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Worried about Egypt’s old Pharaoh

There is much concern in Western capitals about what would happen in Egypt when the aging Pharaoh, Husni Mubarak dies. He is in his mid-eighties and not in good health. He has ruled Egypt with an iron fist since he became president in October 1981 after his predecessor, Anwar Sadat, was executed by his own soldiers during a military parade. Mubarak has ruled Egypt through a state of emergency that is renewed every six months.

Anniversaries a grim reminder of Ummah’s plight

Several anniversaries fall in the month of March, both local and international but it is difficult to say anything positive about them. Let us review them. In March 1924, Mustafa Kemal abolished the khilafah, breaking the last organic link with the Islamic State established by the noble Messenger of Allah (s) in Madinah nearly 1,400 years ago. In March 1940, the Pakistan resolution was passed in Lahore paving way for the establishment of a separate homeland for Muslims in the Indian subcontinent. Also, in March 1983, Imam Muhammad al-Asi and his young family were physically thrown out of the Washington Islamic Center and the mosque was occupied by armed agents of the Saudi regime. March also brings the grim reminder of the US invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003.

Crescent Magazine

Worried about Egypt’s old Pharaoh

Anniversaries a grim reminder of Ummah’s plight

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