Corruption in Egypt

In my previous 2 posts, I covered two forms of societal ills in Egypt: oppression of women and lack of compassion for orphans. In this post I will talk about another sick social phenomenon in Egypt: Corruption.

Everyday, Egyptians newspapers break stories about the corruption of government officials. The latest scandals included Ibrahim Nafea, the former editor in chief of the government newspaper, Al Ahram, and Ibrahim Soliman, the minister of housing. These 2 officials used their positions to obtain bribes and illegal commissions. We can not also ignore Gamal Mubarak, the son of President Mubarak, who became a billionaire after using his status to collect endless cash. Zahy Hawas, the president of Egyptian antiquities department is another corrupt governmental official who is paid millions of dollars by international TV stations to allow them cover the latest discoveries of Egyptian mummies.

If you also try to get anything done with a government employee such as getting your driver license or house/car leases, you really have to bribe him/her. Corruption is a widespread social phenomenon that makes this country an unbearable place to live. Perhaps we did not receive a single vote in our attempt to host the Soccer World Cup due to corruption.

How can we explain a society that kills its conscience? How can we explain its primitive moral development? How can we explain that people do not even question themselves and their corruption? Again, Muhammad is the culprit here. He is a role model for Muslim people in Egypt right? Check out how Qu’ran and oral traditions prove that this man was a thug and a gang leader who urged his followers to be corrupt and to steal and rob others:

Qur’an 8:1 “They ask you about the benefits of capturing the spoils of war. Tell them: ‘The benefits belong to Allah and to His Messenger.’”

Ishaq:327 “Allah said, ‘A prophet must slaughter before collecting captives. A slaughtered enemy is driven from the land. Muhammad, you craved the desires of this world, its goods and the ransom captives would bring. But Allah desires killing them to manifest the religion.’”

Tabari VII:65 “Allah’s Messenger came back to Medina, bringing with him the booty which had been taken from the polytheists.... There were forty-four captives in the Messenger of Allah’s possession. There was a similar number of dead.”

Bukhari:V5B59N512 “The captives of Khaybar were divided among the Muslims. Then the Messenger began taking the homes and property that were closest to him.”


Ishaq:511 “So Muhammad began seizing their herds and their property bit by bit. He conquered home by home. The Messenger took some of its people captive, including Safiyah and her two cousins. The Prophet chose Safiyah for himself.”

Ishaq:515 “Allah’s Apostle besieged the final [Jewish] community of Khaybar until they could hold out no longer. Finally, when they were certain that they would perish, they asked Muhammad to banish them and spare their lives, which he did. The Prophet took possession of all their property.”

Qur’an 48:19 “He rewarded them with abundant spoils that they will capture. Allah has promised you much booty that you shall take, and He has made this easy for you.”

Qur’an 9:103 “Take alms out of their property in order to cleanse and purify them, and invoke Allah for them; surely this is a relief for them.”

Shall I say more? Now you know why people do not care about their anti-social behavior in Egypt. I want to thank Craig Winn for his unbelievable research.