egypt outline

Outline
I. The Division of Egypt
A. How is Egypt Divided?
1. (Military vs. People) Not everyone in Egypt is in support of military rule.
2. (Egyptian vs. Brotherhood) Egyptian Natives including Moderate Muslims, Christians, and Liberalist, while the other party consists of Sunni Islamist better known as the Muslim Brotherhood. The Muslim Brotherhood acts as an anti-coup alliance to defeat the people associated with the impeachment of Mohammad Morsi.
B. Why is Egypt Divided?
1. (Secular) The MBH who inserts themselves in government to influence decision making, however; they insist that there is no separation between church and estate.
II. History
A. Egyptian government
1. (Independence) Egypt gained its independence from Britain in 1922 and started transforming into a democracy in 1953.
2. Type of Government (Republic): The people or their elected officials hold the power though the military often intervenes.
B. Muslim Brotherhood
1. Rapprochements
a. Former presidents of Egypt recognized that they needed the support of the Muslim Brother Hood. (Gamel Nassar, Anwar Sadat, Hosni Mubarak)
I.e. Sayyid Qutb supported Military Coup of Gamel Abdel Nassar in 1952 August 29.
2. Repression
a. 1966 Sayyid (MB leader) was hung in prison after having a falling out with Gamel. Gamel declared the Muslim brotherhood an unlawful organization.
III. Triggering event
A. July 3, 2013 Coupe/ Revolution.
B. “Egyptian revolution did not come when the military seized power. It came when liberals and secularists backed the coup and justified the repression that followed”

IV. Effects of the coupe.
A. Curfew law
1. Citizen of Egypt is authorized to be indoors by 7 o’clock. The Curfew was put in place protect people during the rioting but the curfew is being ignored, however; the ignoring of the curfew results to being beat and put in jail under harsh conditions
a. Two Canadian men were held prisoner Cairo for 6 weeks without being charged.

B. The citizens of Egypt have in an uproar since before the impeachment of Muhammad. Liberalist have been rioting to keep military rule over the government so that unrecognized groups like the MBH.

V. Possible Solution
A. (True Democracy) The Egyptian government should become a true democracy where the power lies with the people. According to Ali Ahmed interview, the Government must make social and political changes. Ahmed says “The social objectives of the revolution have not been achieved. Economic empowerment, freedom, and social justice… where is the constitution that represents us?” (Rudat, 2013) In his interview Ahmed talks about separation of church and state because the Muslim Brotherhood tried to force their views on all of Egypt (Rudat, 2013).
B. (Military dictatorship) Egyptian Government gives full control to the Military. The Egyptians would be happy that the MBH is not involved. According to Issandr El Alrani the MBH takes advantage of democracy rule because they insert themselves in government (Alrani, 2013). The only way to properly repress the brotherhood is to give full control to the military.
C. Separate the land and divide Egypt into two countries.

Post 6&7 (Egypt)

The Egyptian government should become a true democracy where the power lies with the people. According to Ali Ahmed interview, the Government must make social and political changes. Ahmed says “The social objectives of the revolution have not been achieved. Economic empowerment, freedom, and social justice… where is the constitution that represents us?” (Rudat, 2013) In his interview Ahmed talks about separation of church and state because the Muslim Brotherhood tried to force their views on all of Egypt (Rudat, 2013).

Egyptian Government gives full control to the Military. The Egyptians would be happy that the MBH is not involved. According to Issandr El Alrani the MBH takes advantage of democracy rule because they insert themselves in government (Alrani,2013). The only way to properly repress the brotherhood is to give full control to the military.

El Amrani, I. (2013, August 14). Blog. RSS. Retrieved October 20, 2013, from http://arabist.net/blog/2013/8/14/it-only-gets-worse-from-here
Rudat, S. (2013, July 7). Egyptian Revolutionary Youth Inspires With Solutions. Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved November 5, 2013, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephanie-rudat/egyptian-revolutionary-yo_b_3555805.html

The Division in Egypt: Annotated Bibliography

Ehrenfelf, R. (2011). The Muslim Brotherhood Evolution: An Overview. American Foreign Policy Interests, 33(2), 69-85. Doi:10.1080/10803920.2011.571059
This article briefly discusses the history of the Muslim brotherhood and its connection with political power. Ehrenf elf describes the Brotherhood as an opposition group who had taken advantage of the protest in Egypt. The Brotherhood is an organization not only in Egypt but in many Middle Eastern counties who oppose western ideas. The Brotherhood is a group of muslins who insert themselves into government office so that they can influence public issues.
I chose this article because is give me a better understanding of relationships the brotherhood has with other nations. This article gives a broad overview on foreign policy as western civilizations try to persuade Middle Eastern civilizations to become a true democracy. Though this article gave explanation as to why the Muslims opposed Egyptian rule I would have like if the article was more direct about the different policies the brotherhood opposed.
El Amrani, I. (2013, August 14). Blog. RSS. Retrieved October 20, 2013, from http://arabist.net/blog/2013/8/14/it-only-gets-worse-from-here

The article titled It only gets worst from here, by I. El Amrani expresses the loss of hope for settling the dispute between the Egyptians. This article explained that even if one party stops fighting the other parties will not stop. The power struggle in Egypt will forever go on because neither side is willing to forgive, except and move on for past events to make a better future.
This article was useful because it gave insight on the mind sets of the power struggle in Egypt. It helped me to realize that people believe there is no resolution to the fighting. This article focused on the violence that taken place in Egypt like the massacre and the torching of churches.

Fisher, R. J. (1997). Training as interactive conflict resolution: Characteristics and challenges. International negotiation, 2(3), 331-351.doi:10.1163/15718069720848004
Ronald Fisher’s article titled Training as Interactive Conflict Resolution: Characteristics and Challenge, explains how to resolve conflict. Fisher suggests when resolving an international conflict two parties must both come to an agreement about the core conflict that became international. The ongoing war in Egypt is an internal conflict that causes a division between the people in Egypt. In order for this war to avoid becoming international the people along with the government must touch base without the unnecessary aggression.
Due to the reckless behavior such as several protest , and rioting by the Muslim brotherhood along with former president Morsi and citizens of Egypt who approved of the military’s over turn of government, the conflict has resulting in the deaths of many citizens. In order to peacefully resolve the governmental issues the people of Egypt must agree on a structure of government and a leader who satisfies all of the people in Egypt. This article gave insight on how to go about solving an internal conflict.

Malik, K. (2013, August 21). Pandaemonium. Pandaemonium. Retrieved October 20, 2013,fromhttp://kenanmalik.wordpress.com/2013/08/21/on-the-destruction-of-the-egyptianrevolution/
The long read by Malik Kennan was written to reveal the history of the Muslim brotherhood. Malik’s writing shows that the brother hood is not all to blame for the chaos in Egypt. The brotherhood was many times used to start chaos but is repressed by the government. The government officials from time to time affiliate themselves with members of the Brotherhood association because the Muslims are able to regulate liberalist.
This article gave me all of my background information to help me better understand the role the Muslim Brotherhood plays in society. This article gave me a description of the history of the organization. The history of the organization gave me understanding on the rage and pain the Muslims association feels after being used and repressed for so many years.
Social Media Evolution of the Egyptian Revolution. (2012). Communications of the ACM. 55(5), 74-80. Doi:10.1145/2160718.2160736

This article discussed the 2011 revolution and how it went viral through social media. Through the use of tweets on twitter a quicker update on the ongoing conflict was spread to the public. Twitter is given credit for helping the revolution of 2013 gain support.
This article showed me how technology played a huge role in gaining public support in 2011. This article wasn’t really help fully for me but it gave me a better understanding on the 2011 ousting. I would have liked if this article talked in detail about the media affected the revolution.

Egypt war Views

Link: http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=egypt+confict+interview&FORM=VIRE5#view=detail&mid=CFE44291D4E2FED46F45CFE44291D4E2FED46F45

This artifact is a live interview between an Egyptian woman named Alaa and Security correspondent Frank Gardener. This interview discuss what is going on in Egypt from the perspectives of the government and a person who disagrees that this conflict not a revolution but a Coupe. This interview was conducted in order to give enlightenment to those who follow the conflict. During the interview both parties addressed the effect of conflict.

The Division in Egypt: Is it a Coupe or is it a revolution?

Many sources would are argue that it indeed a revolution because most people agreed to the impeachment of Muhammad Morsi, however; according the definition of Coup ’de tat, a swift military takeover better suits the uprising in Egypt. The coupe leaves Egypt divided on one side is Moderate Muslims, Christians, and Liberalist, while the other side consists of Sunni Islamist better known as the Muslim Brotherhood along with former president Morsi. The Muslim Brotherhood acts as an anti-coup alliance whose goal is defend Mohammad Morsi.
According to The New York Times two Canadians were arrested in Cairo and held captive while asking for directions to a nearby hotel. Dr. Tarek Loubani and John Greyson were journeying to Gaza Strip but made a quick stop in Egypt that lasted six weeks. The men were arrested for the seven o’clock curfew law but never charged. These men described the detainment centers as small cells with 36 cell companions, barely any exercise time, no phone calls and roach infested. Many people have been arrested and have been beat in jail due to the ongoing conflict Egypt. Will battle in Egypt every end, two innocent visitors were tortured and still people are dying all because the citizens in Cairo cannot agree fundamental government and politics.
The Ahram, a Weekly newspaper in Egypt doesn’t mention the captives that were held. This paper suggest that the curfew law has taken a toll on those who enforce it instead of those how fall victim to it. The Curfew was put in place protect people during the rioting but the curfew is being ignored, however; the ignoring of the curfew results to being beat and put in jail under harsh conditions. This article portrays the military as heroes, but they are only heroes to those Egyptians who are in agreeing to the coupe. The opposing party along with two innocents Canadians were beaten and thrown in jail.

Mackey, R. (2013, September 28). Canadians Detained in Cairo Describe Beatings in Captivity
The New York Times, Retrieved From http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/28/
canadians-detained-in-cairo-describe-beatings-in-captivity/
(2013, September 25). They’re-citizens-too. Al-Ahram Weekly, Retrieved From http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/4213/25/They’re-citizens-too.aspx
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The Division in Egypt

A swift military takeover better known as a Coup D’état was the result of many protests in Egypt to put an end to the leadership of President Mohammad Morsi. On July 3rd 2013 the Egyptian had taken place, it Coup was brought on after many years of tireless dictatorship. As of now Egypt has been divided into two parties. One party is composed of Moderate Muslims, Christians, and Liberalist, while the other party consists of Sunni Islamist better known as the Muslim Brotherhood. The Muslim Brotherhood acts as an anti-coup alliance to defeat the people associated with the impeachment of Mohammad Morsi. Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood is facing the most serious crisis in its 85 year history. The Brotherhood is said to be the most organized political force in Egypt. A countless amount of protests have taken place in Egypt where many lives were lost and people were injured since the rioting first begin back in 2011 when President Horsni Mubaraka was ousted. This ongoing civil war in Egypt will never end if neither party decides to compromise and take responsibility for the blood on their hands because both parties blame each other for the attacks that have taken place..

 

 

Egypt’s muslim brotherhood.(2013, August 20)Bbc, From http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world- 

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Luab, Z (2013) Egypt muslim brotherhood. Council on foreign relations. Retrieved  from http://www.cfr.org/egypt/egypts-muslim-brotherhood/p23991

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