Leading Arab intellectuals are writing back against the obscenity - TopicsExpress



          

Leading Arab intellectuals are writing back against the obscenity of the Egyptian military junta acquitting Hosni Mubarak--Lamis Andoni writes in al-Araby Al-Jadeed: The acquittal of Hosni Mubarak, who had been accused of conspiring to kill protesters, stabs not only at the hearts of the families of murdered and tortured victims, but also wounds the hearts of millions of the oppressed and marginalised across the Arab world. This is the counter-revolution in action. It has been slowly legitimised, consolidated and crowned as the victor - albeit in the short term - by ruthlessly crushing the voices of freedom and justice. Oppressive acts can only be deemed unoppressive if the oppressor is later exonerated. A new oppressor was therefore needed to legitimise the acts of his predecessor. Abdul Fattah al-Sisis military coup was what was required to criminalise the revolutionaries and safeguard the interests of the old regime. If this was not clear in the past, it has become crystal clear today. Read more here:
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 12:38:50 +0000

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