THE maxims followed by our Egyptian brothers reflect the kind of life they have. They believe in an adage which is loosely translated as, ‘The timid died’. This means modesty and timidity have become a rarity due to the prevalence of insolence. We often encounter rude people not only in Egypt but also in Kuwait.
On Aug 24, around a million infuriated Egyptians are expected to participate in a protest action against what the Muslim Brotherhood has done to Egypt and its people. It can be recalled that the Brotherhood did not participate in the initial stages of the January revolution. The group came into the picture only after seeing the indicators of success. As usual, the Brotherhood hijacked the revolution and it has almost succeeded in monopolizing Egypt’s politics.

It is the nature of the Brotherhood members to seek the support of the religious people in Egypt. They took a similar step to obtain parliamentary seats, claiming that they have no intention to take over the mantle of leadership in the country. However, they later formed an alliance with the Salafists and then controlled everything in Egypt.
The streets of Egypt have yet to come to terms with the fact that Mohamed Morsy, a religious personality whom no one had envisaged to be a politician, is now the Egyptian President. Not content with this ‘feat’, the Brotherhood went as far as extending its hands to control the council in charge of drafting the constitution, as well as the ministries, educational sector and media.

On Aug 24, the Egyptians will gather on the streets to air their grievances, particularly the chaos and mess they have witnessed within the short period that the Brotherhood have risen to power. They will defy all the ‘fatwas’ (edicts) issued against public gatherings or mass actions.
Meanwhile in Kuwait, the Majority Bloc in the annulled National Assembly has called for a street demonstration against the government’s decision to verify the constitutionality of Articles One and Two of the Election Law. We want to remind the bloc about the statement issued by the 1986 Parliament members when the then government made a similar request on April 22, 1986. The lawmakers at the time made a declaration that Article 173 of the Constitution mandates the Constitutional Court to settle disputes related to constitutional laws and regulations under decision number 3/1986.

We should also bear in mind that the 1986 Parliament members are considered key figures in the history of Kuwait, while their counterparts in the annulled legislature are products of tribalism and sectarianism. The latter reached the Parliament through the exchange of votes and formation of ridiculous coalitions.
In this context, we can say the government merely sought the Constitutional Court mediation on the constitutionality of Articles One and Two of the Election Law. What is wrong with this step? Why are they against it? Apparently, modesty and timidity no longer exist in Kuwait’s legislature and on its streets.

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