Press Release
Islam is the Only Way to Success for Egypt's Muslims

Since the deadline set by the Egyptian army to put an end to the demonstrations and mass sit-ins in Egypt last Wednesday has run out, hundreds, even thousands of protesters, according to some sources, were killed during peaceful demonstrations against the military coup carried out by Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's faction that led to Morsi's ousting. The policy of oppression and bloodshed as followed by the Egyptian army in handling the protesters resulted in denunciation and condemnation from various Western countries, including The Netherlands. Western nations have urged both sides, the army and the protesters, to follow the democratic route to end the crisis.

As expected, Western countries, including The Netherlands, call the Egyptian people to democracy. Yet we know in advance that such a call is only a cover to install Western hegemony in the Muslim countries. In 2012 the former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Uri Rosenthal on behalf of The Netherlands congratulated the ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi for winning the elections. At that time The Netherlands expressed its confidence and hope that the new President Morsi would lead the people of Egypt to complete their transition to democracy and "elections and freedom of expression".  It is rather funny that now after one year The Netherlands also congratulated the Interim President Adli Mansour, who came into power after the ousting of "democratically" elected Mohamed Morsi through a military coup carried out by al-Sisi. They congratulate the one that is democratically elected and the one that is not, they congratulate these new rulers, even though they slaughter their own people in front of the international media lenses as if they were sheep to be slaughtered. Strangely the message of The Netherlands has not changed, but remained the same, namely the call to a "democratic Egypt". This exposes that as long as Western interests are secured, everything can be legitimized, even oppression and people killing one another.

The events and recent developments in Egypt which have escalated to become a cold-blooded bloodshed are enough to illustrate to the Muslims of Egypt the true face of Western democracy, which is nothing but a tool in the hands of the Kaffir West, not to preserve the interests of the Muslims, but to preserve the interests of the West, especially the interests of the United States of America! Democracy for Muslims is not only the source of the misery they have fallen into, rather it is a dead end path that leads only to death and killing as we witness in Egypt today.

Mohamed Morsi's ousting by the army was an effortless task because Morsi did not come to make noteworthy change in the Egyptian state, but everything remained as it was during the reign of the deposed Mubarak. Since the deposing of Mubarak, American intervention in Egypt's internal affairs remained unchanged, and also the Egyptian army leadership remained loyal to America. These leaders continue to receive financial support from the United States to be held as U.S. administration leaders, working to preserve the secular state system.

The leaders of the military coup, backed by the White House, are now exploiting the Muslim Brotherhood and the issue of terrorism as a cover to fight Islam and the Islamic movements in Egypt, albeit Morsi did not rule with Islam nor did he call to the rule by Islam. Furthermore the protestors' demand to reinstate Morsi as head of state is not legitimate from an Islamic viewpoint unless the system by which Morsi will rule is the system of Islam and not the democratic secular system. Since the ruling regime in Egypt has not changed from being a Kufr system, we are not allowed to call because we will be a part of this system. On top of that, this path has been attempted practically more than once and has been proven that participation in the liberal democratic system will not work. And that our end will always be a significant loss, humiliation and the delay of the true Islamic solution, that is a radical and comprehensive change on the basis of Islam, not gradualism!

Lastly, our prayers for mercy and forgiveness are with those who have been killed unjustly, and for a speedy recovery to those injured; and patience and condolences to families who lost their sons in these tragic events.

Okay Pala
Representative Member of Hizb ut Tahrir / Netherlands