a group you can hear a lot about charging that radical muslims want to bring some real war to the united states are working their way into conservative circles including the conservative political action conference were seen in fact after he was pointing a finger in particular at this man so hell calling if i was going to make this happen i would have fit in. seamlessly. see pack was the most wonderful place i'd ever been...
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democracy now i mean it's always been the bogeyman it's going to be the muslim brotherhood it's going to be al-qaeda it's going to be nine eleven all of these are the great excuses never to put to back the people in the arab world that's what it's been like can we stop that he does for you if you run so you can go to the muslim brotherhood candidate or a washington has been over on the other discourse in washington is just rubbish other has been around this over the last decade go ahead ramsey. you know there is going to be a lot of talk about talking about the muslim brotherhood peter and it's a really worrisome unfortunately in american media and in american political discourse. any reference to any islamic movement muslim politics whenever it's part of a discussion. all our bearded men all don't want the the great satan to be defeated in the middle east and so forth and so on there we need to kind of revisit this subject because they have they got it all wrong the jemaah islamiyah is different from from al qaida is different from the muslim brotherhood the muslim brotherhood have b
democracy now i mean it's always been the bogeyman it's going to be the muslim brotherhood it's going to be al-qaeda it's going to be nine eleven all of these are the great excuses never to put to back the people in the arab world that's what it's been like can we stop that he does for you if you run so you can go to the muslim brotherhood candidate or a washington has been over on the other discourse in washington is just rubbish other has been around this over the last decade go ahead ramsey....
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you know there is going to be a lot of talk about talking about the muslim brotherhood peter and it's a really worrisome unfortunately in american media and in american political discourse the difference to any islamic movement muslim politics whenever it's part of a discussion. all our bearded men all don't want the the great satan to be defeated in the middle east and so forth and so on there we need to kind of revisit this subject because they have they got it all wrong the jemaah islamiyah is different from from al qaida is different from the muslim brotherhood the muslim brotherhood have been around for since nineteen twenty eight. in one thousand nine hundred sixty or announced violence they have been trying their best under the most extreme of circumstances to be a civil society organization they are very much institutionalized and they have been suppressed and oppressed by hosni mubarak really under the under the with the support of the united states and other powers so this has got to change the muslim brotherhood has got to become a mainstream organization a political moveme
you know there is going to be a lot of talk about talking about the muslim brotherhood peter and it's a really worrisome unfortunately in american media and in american political discourse the difference to any islamic movement muslim politics whenever it's part of a discussion. all our bearded men all don't want the the great satan to be defeated in the middle east and so forth and so on there we need to kind of revisit this subject because they have they got it all wrong the jemaah islamiyah...
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>> i think in one way, what president mubarak said about the muslim brotherhood will play to the fears of some here who have been saying that mubarak it going means the muslim brotherhood taking over. that will certainly have some resonance. on the other hand, the way people are seeing it is it is a situation of increasing chaos, and the white house has made clear that it believes that president mubarak cannot stay on until september, until the planned elections. but they are in a very difficult position. they don't want to come out and stay -- and say publicly he should go, but their options of forcing him to do so, try to make their wishes go through, are very limited. really all they have left is the aid that they give to egypt, $1.5 billion. >> difficult relations between close allies. we will have more reaction from washington later in the program, but let's get a sense of what the protesters are saying. there are still thousands in the square. from what we understand, that are still planning to come out in large numbers tomorrow. the call at the day to out president mubarak, thei
>> i think in one way, what president mubarak said about the muslim brotherhood will play to the fears of some here who have been saying that mubarak it going means the muslim brotherhood taking over. that will certainly have some resonance. on the other hand, the way people are seeing it is it is a situation of increasing chaos, and the white house has made clear that it believes that president mubarak cannot stay on until september, until the planned elections. but they are in a very...
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even the junior officers are typically unsympathetic to the brotherhood so i don't you know i the statisticians tell me if i give things percentages i can't be wrong and the likelihood of the muslim brotherhood taking over is one percent when you think about that susan a meaning that we need to go ahead jumpin ahead. so i think we need to stop looking at the muslim brotherhood as if they are you know like you said the boogie man you know he's using the only reason why i say i don't care you know where he only reason why i said i understand the reason why i said it is because i'm i'm trying to react to what the mainstream is saying and i'm absolutely agree with juan and i mean what you say i agree with you well but i mean this is the spectrum and i think that that unfortunately that is the spectrum of how people look at these events on plane which i think it's very unfair go ahead. and i understand and it is unfair and that's what i wanted to that's what i wanted to point out the muslim brotherhood is is a group that's made up of largely professionals doctors engineers you know despite the the perception in the west they are not this is not a group of clergy or or radical in moms
even the junior officers are typically unsympathetic to the brotherhood so i don't you know i the statisticians tell me if i give things percentages i can't be wrong and the likelihood of the muslim brotherhood taking over is one percent when you think about that susan a meaning that we need to go ahead jumpin ahead. so i think we need to stop looking at the muslim brotherhood as if they are you know like you said the boogie man you know he's using the only reason why i say i don't care you...
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the opposition. he has his own group which is the brotherhood muslim or have links to muslim brotherhood and muslim brotherhoodaid they want to meet with me without mr. elbaradei. >> what do you understand by transition must happen now as the united states is saying and many other countries are saying? >> it is the process starting by national dialogue which has started this morning, and we will continue tomorrow and after tomorrow. we want the young people to know that all your demands, all your hoff positive, and we promise that we will do and we need quiet time to implement these things. >> what is your fear if president mubarak was to say i've had enough? he's told me that he's had enough, 62 years of public service, and he wants to go but not quite yet. what are the concerns? why would he not go now? >> we don't want chaos in our country. if president mubarak would say i'm leaving, now who would take over? in the constitution that means the speaker would take over. i think with this atmosphere, that means that the other people who have their own agenda will make instability in our country. >> will you pre
the opposition. he has his own group which is the brotherhood muslim or have links to muslim brotherhood and muslim brotherhoodaid they want to meet with me without mr. elbaradei. >> what do you understand by transition must happen now as the united states is saying and many other countries are saying? >> it is the process starting by national dialogue which has started this morning, and we will continue tomorrow and after tomorrow. we want the young people to know that all your...
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many believe it will be the muslim brotherhood. the group has been keeping a relatively low profile since the protests began. our next report looks at what role, if any, the muslim brotherhood could play in a new egypt. >> the new face of the opposition movement. among the demonstrators who have come out to support him are members of the muslim brotherhood. they will likely become more visible if there is a move toward democracy in egypt. on sunday, the islamist movement buried one of their own, shot by police at protests in alexandria. the organization had been keeping ia low profile as protests grew in egypt. they believe the muslim brotherhood it could pay the price for past mistakes. >> [unintelligible] >> the muslim brotherhood supports the new leader, and intends to be the unifying force among the opposition. anxiety levels are running high in the west, especially in neighboring israel. for many in the jewish state, and egypt potentially governed by islamists is a nightmare scenario. concern is growing because many extremists
many believe it will be the muslim brotherhood. the group has been keeping a relatively low profile since the protests began. our next report looks at what role, if any, the muslim brotherhood could play in a new egypt. >> the new face of the opposition movement. among the demonstrators who have come out to support him are members of the muslim brotherhood. they will likely become more visible if there is a move toward democracy in egypt. on sunday, the islamist movement buried one of...
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support for the demonstrators has faded fast and although the muslim brotherhood the country's largest opposition group with an islamist agenda got involved only on day three that says mom to ramsey is part of the plan the muslim brotherhood will appear when they're sure the presidency will fall and when they have the support and power to control everything they work in every arab country there they're below the surface and there they're now talking with the government and they support as i hear shouting on the streets in two weeks of demonstrations they are rallying call hasn't changed step down mubarak i heard any level of his friends travel for forty eight hours to get here they've come all the way from eritrea to be part of what they believe is the new revolution sweeping the middle east i was a new a true and i watch everything on t.v. i wish i was here before but coming here now is my contribution i am asking all my brothers in egypt to express their opinion without fear we will never leave the blood of her martyrs who were killed in this revolution without revenge. the brotherho
support for the demonstrators has faded fast and although the muslim brotherhood the country's largest opposition group with an islamist agenda got involved only on day three that says mom to ramsey is part of the plan the muslim brotherhood will appear when they're sure the presidency will fall and when they have the support and power to control everything they work in every arab country there they're below the surface and there they're now talking with the government and they support as i...
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the long out lawed muslim brotherhood. day 11. they opened this prayer rally on tahrir square with a moment of silence for those who died the previous day in battles with pro mubarak vij it anti-s. many of the fallen were muslim brothers. afterwards they were all praised for their perseverance and unity. anyone who has covered egypt for years knows about the brotherhood's profound influence on egyptian society. coming back at this extraordinary time i wanted to find out what part they were playing in this revolution. nice to meet you. >> reporter: on tahrir square, i found mohammed abba, a leader of the muslim brotherhood's youth wing. for the past month he had been working alongside secular activists from the april 6 movement to help organize the revolt. he was eager to show us what he and his fellow brothers had contributed. it was not until three days into the protest that the muslim brotherhood senior leadership officially threw their weight behind the revolt. now the brothers were running the security check points. serving hot
the long out lawed muslim brotherhood. day 11. they opened this prayer rally on tahrir square with a moment of silence for those who died the previous day in battles with pro mubarak vij it anti-s. many of the fallen were muslim brothers. afterwards they were all praised for their perseverance and unity. anyone who has covered egypt for years knows about the brotherhood's profound influence on egyptian society. coming back at this extraordinary time i wanted to find out what part they were...
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enthusiastic to justice the field here and democracy i think everything will be a balance the muslim brotherhood says it is not going to continue with talks with the government because it doesn't believe that the government is committed to real constitutional change are they right muslim brotherhood were right because they have you have as for the authority now they've got the credibility. and legitimacy as well so the again. legitimacy and a vision of the authority of the sun came he came back to the states for the muslim brotherhood is one of the focuses of what people around the international community and here in egypt too are focusing on i caught up with a lot of people got their analysis and filed this report. it didn't get more than a passing mention in the mainstream media hizbollah hamas and muslim brotherhood members in a jail break these keep come here and want to lebanon there's no way to go to lebanon from egypt only to go through the sea or to fly so who helped them any one of the thousands of protesters on egypt streets was support for the demonstrators has fled fast and although
enthusiastic to justice the field here and democracy i think everything will be a balance the muslim brotherhood says it is not going to continue with talks with the government because it doesn't believe that the government is committed to real constitutional change are they right muslim brotherhood were right because they have you have as for the authority now they've got the credibility. and legitimacy as well so the again. legitimacy and a vision of the authority of the sun came he came back...
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in that democracy is the muslim brotherhood. rage democracy in a sort of orderly fashion, if you like, the u.s. has the abilities through the ngos. they haven't done it. particularly under this administration. >> when the administration came to office, the mantra of foreign policy was, whatever bush did, we're not doing. bush had aid going into democracy organizations. ngos in egypt. the first thing the obama administration did was cut that off. our aid needs to be channeled to make up for the deficiencies that mubarak created. to help secular political parties, liberal political parties, to help them organize so they can compete evenly with the muslim brotherhood. that's the only group that mubarak did allow to organize. >> and who has the leverage of the $2 billion we give to egypt every year. let's compare that to the $2.8 billion that we spend on afghanistan every week, just to see how we also need refigure our priorities around the globe. >> we want to help them get where we got. multiparty countries. in 1789, we ratified th
in that democracy is the muslim brotherhood. rage democracy in a sort of orderly fashion, if you like, the u.s. has the abilities through the ngos. they haven't done it. particularly under this administration. >> when the administration came to office, the mantra of foreign policy was, whatever bush did, we're not doing. bush had aid going into democracy organizations. ngos in egypt. the first thing the obama administration did was cut that off. our aid needs to be channeled to make up...
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the muslim brotherhood appears to be mobilizing. president mubarak and his supporters say if you get rid of him, the alternative will be the muslim brotherhood. but the violence done to supporters has driven the middle class protestors to the streets. what is left is much more hardline and much more islamic. this did not start as an islamic uprising, but the actions of the mubarak regime could still make it into one. bbc news. >> the muslim brotherhood is a key player in all of this. one of the opposition movements here. we're joined by one of its chief spokesman, issam al-aryan. the vice -- the vice-president said that he made an offer for dialogue. you have been hesitating. what have you decided? >> as for dialogue, we are ready. but the climate, the atmosphere when me start dialogue must be clear. under pressure, under threatening -- it is not a dialogue. we are promoting ideas promoted by the vice-president. we cannot change that. the people are asking for a change in regime. they have ruled the country for 60 years. the loss of
the muslim brotherhood appears to be mobilizing. president mubarak and his supporters say if you get rid of him, the alternative will be the muslim brotherhood. but the violence done to supporters has driven the middle class protestors to the streets. what is left is much more hardline and much more islamic. this did not start as an islamic uprising, but the actions of the mubarak regime could still make it into one. bbc news. >> the muslim brotherhood is a key player in all of this. one...
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most notably, from the muslim brotherhood. i think some of the discussion around the islamist movement in egypt is very strange. the notion that somehow the muslim brotherhood would not come to power in free and fair elections is slightly counterintuitive to say the least. i know that one of the explanations that people give -- the egyptians have seen this happen in tehran and they recognize this is a profound mistake and they do not want to make this a mistake. we do not exactly know that. the other evidence is -- the palestinians voted for hamas. in lebanon, 30% of the christian community, of all people we hardly expect christians to welcome an islamist regime. nonetheless, it has aligned itself with the leadership and his alliance with hezbollah. again, there are plenty of reasons people opt for islamist trends in their different countries. one of the reasons is that many people like islamist party spirit is a slightly counter intuitive notion. the muslim brotherhood is perhaps the pillar of egyptian cultural and intellectua
most notably, from the muslim brotherhood. i think some of the discussion around the islamist movement in egypt is very strange. the notion that somehow the muslim brotherhood would not come to power in free and fair elections is slightly counterintuitive to say the least. i know that one of the explanations that people give -- the egyptians have seen this happen in tehran and they recognize this is a profound mistake and they do not want to make this a mistake. we do not exactly know that. the...
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the country will actually be met is a different issue. >> schieffer: let me ask you about the muslim brotherhoodng, "look, you have to keep me here because if i go, you're going to have the muslim brotherhood." is that a scary prospect? >> i think a lot of people are feeling very jittery about the muslim brotherhood inside of egypt, but also in the wider arab world, and also here in the united states. i think egyptians, certainly those demonstrating in the square yesterday, had a pretty bad day. it was, first of all, the reported attack on the gas pipeline to jordan and israel. and then there was that report that vice president omar suleiman had been the subject of an assassination attempt. and the specter of the muslim brotherhood was raised on a wide scale in the u.s. media. and certainly, that has impacted the dynamics. but i think, if i may on a personal note speak here, i think what the obama administration should take from all this is that, for a country like the united states, which has the energy and the enterprising spirit, what we are seeing in the square-- for example, today the copts
the country will actually be met is a different issue. >> schieffer: let me ask you about the muslim brotherhoodng, "look, you have to keep me here because if i go, you're going to have the muslim brotherhood." is that a scary prospect? >> i think a lot of people are feeling very jittery about the muslim brotherhood inside of egypt, but also in the wider arab world, and also here in the united states. i think egyptians, certainly those demonstrating in the square...
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[laughter] the muslim brotherhood leadership is also old. i ask myself, if mubarak wet, the next administration -- will there be more demands to get rid of the old figures from the previous regime? we saw this in tunis. >> we have a question here in the front. wait for the microphone please. >> thank you very much for your views on tunisia and egypt. for ambassador goulty, there is no european union in the middle east. this is why we know that the you place a very important role in eastern europe, but we have egypt surrounded by dictatorships like libya. that puts a tunisian democracy in a very dangerous place. i would like to hear your view on the factors in tunisia. we do not know until now the outcome of the constitutional reform. with my contacts in tunisia, the -- they want to change the system to be like the uk or turkey. i think that would make more problems for the tunisian parliament. [unintelligible] that will lead to an interference from other neighbors. >> thank you. let's take another question. we have a lady in the back. >> i am
[laughter] the muslim brotherhood leadership is also old. i ask myself, if mubarak wet, the next administration -- will there be more demands to get rid of the old figures from the previous regime? we saw this in tunis. >> we have a question here in the front. wait for the microphone please. >> thank you very much for your views on tunisia and egypt. for ambassador goulty, there is no european union in the middle east. this is why we know that the you place a very important role in...
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the muslim brotherhood has been banned for decades. suleiman, head of the intelligence service, has tracked the brotherhood down. now, they are discussing egypt's political future together. after the meeting, egypt announced it would go further, by soon lifting martial law in play since anwar sadat was assassinated in 1981, allowing more presidential candidates to run in future elections and greater freedom of the press. it is almost everything the opposition has asked for, but is it real? this man has worked for democracy in egypt for years. tonight, he is skeptical. >> all this talk about not not running again and all the reform, et cetera, is lies. and if those kids leave, mubarak is going to turn back on all the promises he made. >> reporter: and there is still the open question of tahrir square where thousands of protesters remain camped out. today, they held prayers for the 12 or more people killed in the violence. the protesters still draw a huge crowd and say they will only stop if mubarak resigns and leaves the country. >> we h
the muslim brotherhood has been banned for decades. suleiman, head of the intelligence service, has tracked the brotherhood down. now, they are discussing egypt's political future together. after the meeting, egypt announced it would go further, by soon lifting martial law in play since anwar sadat was assassinated in 1981, allowing more presidential candidates to run in future elections and greater freedom of the press. it is almost everything the opposition has asked for, but is it real? this...