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How do you feel about the Muslim Brotherhood being invited to the White House?

Everyday Egyptian citizens are worried and the women of that nation have been virtually invisible during this election. How can we welcome an organization that wants to apply sharia law to it's citizens and in doing so, make its women who recently enjoyed careers, education and freedom, second class citizens?

Update:

This article is from Whalid Shoebat, a former Hamas member.

http://www.shoebat.com/2012/04/05/muslim-brotherho...

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  • 9 years ago
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    It doesn't bother me anymore than fundamentalist Christian organizations being invited to the White House. Someone from the Muslim Brotherhood is no different than someone from the Family Research Council, in my opinion.

    How can we welcome an organization that wants to turn fundamentalist Christian values into law and in doing so, makes our women pay for unnecessary ultrasounds for abortions or violate their HIPAA rights to get coverage for birth control, relegating them as second class citizens?

  • 9 years ago

    The Muslim Brotherhood has democratically won majorities in parliament and their candidate is now the prime minister.

    Democracy is when people choose their leaders and in this case, everyday egyptians have chosen the Muslim Brotherhood.

    If it is true that a representative from the group were invited to the White House, it would make sence for the US to foster diplomatic ties with the region.

  • 9 years ago

    Considering the fact that I know a judge whom recently had a sit down with other judges from other countries in order to help the Egyptians with some of the laws they have I don't think its a bad thing maybe they'll learn something. We live in the land of the free and although we don't agree with all the laws of the culture doesn't mean we should shun them. When they are here they must respect all human beings including women.

  • 9 years ago

    If the Muslim Brotherhood ends up to be the legally elected government of Egypt, then I have no problem with a visit to the White House.

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  • 9 years ago

    After all the tyrants that have been welcomed at the White House, you want to complain about a democratically elected leader? Grow up.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    They were invited by the Republican Party last year to a meeting with Grover Norquist, so I don't see a problem.

    http://frontpagemag.com/2011/11/08/the-muslim-brot...

  • 9 years ago

    Usually heads of states are invited to the WH--it's part of diplomacy. An invitation does not mean all people have the same ideas and fully support each other.

    Additionally, could you link to news of said invitation. It's not coming up on the Google.

  • 9 years ago

    I'm not surprised. But check their suitcases on the way out. They'll probably steal the towels.

  • there are many leaders who have ties to the brotherhood... and have for years...

    strange how cons magically only found out about it and started complaining about it after Egypt?

    the VICE PRESIDENT in Bush's post-war Iraq gov. was a member of the brotherhood... NOT ONE WORD from cons or fox news?

    why?

    but now, IT'S A HUGE ISSUE and why is Obama doing this? lol

    yeah, we get it... you believe everything Fox News tells you and you have no clue what's going on in the real world... fox tells you to get angry, you're ENRAGED... fox doesn't mention something, you never know...

    EDIT: why the thumbs down cons? scared the facts will come out? lol

  • 9 years ago

    I am not surprised this is happening. Obama has been closely aligned with them for a while. We should not recognize any organization that brutalizes Christians like they do.

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