Sharia Planned for Egypt

It wasn't all that long ago that Egypt was a popular tourist attraction with the pyramids drawing people from all over the world to the land of the Nile.

In early 2011, Egyptian youths began demonstrating in the streets of Cairo leading to the Arab Spring and the end of the rule of Hosni Mubarak. Yes, Mubarak was a villain, but he was an ally to America, and he did maintain peace with Israel and did keep the Muslim Brotherhood under control.

America should have learned a lesson from the disastrous Carter foreign policy decision to not stand with loyal American ally, the Shah of Iran. His overthrow led to the Islamic Revolution and the horrors we see coming out of Iran today. Just as in the case of Egypt, the Shah was a villain, but nowhere near the threat these Islamic nutjobs in Iran are.

Fast forward to the present and we are witnessing a repeat performance of the same foreign policy blunder we saw in Iran take place in Egypt. So, what is the latest on the ground in Egypt? Oh, nothing to be concerned about, they are just discussing "chopping off hands".

From Weasel Zippers:

Muslim Brotherhood Spiritual Guide Yusuf Al-Qardawi: Islamic Law Should Be Implemented Gradually in Egypt, There Should Be No Chopping Off of Hands In The First Five Years…



"We all know where this is heading.


(MEMRI) — 'Following are excerpts from an interview with Sunni scholar Yousuf Al-Qaradhawi, which aired on Al-Nahar TV on January 26, 2012:

Yousuf Al-Qaradhawi: I think [the shari'a] should be implemented gradually. This is a law of the shari’a and a law of nature.

We should do things gradually. We should prepare the people, teach them. People have to learn. We have to make an effort to teach people the truth about Islam.

People do not understand the shari’a properly. We have to teach people the laws of the shari’a and explain them, before anything else. I think that in the first five years, there should be no chopping off of hands. This period should be dedicated to teaching things. A transitional phase… This should be a period in which we teach people the true laws of the shari’a. when we find food for all the hungry, schools for all the pupils, hospitals for all the sick, homes for all those who want them, wives for all the bachelors – then we can discuss the punishment for theft.'"