Whose road is ISIL (ISIS)? By: Mohamed S. Kamel

Whose road is ISIL (ISIS)?

By: Mohamed S. Kamel*

@mskamel

June 21, 2014

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2014/06/whose-road-is-isil-isis.html

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:

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حلم الجيش العربي

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2014/06/blog-post_332.html

25 مايو 2014

المسرحية الهزلية

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2014/05/mskamel-25-2014-httpforafreeegypt.html

20 ابريل 2014

صراع الكلاب (Dogfighting)

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2014/04/dogfighting.html

29 يناير 2014

السيسي ليس ناصر (مجدته أو رفضته)

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2014/01/k.html

10 يناير 2014

وثيقة الانقلاب الغير شرعية: لا نقاطعها وحسب، بل نرفضها كليا

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2014/01/blog-post.html

31 ديسمبر 2013

فرعون موسى

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2013/12/blog-post_31.html

A joined op-ed with Dena Kamel to the Globe and Mail

December 30, 2013

What constitution you are speaking about…!

 http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2014/01/which-egypt-are-you-speaking-about.html

1 ديسمبر 2013

رسالة لمصري مونتريال(2)

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2013/12/2_22.html

29 نوفمبر 2013

رسالة لمصري مونتريال

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2013/12/blog-post_22.html

سؤال وجواب بين ناصر والاخوان

27 أكتوبر 2013

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2013/10/blog-post_3068.html

14 سبتمبر 2013

أمن المنطق أن نؤيد الانقلاب...!

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2013/09/blog-post_16.html

26 يوليو 2013

هل شاء يونيو أن يكون شهر الانتكاسات؟

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2013/07/blog-post_26.html

30 يونيو 2013

عفواً مصر...فهذه هي الثورة المضادة

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2013/06/blog-post_30.html

25 يونيو 2013

استحضار عمر سليمان رجل المخابرات الأمريكية الأول في المنطقة

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2013/06/blog-post_25.html

3 يونيو 2013

خواطر في حب مصر!

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2013/06/mskamel-3-2013.html

9 إبريل 2013

بمن تستقوون على من؟

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2013/04/blog-post_10.html

1 إبريل 2013

مرسي والمعارضة

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2013/03/blog-post_31.html

1 فبراير 2013

هم مجموعه من المخربين...!

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2013/02/blog-post_2.html

27 يناير 2013

من هم القتلة؟

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2013/01/blog-post_6683.html

26 يناير 2013

ما بين الوطنية والانتهازية

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2013/01/blog-post_5891.html

January 25, 2013

Thought and Reflection, 2 years after Egyptian Revolution

“When leftists support The Muslim Brotherhood”

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2013/01/thought-and-reflection-2-years-after.html

14 ديسمبر 2012

مغالطات وأكاذيب تشاع عن الدستور

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2012/12/blog-post_9763.html

2 ديسمبر 2012

لنقرأ الدستور ثم نقرر

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2012/12/blog-post_9641.html

23 نوفمبر 2012

كلما أصاب غضبوا..... أهم أبناء مبارك؟

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2012/11/blog-post_100.html

23 يوليو 2012

لقد رحل رجل المخابرات الأمريكية الأول في المنطقة

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2012/07/blog-post_23.html

30 يونيو 2012

بداية رؤية الضوء

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2012/07/blog-post_4189.html

17 يونيو 2012

مبروك لمصر، ولكن المعركة طويلة

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2012/06/blog-post_7132.html

15 يونيو 2012

معا ننتخب منقذ مصر، صديق أمريكا وإسرائيل

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2012/06/blog-post_16.html

14 يونيو 2012

نداء أخير إلى كل شرفاء مصر

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2012/06/14-2012.html

4 يونيو 2012

الحكم على مبارك والجولة الثانية للانتخابات

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2012/06/blog-post_05.html

25 مايو 2012

قراءه في نتيجة الانتخاب، من ينتصر؟.. الثورة أم عبيد مبارك؟

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2012/05/blog-post_25.html

23 مايو 2012

اليوم.......... مصر تنتخب

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2012/05/blog-post_23.html

26 ابريل 2012

لماذا سأنتخب أبو الفتوح؟

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2012/04/blog-post_27.html

11 ابريل 2012

من يصلح رئيسا لمصر؟

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.com/2012/04/blog-post_12.html

9 ابريل 2012

رسالة مفتوحه لرئيس مصر: كرامة الإنسان المصري

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.com/2012/04/blog-post_5978.html

2 ابريل 2012

رئيسا لمصر

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2012/04/blog-post_02.html

24 يناير 2012

كل عام ومصر بخير

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2012/01/blog-post_24.html

January 20^th, 2012

A year of a great revolution

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.com/2012/01/year-of-great-revolution.html

22 نوفمبر 2011

المراهقة السياسية

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.com/2011/11/blog-post_22.html

November 19^th, 2011

In the name of the revolution they are killing it

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.com/2011/11/in-name-of-revolution-they-are-killing.html

October 22^nd, 2011

Revolution to build, not to revenge

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.com/2011/10/revolution-to-build-not-to-revenge.html

23 يوليو 2011

لا تجهضوا الثورة

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.com/2011/07/blog-post_6668.html

June 12^th, 2011

The Arab Spring- a real people revolution

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.com/2011/06/arab-spring-real-people-revolution.html

2 يونيو 2011

الثورة المصرية بن الحلم و الواقع

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.com/2011/06/blog-post_2684.html

April 3^rd, 2011

Palestine and the Egyptian Revolution

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.com/2011/04/palestine-and-egyptian-revolution.html

March 4, 2011

الشعب يريد تطهير البلاد... كل البلاد

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.ca/2011/03/blog-post_9501.html

February 13^th, 2011

It is a Revolution that is changing the face of the Middle East

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.com/2011/02/it-is-revolution-that-is-changing-face.html

23 يناير 2011

الخوف..والوهن..ولقمه العيش في عيد الشرطة

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.com/2011/01/blog-post_23.html

January 15, 2011

و... لتكن تونس والسودان عظة لمصر

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.com/2011/01/blog-post_6277.html

January 8^th, 2011

(Witten on December 10, 2010)

Is this Egypt that we knew?

http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.com/2011/01/is-this-egypt-that-we-knew.html