Gamal Abdel Nasser laughing at Muslim Brotherhood hijab requirement in 1958 (subtitled)

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Cites literallycancer · 2017-03 · Hacker News · on “Ancient Romans depicted Huns as barbarians – their bones tell a different story”

Yeah, look at them evil Muslims.[1] Fundamentalists, every single one, right? Islam has issues, of course, just like any other ideology. Too bad the Wahhabis are largely successful in exporting their flavor of Islam.. but I guess that's what happens when you prop up oppressive regimes in the name of stability (and preferential access to natural resources). [1] - [this video]

Cites rayiner · 2019-05 · Hacker News · on “If the number of children is not growing, why is the population still increasing”

> Counting everyone born to Muslim parents as Muslim doesn't make any more sense That is, in fact, exactly how it’s defined within that religion. Also, using Egypt as an example is deeply ironic: [this video]

Cites rayiner · 2020-11 · Hacker News · on “France is about to become less free”

I think the situation in France is probably hopeless. Even Muslim-majority countries are having a difficult time reconciling themselves with the rise of Islamic separatism. In countries like Bangladesh, where I’m from, or Turkey or Egypt, the separatism takes the form of reaction against the moderate secular regimes of the 20th century. Here is the President of Egypt in 1958 recounting his conversation with the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood. He and the audience laugh at the leader’s request to mandate headscarves in Egypt, observing that the leader’s own daughter, a medical student, doesn’t wear a headscarf: [this video] . Back then, few women in Egypt wore a headscarf. Today, 90% of women do

Cites recuter · 2022-04 · Hacker News · on “In Africa, U.S.-Trained Militaries Are Ousting Civilian Governments in Coups”

Saudi Arabia: political islam in power => MBS somehow Tudoring it away at an unexpected pace Turkey: Erdogan is effectively a muslim brother => On the decline, projected to be ousted next year The Gulf states don't really have political parties as far as I understand. They are absolute monarchies. > the steady rise of islamism across the muslim world is real It waxes and wanes. May have peaked several places. Syria, Egypt and Iraq used to be quesi-socialist dictatorships for example. Here is some black and white footage of Nasser from 1958 laughing at the ridiculousness of somebody from the Muslim Brotherhood complaining about hijabs not being enforced: [this video] Iran was a very different plac