https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/16/egypt-the-next-india-or-the-next-pakistan/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 10:05:22 -0400<![CDATA[Moreover, adds Diamond, compare the philosophies and political heirs of Mahatma Gandhi and Sayyid Qutb, the guiding light of the Muslim Brotherhood. “Nehru was not a saint, but he sought to preserve a spirit of tolerance and consensus, and to respect the rules,” notes Diamond. He also prized education. By contrast, added Diamond, “the hard-line Muslim Brotherhood leaders, who have been in the driver’s seat since Egypt started moving toward elections, have driven away the moderates from within their party, seized emergency powers, beaten their rivals in the streets, and now are seeking to ram a constitution that lacks consensus down the throats of a large segment of Egyptian society that feels excluded and aggrieved.”]]>Sun, 16 Dec 2012 20:30:42 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/16/egypt-the-next-india-or-the-next-pakistan-n98332