PAGES FROM THE IKHWAN AL MUSLIMIN: DR EL BELTAGY’S DEFIANCE

PAGES FROM THE IKHWAN AL MUSLIMIN: DR EL BELTAGY’S DEFIANCE

I was placed sixth overall among all high schools in Egypt

I came in first place for sixth consecutive years in medical school

I became an excellent doctor in my field, and went on to become professor of medicine at Al Azhar University

I was taking care of my clinic which is considered one of the most outstanding medical clinics in Egypt

Then, in the course of two months, I was framed and slandered with 25 different criminal charges from 24 different states in Egypt, as if I was the head of the international Mafia

You murdered my daughter

You imprisoned my son

You pursued my wife

You burned down my clinic

Do you think I will stand here to offer to defend myself?

I swear to God, that a sentence of death or an acquittal makes no difference to me

My defiance is for the sake of this country and the nation

So that this nation’s future generation shall know who stood by the side of righteousness and who stood by the side of falsehood

(Dr Muhammad El Beltagy’s impassioned speech in court condemning the illegitimate state and his accusers)

Upon the court’s pronouncement of his death sentence, he said,

This is the justice that the West delivers to Muslims

These are the very rulers that the West forces us to live under

This is our story… from our own mouths…

One God…One People… One Struggle for Freedom…One Day

Note:   17 year old Asma El Beltagy was the beloved daughter of Mohamed El Beltagy, one of Egypt's first ever democratically elected leaders. She was shot and killed indiscriminately by the Egyptian security forces as they violently stormed Ikhwan al Muslimin’s peaceful protest site at Rabia Square.