Qaradawi’s union gives worries to Tunisians

Sara Rashad

Tunisians have apprehensions from the possible return of the Muslim Brotherhood to the political stage in their country.

This is particularly true after the exceptional measures taken by President Kais Saied on July 25.

The measures have morphed into a popular movement for the removal of the political elites, led by Ennahda Movement, the Muslim Brotherhood branch in Tunisia.

Ordinary Tunisians are still afraid of the pragmatic scenarios that can be followed by the movement. This comes amid general feelings that the Brotherhood can always turn its failures into potential successes.

This is why some Tunisians are calling for additional measures against Ennahda, even further than the dissolution of the Ennahda-controlled parliament and the sacking of the cabinet.

Ennahda used to control 52 seats out of a total of 217 in the parliament.

The movement is still able to make statements and rearrange itself in ways that give worries to the Tunisians.

It assures its members that it is making reviews of its thoughts in line with the demands of the Tunisian street.

Ennahda leader, Rached Ghannouchi, dissolved on August 24 his movement’s Executive Office, in his bid to assure everybody that he was moving ahead with restructuring the movement.

However, there are popular demands for President Saied to complete what he started on July 25: Slap a full siege on Ennahda with more measures.

Tunisian citizens believe that the Muslim Brotherhood project is still alive in their country.

Serious demands

Tunisian politicians call for the dissolution of the so-called ‘International Union of Muslim Scholars’, which was founded by Brotherhood leader, Yusuf al-Qaradawi.

On August 28, the Tunisian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood announced the start of registration for educational courses in Arabic, the holy Quran, the sayings of Prophet Muhammad, and Islamic jurisprudence.

Nevertheless, the announcement contradicts demands by Tunisian political forces for the dissolution of the International Union of Muslim Scholars which is organizing these courses.

The same political forces are calling on the Tunisian president to take serious measures against the union in continuation of the moves he started on July 25.