Muslim Brotherhood candidate in Egypt seeks Islamization top to bottom there and rest of the world. 'They play with words'

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4/10/12, "'Every aspect of life is to be Islamized'," Jerusalem Post, Oren Kessler

"Egyptian activists translate address from Muslim Brotherhood candidate Shater, offering rare glimpse into his worldview.

The Muslim Brotherhood's main presidential candidate Khairat al-Shater seeks to fundamentally Islamize Egyptian society if elected, according to newly uncovered footage of an extended address he gave supporters last year shortly after his release from prison.

Egyptian activists have transcribed Shater's 90-minute address into English, offering a rare glimpse into the worldview of the normally tight-lipped candidate who is a frontrunner in upcoming elections to lead the Arab world's most populous state.

Shater delivered the address, entitled "The Islamic Renaissance Project," in Alexandria on April 21, 2011, less than two months after his release from prison. The veteran Brotherhood financier had served four years of a seven-year sentence for money laundering and membership in the once-banned Islamist group when he was freed in the aftermath of President Hosni Mubarak's ouster.

Footage of his remarks has been available on YouTube for the past year, but only in Arabic....

"Mina Rezkalla, a member of the Egyptian Union of Liberal Youth and an intern at the Hudson Institute, said he believes the Brotherhood remains committed to the same principles that have marked the movement throughout its eight-decade history.

"They have a double voice. They play with the words, but not with the content," he told the Post. "When talking about Israel to a Western audience, they will use the word 'Israel' rather than 'the Zionist state.' But if you had a long, deep conversation with them, they would see they never change their concepts. They will never tell you that Israel is legitimate - they simply talk about protecting Egyptian interests."

Watching Shater's remarks, Rezkalla said, he was struck most by the Islamist candidate's sincerity. "He's such a believer - he didn't talk about himself or his own sacrifices. He didn't talk about anything but the glory of the organization and the glory of the goal," he said. "He talks about a perfect totalitarian project - to Islamize Egyptian society from top to bottom, and to do the same all over the world."" via Atlas Shrugs

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Ed. note: When unguarded, people are freer to say what they really think.

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