Since the 1940s, dozens of thinkers and writers have been affiliated with, joined, or influenced by the Muslim Brotherhood, including Egyptians, Syrians, Kuwaitis, Iraqis, Jordanians, Tunisians, and others, among them Sayyid Qutb, Muhammad Amara, Al-Attar, Al- Arian, and Said Hawwa.
Despite the Muslim Brotherhood’s growing strength, both numerically and financially, and the expansion of its influence to Europe, the Americas, the Arabian Peninsula, Africa, and Asia, it has never revealed or declared its philosophy or the political system it would implement if it came to power, whether through violence or the ballot box. Their approach has always been characterized by an inability to provide clear answers.
The year they ruled Egypt proved the emptiness of the Muslim Brotherhood’s ideology and their lack of a governing philosophy acceptable to both the Western world and the Egyptian people, which could have allowed them to maintain power indefinitely. An interview previously conducted by American actress Drew Barrymore with actor George Clooney, which went largely unnoticed at the time, resurfaced recently.
During the interview, Clooney revealed that the Muslim Brotherhood had enlisted the help of international human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin, who later became his wife, to draft their constitution in London in early 2013. Clooney likely meant that Amal assisted in drafting or formulating parts of the Egyptian Constitution created under Mohammad Morsi, which granted the Muslim Brotherhood extraordinary powers.
This constitution faced widespread rejection and sparked massive protests, ultimately leading to military intervention and the Brotherhood’s removal from power. There is no recognized legal or constitutional document known as the “Muslim Brotherhood Constitution.” Therefore, Amal Clooney, the Lebanese- American Druze, did not contribute to drafting that constitution prior to becoming Mrs. Amal Clooney.
However, the mere revelation of the Muslim Brotherhood’s reliance on her highlights the organization’s structural weakness and the intellectual bankruptcy of its leadership, even nearly a century after its founding. The Muslim Brotherhood Group is primarily known for its slogan, “Islam is the solution.” They have never clarified the meaning of the slogan, nor specified which interpretation of Islam they follow or would implement. Throughout its history, the Muslim Brotherhood has accumulated tens of billions of dollars, particularly during the petrodollar boom.
However, since it was not licensed in any country to form a political party that could freely invest its funds, the Brotherhood was forced to appoint individuals from within its ranks to manage these funds on behalf of the movement. This explains the absence of active non-Egyptian members within the Egyptian Brotherhood or on the board of the international Muslim Brotherhood organization, despite their significant political, financial, and organizational roles. Most of those responsible for managing the Muslim Brotherhood’s funds enjoyed a privileged lifestyle, particularly those living in Germany, such as Said Ramadan, the husband of the founder Hassan al-Banna’s daughter, and Youssef Nada, who lived in Switzerland and served as the Brotherhood’s Minister of Investment. Khairat al-Shater held the position of the Brotherhood’s Minister of Trade.
By Ahmad alsarraf
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