Saturday, June 21, 2014

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!

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
صراع الكلاب (Dogfighting)

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?



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