Egypt’s Ambassador to London Tarek Adel has written an op-ed published in the United Arab Emirates daily The National yesterday, calling for British society, not just the government, to ponder the implications of tolerating the Muslim Brotherhood. In “Britain Has Seen the Consequences of Muslim Brotherhood Ideology but Is Anyone Listening?” he wrote:
“An honest conversation is sorely needed about the relationship between violent extremists and their ‘non-violent’ sympathisers. The Muslim Brotherhood has been creating the mood music for terrorist attacks in different parts of the world, including Europe. Its self-described ‘peaceful’ umbrella for Islamist groups has provided legitimacy and political cover for those who commit atrocities in the name of Islam.” https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/britain-has-seen-the-consequences-of-muslim-brotherhood-ideology-but-is-anyone-listening-1.1125597
Adel continued: “In fact, it has laid the ideological foundations for scores of Muslims to turn to violence as a result of an ideology that holds Western societies as being hostile to Islam and to Muslim communities and that, hence, Islam is ‘under attack.’ Consequently, it is suggested by some that Muslims have the right to defend their religion through violence, even against innocent civilians. The ultimate consequence is the series of attacks by ISIS and the tragic events recently witnessed in Vienna.”
Adel observes near the end that Ayman Al Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s successor as the leader of Al Qaeda, began on his path to violence as a Muslim Brotherhood member, but that “Recognition of this linkage is not unfortunately universal.”
Adel’s letter was published not in any British newspapers. In a separate report, The National's London bureau chief Damien McElroy reports that British newspapers refused to publish it “out of a lack of interest in the subject.”
