Whose road is ISIL (ISIS)? By: Mohamed S. Kamel
Whose road is ISIL (ISIS)?
By: Mohamed S.
Kamel*
@mskamel
June 21, 2014
Until a few weeks ago most of us knew nothing
called ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), some know them as ISIS (Islamic
State of Iraq and ‘Sham’). But why did
they move now and why are we hearing about them today?
ISIL’s goal is the establishment of an Islamic
state in Iraq and the area known as the Levant, which is Syria, Lebanon and
partially Jordon. They are labelled Islamist Sunni group. ISIL was formed after
we brought Al-Qaeda to Iraq. No one can say for sure who they are exactly. Is it Al-Qaeda’s agenda or a western one? Are they freedom fighters? Or are they
created to distract the revolution and initiate the inter-Islamist fighting
(Sunni Vs Shiite)?
I am not too concerned with this group called ISIL
as I was not and I am still not concerned with Al-Qaeda. But we should be concerned with the
environment that is creating these types of movements. Without justification, are
these groups a reaction to a sort of injustice or are they being created to
execute a hidden agenda?
After the fall of the Othman Empire and the rise of
the nationalism in the land of that dead empire, we, in the west, were busy assuring
that this area does not arise at all. We
used legitimate and illegitimate means to dismantle that empire into tiny
states with disputed boarders. And
appoint tyrants to manage these pieces of land for our own interest, to
guarantee the flow of the resources and the silence of the people’s ambition. Nothing different than what we are doing in
Latin America.
Our governments succeeded in their mission in preventing
any people’s movement. We stood against
people’s ambitions and supported military coups. Examples are several, the top ones are 1953’s
removal of the democratically elected Mosaddeq in Iran, and in the same style,
the 2013 removal of the democratically elected Morsi in Egypt. Mosaddeq was a leftist and Morsi is an
Islamist.
Working clearly against the Arab liberation movements
in the 50s and the 60s, and working strongly against the Arab spring in 2011 until
now, and all through our strongest and most hated allies, the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia. It is the birth place of
Al-Qaeda and main supporter of the ISIL to defeat the revolution in Syria and
to intense the relation between Sunni and Shiite.
We limited the rights to us and limiting the ‘Human
Rights’ to a slogan could be used when we disagree with any of these tyrants or
when they become a liability to us as with Saddam and Mubarak.
I was never a fan of the Othman Empire and not a
supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood, but people’s choice is a basic right and have
to be supported by all of us, by all legitimate means.
We usually follow the road that goes against people’s
wishes and expect that these people will respect us. Are we really interested in stability and
peace? I don’t think so.
I still have hope that there is a
Ghandi somewhere that can stop this insanity that is taking place in the Middle
East. Why don’t we give these people a
chance to try our deficient democracy that we enjoy?
Can’t we understand that not
supporting people’s rights and democracy, is the road for terrorism and
destruction, the road of Al-Qaeda’s family. Hate is a can of worm that we
opened and no one ever will be able to close it.
It has been said that “insanity
is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result”
So we are!
So we are!
Mohamed S. Kamel
* Mohamed S. Kamel: is a Freelance writer, the editor of http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.com/, he is a professional
engineer, a LEED Green Associate and a recognized project manager professional,
he is Member of several civil society organizations, a co-founder of the Egyptian
Canadian Coalition for Democracy (ECCD-CECD(,
Canadian Egyptian for Democracy (CEFD), National Association for Change in
Egypt (Taghyeer – Canada), Association of the Egyptians of Montreal (AEM),
Alternative Perspective Media (APM-RAM), , Quebec Antiwar movement “Échec à la
Guerre”, Coalition for Justice and Peace in Palestine “CJPP”, ex-president and
co-founder of the Canadian Muslim Forum (CMF), member of the board of trustee
in the Canadian Muslim for Palestine (CMP) and Community Center for Montreal
Muslims (CCMM) . He could be reached at public@mohamedkamel.com and followed at @mskamel
My articles that related to the situation in Egypt, in English and
Arabic:
14 يونيو 2014
حلم الجيش
العربي
25 مايو 2014
المسرحية الهزلية
20 ابريل 2014
29
يناير 2014
السيسي ليس ناصر (مجدته أو رفضته)
10 يناير 2014
وثيقة الانقلاب الغير شرعية: لا
نقاطعها وحسب، بل نرفضها كليا
31 ديسمبر 2013
فرعون موسى
A joined op-ed with Dena
Kamel to the Globe and Mail
December 30, 2013
What
constitution you are speaking about…!
1 ديسمبر 2013
رسالة لمصري مونتريال(2)
29
نوفمبر 2013
رسالة لمصري مونتريال
سؤال وجواب بين ناصر والاخوان
27 أكتوبر 2013
14 سبتمبر 2013
أمن المنطق أن نؤيد الانقلاب...!
26
يوليو 2013
هل شاء يونيو أن يكون شهر الانتكاسات؟
30 يونيو
2013
عفواً مصر...فهذه هي الثورة المضادة
25 يونيو 2013
استحضار عمر سليمان رجل المخابرات
الأمريكية الأول في المنطقة
3 يونيو 2013
خواطر في حب مصر!
9
إبريل 2013
بمن تستقوون على من؟
1 إبريل
2013
مرسي
والمعارضة
1 فبراير
2013
هم
مجموعه من المخربين...!
27 يناير 2013
من هم القتلة؟
26 يناير 2013
ما بين الوطنية والانتهازية
January 25, 2013
Thought and Reflection, 2 years after
Egyptian Revolution
“When leftists support
The Muslim Brotherhood”
14 ديسمبر 2012
مغالطات وأكاذيب تشاع عن الدستور
2 ديسمبر 2012
لنقرأ الدستور ثم نقرر
23 نوفمبر 2012
كلما أصاب غضبوا..... أهم أبناء مبارك؟
23 يوليو 2012
لقد رحل رجل المخابرات الأمريكية الأول في المنطقة
30 يونيو 2012
بداية رؤية الضوء
17 يونيو 2012
مبروك لمصر، ولكن المعركة طويلة
15 يونيو 2012
معا ننتخب منقذ مصر، صديق أمريكا وإسرائيل
14 يونيو 2012
نداء أخير إلى كل شرفاء مصر
4 يونيو 2012
الحكم على مبارك والجولة الثانية للانتخابات
25 مايو 2012
قراءه في نتيجة الانتخاب، من ينتصر؟.. الثورة أم عبيد مبارك؟
23 مايو 2012
اليوم.......... مصر تنتخب
26 ابريل 2012
لماذا سأنتخب أبو الفتوح؟
11 ابريل 2012
من يصلح رئيسا لمصر؟
9 ابريل 2012
رسالة مفتوحه لرئيس مصر: كرامة الإنسان المصري
2 ابريل 2012
رئيسا لمصر
24 يناير
2012
كل
عام
ومصر
بخير
January 20th, 2012
A year of a great revolution
22 نوفمبر 2011
المراهقة السياسية
November 19th, 2011
In the name of the revolution they are killing it
October 22nd, 2011
Revolution to build, not to revenge
23 يوليو 2011
لا تجهضوا الثورة
June 12th, 2011
The Arab Spring- a real people revolution
2 يونيو 2011
الثورة المصرية بن الحلم و الواقع
April 3rd, 2011
Palestine and the Egyptian Revolution
March 4, 2011
الشعب يريد تطهير البلاد... كل البلاد
February 13th, 2011
It is a Revolution that is changing the face of the Middle East
23 يناير 2011
الخوف..والوهن..ولقمه العيش في عيد الشرطة
January 15, 2011
و... لتكن تونس والسودان عظة لمصر
January 8th, 2011
(Witten on December 10, 2010)
Is this Egypt that we knew?
posted by Mohamed S Kamel @ 10:10 PM
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