Hail the Arab Spring
Jun 24, 2012•7 min
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Episode description
On June 24th 2012, Muhammad Mosry was elected president of Egypt. Earlier, on May 1st, Egyptian cleric Safwat Higazi introduced this Muslim Brotherhood Presidential Candidate to his followers.
Before Mosry took the stage, Higazi outlined his polcies, which I translate here (repeat each sentence multiple times):
"The dream of the Islamic Caliphate is being realised thanks to Mosry and his Muslim brothers. Our great dream, the United States of Arabia, will be restored, Allah willing.
The capital of the united states of the Arabs, will be Jerusalem, Allah willing.
Mursi will liberate Gaza tomorrow.
Say: Allah Akhbar !
Our capital will not be Mecca or Medina, but Jerusalem.
Our cry shall be : Millions of martyrs march towards Jerusalem.
Banish the sleep from the eyes of the Jews. Come on, you lovers of martyrdom, you are all Hamas.
Forget about the whole world, forget about all the conferences.
Brandish your weapons, say your prayers, and pray to the Lord.
We say it load and clear: Jerusalem is our goal. We shall pray in Jerusalem, or die as martyrs on its treshold.
Millions of martyrs march towards Jerusalem."
Draw your own conclusions about the Arab spring. Music is "Fresh Air" by Jan Akkerman, performed in 1972, when the world looked a lot brighter than today.
Before Mosry took the stage, Higazi outlined his polcies, which I translate here (repeat each sentence multiple times):
"The dream of the Islamic Caliphate is being realised thanks to Mosry and his Muslim brothers. Our great dream, the United States of Arabia, will be restored, Allah willing.
The capital of the united states of the Arabs, will be Jerusalem, Allah willing.
Mursi will liberate Gaza tomorrow.
Say: Allah Akhbar !
Our capital will not be Mecca or Medina, but Jerusalem.
Our cry shall be : Millions of martyrs march towards Jerusalem.
Banish the sleep from the eyes of the Jews. Come on, you lovers of martyrdom, you are all Hamas.
Forget about the whole world, forget about all the conferences.
Brandish your weapons, say your prayers, and pray to the Lord.
We say it load and clear: Jerusalem is our goal. We shall pray in Jerusalem, or die as martyrs on its treshold.
Millions of martyrs march towards Jerusalem."
Draw your own conclusions about the Arab spring. Music is "Fresh Air" by Jan Akkerman, performed in 1972, when the world looked a lot brighter than today.
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