A few questions for the Muslim brothers in Tahrir Square on 29 July
Tariq Ali guardian.co.uk , Sunday 31 July 2011 17.35 BST Article history I address this poem to the Muslim brothers who demonstrated in Cairo's Tahrir Square after Friday prayers on 29 July Patience exhausted You emerged from the shadows To tell us what was forbidden and why. You spoke loudly and clearly, Each chant a whiplash: God is Great! The laws of God transcend democracy! Liberals and secularists are the scum of the earth! Copts too! And uncovered women! And leftists, trapped on the wrong side of history, Their rage impotent, their numbers miniscule! We Brothers represent the will of God! Who told you? Why did you believe him? Was it the wil