A Message To Erdoğan From The People Of Egypt

It seems that Erdoğan got all matters confused .. he might have even forgotten how military coups look like to call our revolution of June 30th a coup .. he really needs to read more history books to refresh his memory .. The 1980 Turkish military coup was launched “to

bring peace to a polarized society where thousands of people were being killed on the streets,” according to the coup generals and their supporters. 

 The results, however, were devastating:

1. 650,000 people were under arrest.
2. 1,683,000 people were blacklisted.
3. 230,000 people were judged in 210.000 lawsuits.
4. 7,000 people were asked for the death penalty.
5. 517 persons were sentenced to death.
6. 50 of those given the death penalty were executed (26 political prisoners, 23 criminal offenders and 1 ASALA militant).
7. The files of 259 people, which were asked for the death penalty, were sent to the National Assembly.
8. 71,000 people were judged on account of the articles 141, 142 and 163 in Turkish Penal Code.
9. 98,404 people were judged on charges of being members of a leftist, a rightist, a nationalist, a conservative, etc. organization.
10. 388,000 people were not given a passport.
11. 30,000 people were dismissed from their firms because they were suspects and therefore inconvenient.
12. 14,000 people were removed from citizenship.
13. 30,000 people went abroad as a political refugee.
14. 300 people died in a suspicious manner.
15. Documented that 171 people died by reason of torture.
16. 937 films were banned because these were found objectionable.
17. 23,677 associations had their activities stopped.
18. 3,854 teachers, 120 lecturers and 47 judges were dismissed.
19. 400 journalists were sentenced to a total of 3315 years’ imprisonment.
20. 300 journalists were attacked.
21. 3 journalists were shot dead.
22. 300 days in which newspapers were not published.
23. 303 cases were opened for 13 major newspapers.
24. 39 tonnes of newspapers and magazines were destroyed.
25. 299 people lost their lives in prison.
26. 144 people died in a suspicious manner.
27. 14 people died in a hunger strike.
28. While fleeing, 16 people were shot.
29. 95 people were killed in combat.
30. “Natural death report” for 73 persons was given.
31. The cause of death of 43 people was announced as “suicide”.

 This is how a military coup looks like Mr. Erdoğan .. and since none of the above happen in Egypt after June 30th we would like to advise you to keep your opinion to yourself and concern yourself more with the demands of your people who have took to the streets against your policies since May 31st and were and still are being brutally cracked down by your police .. one who has a house of glass should not throw stones at others .. especially if it is non of his concern .. or are you just terrified you will meet the same end of your colleague Morsi ?? Well, we think you should ..

Don't Worry .. We're Happy ! The Egyptian Way ..

A great article by Adam Mowafi: 

DON'T WORRY, WE'RE HAPPY!

Though the mission of Egypt's revolution is not yet complete, the return of the Egyptian identity that came with the ouster of the Muslim Brotherhood is a step in the right direction, says Adam Mowafi.

If you are someone who spends time following the political Tweets in Egypt, your state of mind is somewhere between a mental break down and a panic attack. Tweet after tweet, there’s nothing but negative commentary and links to American articles of how Egypt destroyed democracy, despite the big elephant in the room - that it was more like Islamic fascism to begin with. You would also think Egypt is teetering on the edge of disaster with millions of pro-Morsi protesters roaming the streets, proving a 50/50 split in the nation’s political views.
The reality is Egyptians are happy again. While the Muslim Brotherhood can bring out numbers by bussing them into Raba’a El Adaweya and Cairo University from across the country, the word “protest” was given a new meaning on June 30th when millions came out to show their dissonance for Morsi’s government. Frankly, people do not seem that bothered about the MB anymore as we are no longer intimidated by them or their ability to mobilise because June 30th outdid them without any busses. It's like a huge weight has been lifted off everyone's shoulders. Maybe the foreign correspondents do not get it because they just aren’t Egyptian, but the last year felt like a nightmare where the MB would blatantly lie to our faces and the rest of the world would accept their nonsense. It felt like we were in a parallel universe.
Despite the MB's best efforts to reform Egypt in their likeness, the state, the people, the poor and the rich were battling them every step of the way. While some people cite this as stubbornness on the Egyptian people’s part and a refusal of democratic principles, for the majority of Egyptians, the fight ceased to be about politics. We felt our identity was being threatened by an invading force. While it might seem odd to the outside world, most Egyptians have far more anger for Morsi than they did for Mubarak because of the perceived attack on our Egyptianess. Whether this perception is right or wrong, there’s a strong feeling that, although founded here, the Muslim Brotherhood just doesn’t care about Egypt.
This Egyptian identity has been ingrained into us and, as a civilisation which has lasted millennia, throughout countless occupations, it is all we have to fall back on when times are tough and it’s where our sense of pride stems from. It is also the reason that even though we were occupied by both the French and the English, unlike other colonies, by the time they left we had barely learnt a word of either language or changed our habits.
We also love our army and this is not something likely to change anytime soon. Frankly, I hope it doesn’t. I just want a slow reform process to happen from people we trust. The army has learnt a lot and, as an institution, has realised it must change to survive in the long run. What they did on June 30th should be commended; while wrong in the democracy book, it is what suits Egypt and Egypt's rule book. We might be the only case where democracy was achieved through a military coup. It is not definite but it is a possibility.
Anyone ruling Egypt will have to understand that whatever you do and how ever good your policies are, if we do not feel you are Egyptian, it just won’t fly. Today, as you walk down the streets, you’ll see people are happy again. The world will never get Egypt because there are three ways to do things: the right way, the wrong way and the Egyptian way.

From Egyptians To The People Of The World

We, the Egyptian people, who have decided to take to the streets on the 30th of June 2013, would like to make our voices heard .. Following the success of the People’s Revolution, and the ousting of the Fascist regime of the Muslim Brotherhood, we have witnessed Western media reports call our revolt – a military coup – well, it certainly is NOT .. More than 20 million of us took to the streets to say (GO) to a president who was not only incompetent in governing the country, but who also, with his group of fascists, threatened the very existence of Egypt .. We said NO to a regime that wanted to eradicate a 7000 thousand year old civilization; a regime that called opposition traitors and heretics, and a fascist group that incited Egyptians against each other and called for violence and bloodshed ...

Can people in the West condone such a regime? Would you have liked to live under a regime that ostracized women and minorities? Would you have liked to be ruled by a man who worked for the best interest of his own faction, ignoring the rest of the population, and encouraging exclusion? How many of you would have accepted the appointment of incompetent people in high office just because they are members of the ruling faction? Would you have liked to live under the rule of a government that encouraged nepotism? How would you have felt when you heard, on a daily basis, these horrible TV channels, encouraged by the Muslim Brotherhood, threatening all those opposed to the regime with violence and murder? Could you have appreciated a government that did nothing to stop, or end, the siege of the Supreme Constitutional Court and the Media City? Will you accept a regime that did nothing to stop the attack on the major Cathedral in your country, or punish those who have burned down churches and forcibly displaced hundreds of Christian families? Will you condone the thousands of lawsuits brought against journalists and artists? How would you have reacted when you had to go for days – in 2013 – without water, electricity or gas, just because those in office are totally incompetent? Tell us, will you have tolerated living surrounded by garbage because your government could not find a solution for garbage collection in this day and age? And finally, who in the West would have accepted a president who issued a constitutional declaration that gave him unlimited powers?

Nobody would have tolerated such excesses – SO WHY SHOULD WE? 

Dear world, To be informed by MB representatives and sympathizers in Egypt, and elsewhere, is certainly a biased act that only goes to prove that the media industry is directed by official government attitudes and is far from being honest in transferring the truth to the people. When in January 2011 Egyptians ousted Mubarak, all Western media hailed this as a revolution, despite the fact that he (unconstitutionally) delegated the power to the Supreme Council of Armed Forces, which ruled for 18 months! Why was it not called a military coup then? Strange! Well, it was encouraged because it was in the best interest of some governments to have this state of affairs. And today, when double the number of people in 2011 took to the streets against Morsi, and the head of the Constitutional Court is sworn in as interim president - it is labeled a “military coup”- double standards – to say the least!We fail to understand the rationale behind marring the image of an exceptional, truly magnificent great mass revolt against tyranny, fascism and terrorism .. Unless, indeed, it is in the best interest of governments who have invested in supporting religious fascism in Egypt! 

People of the world, please see the truth as it really is: we rejected a regime that was destroying our very identity and our homeland, we revolted and the army responded to our demands .. It is that simple .. Egyptians are inventing their own history, and that is how we want it, and the governments that are going against this had better understand that they are really going against the people of Egypt ..

Long live Egypt .. Egyptians & Proud.

via http://www.causes.com