Posted on 07/07/2013 10:13:58 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
About a year ago, Wael Elfeqy waited in a long line to cast his ballot for Egypt's first democratically elected president. His candidate, Mohammed Morsi, won the election but was removed from office and jailed last week when the military seized power.
"We were so proud," said Elfeqy, a physical therapist from southwest suburban Justice who travels frequently to Egypt, where he was born. "We were so proud of our democracy, and these guys stole it from us."
While thousands rallied in the streets of Egypt both for and against Morsi's ouster, Elfeqy was among hundreds of pro-Morsi demonstrators who protested Sunday on the Magnificent Mile, outside Chicago's Egyptian Consulate. The protesters lined the sidewalks, many waving U.S. and Egyptian flags and holding homemade signs denouncing Egypt's military and interim leadership.
Egyptian military officials say the country's acting leadership is preparing for a new round of elections, but many of those gathered Sunday in Chicago fear a return to an autocratic government like the one protesters toppled in 2011.
Like Elfeqy, many of the Chicago demonstrators were born in Egypt. Others had roots elsewhere in the Arab world but said they grieved for their Egyptian friends and worried that the instability would resound far from the tense streets of Cairo.
"I'm very, very afraid that the violence started in Egypt will affect everyone," said Alex Alomary, a Jordanian software engineer living in northwest suburban Harwood Heights.
Fisal Hammouda, who left Egypt in the 1960s and now lives in Lisle, helped organize Sunday's rally and led chants of "Only president is Morsi." Hammouda said the U.S. government risks losing credibility if it fails to condemn the military takeover and push for Morsi's return to office.
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We need a military with balls to do the right thing HERE.
Oxys + beers = a high high!!!
The U.S. media supports the Muslim Brotherhood. They lie like their master.
Summed up very nicely. We are in serious deep shiite.
Remember: This guy is a Muslim, probably belongs to the Muslim Brotherhood and was watching as Morsi led the Brotherhood in Egypt.
He may be living here ,but he is asking for Sharia law.
Another community organizer from Chicago.
The enemy within.
Literally.
“The enemy within.
Literally.”
Yeppir. We’re gonna keep foolin’ around... (We never thought the communists would get control, either.)
The Muslim Brotherhood’s plan was one man, one vote, one time. The people just discovered that and didn’t like it.
Perhaps it would be a good idea to introduce individual economic liberty before political liberty in a new regime if the country hasn never known freedom before. Phase in the latter more slowly than the former.
Thanks Tailgunner Joe.
Egyptian-Americans see regime change as positive (Coptic Christians)
My Fox Chicago | July 3, 2013
Posted on 07/04/2013 9:05:53 AM PDT by KeyLargo
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3039107/posts
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