March 14 Hails Syria's Muslim Brotherhood Document as 'Historic'
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
The general-secretariat of the opposition March 14 coalition on Monday lauded the political document issued on Sunday by Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood, describing it as “historic in terms of its timing and content” and saying it represents “an essential and landmark addition to the promises of the Arab Spring.”
The Brotherhood vowed on Sunday to share power and respect democracy if President Bashar al-Assad is toppled.
The group issued a 10-point document on the future of Syria, calling for a “civil, modern, democratic and pluralistic state based on a civil constitution” with equality among all citizens and respect for human rights.
The reassurance came after Islamist parties catapulted to power in Tunisia and Egypt in the wake of Arab Spring uprisings, feeding concerns about religious and secular freedom there.
The movement has had no strong presence inside Syria since 1982, when Assad's father and predecessor, Hafez, ordered the military to quell a Brotherhood rebellion in the central city of Hama, sealing off the city in an assault that killed between 10,000 and 25,000 people.
Membership in the group inside Syria is punishable by death, but the group has remained active outside Syria's borders.
The March 14 General Secretariat said the document “clearly sides with universal human rights, as endorsed by the divine laws and the international treaties.”
The document “ridicules the Syrian regime’s claims that the Islamist movement in Syria is hostile to democracy,” March 14 said in a statement, stressing that “reality and the approach of this document prove that the ‘secularism’ of the Baathist Syrian regime … is the most hostile to democracy.”
March 14 stressed “the importance of the document’s call for a comprehensive national reconciliation,” saying “it is capable of putting an end to the policy of systematic segregation practiced by the Syrian regime for decades in order to intimidate its people.”
The March 14 General Secretariat also hailed the Muslim Brotherhood’s call for establishing “the best equal relations with the Arab brothers, topped by Lebanon, whose people had suffered – the same as the Syrian people – from the woes of the regime of corruption and tyranny.”
26 March 2012, 23:34
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So at least now the battle is clear in Lebanon and In Syria:Laicism Vs Salafism. I only hope people will see facts and not propaganda.
Egypt: 100,000 Christians fled the country in 6 months. Threats of banning Bikinis from the beaches, azhar sheikh refusing to meet the Maronite patriarch
Libya: reinstallation of polygamy, destruction of Christian cemetery
Morocco: banning of Lebanese Christian singer from Carthage festival, adopting Chariaa as source of constitution.
KSA: women prohibited from driving and working, prohibition of all non Wahabi religious signs, nbr 1 country of terrorism export,
27 March 2012, 08:41
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In all fairness, the KSA/wahabi and the brotherhood are two different idealogies and have drastic differences. The brotherhood, having lived in the west for decades, are much more exposed to the new world order than the KSA. You gotta read thier works before you jump into conclusions. I dont think you know what you're talking about with all do respect. Having said all that, I think that all religous parties including the hizbustans will fail to deliver and the people will get bored of them and move elsewhere. Why all the fuss? Do you remember how people were crazy about pan-arabism and nasser in the 60's, nasser was like a god, who cares about him now. Thus, this is all political evolution and we should not stop the course of history..defintely this is all better than the family of dictatorships, no one can monoploize power from hereon.
27 March 2012, 09:47
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The 2ekhwan living in the west? This is an Egyptian party created by Mr.Banna, and if some members lived in Europe or in the states it's in Arab Ghettos (so yes I do know what I am talking about). Also you have to admit that it's the KSA Wahhabis who are funding the 2ekhwan.regarding their writings I think you should focus more on their actions as developed in the 2nd part of this comment.
Finally why is March 14 defending a Salafi movement while it preaches a laic country??
27 March 2012, 09:48
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this is a true problem and you are right, but it's also present in Akkar, in Saadneyel and other theocratic regions. so try not to focus on one side
27 March 2012, 00:54
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The logic presented boggles the mind! So how is that different from HA is doing in the south by forcibly attempting to ban liquor etc. Your same logic Mr. kesrweneh aptly applies to your political buddies no less than to M14's.
Mr thrower, instead of deriding the document presented by the Muslim brotherhood compare it to the document proposed by HA and against the intent to create a Faqeeh state in Lebanon. Put in thusly perspective any rational Lebanese or Syrian would prefer the former.
Wise up guys, clinging to the dangerous notion that minorities protect each other is but a pipe dream that is quickly coming unraveled. Natural law always prevails in the end. The Christians of the Middle East must secure a Modus Vivendi with the majority moslem sect. Full Stop.
27 March 2012, 01:12
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for your info the bombing against liquor establishement in the south are done by the salafist asshole who are sunni,not by HA.kesrweneh you are right,god help the christians if muslim brotherhood comes to power.people wake up and see the whole picture.
27 March 2012, 15:54
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Liar! This is not the truth. salafists and hezb are the same crap but those who burned the shops and forbiddent th BHV to sell alcohol are HEZB!
27 March 2012, 05:50
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Well put lebananfirst. I also like to add that it is up to the Lebanese to fortify their solidarity and stop looking for the outside to help or hurt, to build or destroy. As long as we are divided and splintered then no matter who is in power in Syria Lebanon is doomed.
27 March 2012, 09:56
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I fully agree! so it's time for M14 to stop dreaming about a regime change in Syria that will bring'em back to power, and start thinking of polishing their image instead and this way they might have a chance of winning the elections basing thier power on the Lebanese People not on the KSA dollars
27 March 2012, 09:54
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Please read the document signed by Hizballah and FPM, I am sure you'll find it very enlighting. Also as I said earlier the liquor problem is inherent to all theocratic lead regions in Lebanon, form Akar to Saadneyel... regrading the Modus Vivendi, did you like the modus Vivendi in Iraq, Egypt, Morroco and Lybia?
27 March 2012, 19:48
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Anyone can write things without intending to apply them later. It's called politics... it's just that some are more dangerous than others.
27 March 2012, 08:20
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M14 have lost their fight against M8 long time ago. They clinch to every possible opportunity to regain their status. The good old days of M14 of the 2005 are all gone. Their leaders and especially Saad Hariri have been fooled by the calls of Peace by the Terrorist Hizbollah. There is only one language that wins in Lebanon. It is weapons. M14 are fooled to think that HizboKhomeini will ever give up their power. M14 are no more. Hail to Hassoon and his Lebanese thugs.
27 March 2012, 08:23
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You can't defend Aoun for his actions. He's allied to the only political faction that wants to radicalize and Islamize Lebanon. If Aoun cared about the Christians, he wouldn't have changed camp. He only cares about power and money...
27 March 2012, 09:51
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Benzona Hizballah stated many times the opposite of what you are saying, and FPM is allied with him in a government where the Hezb has only 2 ministers compared to 10 FPM.
Also did you forget about hizb el khilafa wanting to create a Khilafa regime in Lebanon, and licensed by Dr. Fatfat? Did you forget Al jama3a el 2eslamya? Should i continue?
27 March 2012, 10:33
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What a shame that M14 compenents such as the LF & Kataeb join in this support of Muslim "invasion" of the region instead of rallying the internal memorandum of understanding between FPM & HA which is primarily destined at avoiding such a spread of religious ambitions, and safeguard the national unity!!!
27 March 2012, 11:34
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Keserwaneh, There is no doubt that under a Sharia Rule, Alcohole will be baned. But are kidding us to believe that HizboTerorist does not know of who is behind the bombingd in Sour and Nabatiyeh? HizboTerrorist's intelligence is one of the best in the world. If a Salafi has done it, then he would have been exposed. Why can't you equate the Salafi to HizboTerorist? They both are two faces of the same coin.
27 March 2012, 14:20
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Call it the solidarity of the miscalculators, losers and dumbos.
