French journalist spots discrepancy between Brotherhood's discourse and actions
A French journalist said Wednesday that the ideals
preached by Muslim Brotherhood Hassan al-Bana a long time ago continue to live
until now.
Maya Khadara, who works for the French newspaper Le
Figaro, added that the Brotherhood uses the media and human rights to reach its
goals and impose its views in Western countries.
"The Brotherhood talks about human rights,
whereas the grandson of Hassan al-Bana, Tariq Ramadan, is embroiled in sexual
harassment cases in France," Khadara said. "This has nothing to do
with Islam."
She described Egypt as the center of art and culture
in the Arab region.
"It is a country that has religious diversity and
tolerance," Khadara said.
Titled "Human Rights at the Time of the War on
Terrorism and Social Crises: Between Idealism and Realism", the seminar is
moderated by Ahmed Youssef, CEMO's executive director.
Speaking at the seminar – apart from Khadara – was
also Member of the House of Deputies, the Chairman of the Center for Middle
East Studies in Paris and the Board Chairman of al-Bawaba News Abdel Rahim Ali.
General Robert Pryce, the former commander of French
troops in Yugoslavia, the former director of the Anfalid military museum, and
the current president of the Napoleon Foundation, also spoke in the seminar.
Roland Lombardi from the French National Institute
for Studies and Research of the Islamic and Arab Worlds also spoke in the same
event.
