Amman - Osama Al Rantissi
Jordan Brotherhood disappointed by al-Nassour\'s conformity
Jordan\'s Muslim Brotherhood criticised King Abdullah II and his Prime Minister Abdullah al-Nassour for abusing Islamic Sharia Law.
Muslim Brotherhood politician Zaki Bani Arshid also criticised the election
law:”We boycotted last year\'s elections. They are not elections but a political game.\"
Arshid said when al-Nassour was elected, his organisation was hopeful for his success but instead, he said, they were disappointed by al-Nassour\'s conformity to the status quo.
He attacked Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Gouda by saying: \"instead of performing his duties, he was busy counting the heads of Brotherhood numbers in the October 5 demonstrations. He asked us to interfere with Egypt\'s relations and when we did, he attacked us in the media.\"
Dr Mohammed Abu Fares, a senior Muslim Brotherhood official said PM al-Nassour violated Islamic Sharia when he committed to the UN\'s Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
\"Al-Nassour agreement to CEDAW is against Islamic Sharia and against Article 2 of the Jordanian constitution,\" adding that, \"CEDAW is a policy imported from the West which is against our Islamic values.\"
He said the Muslim Brotherhood will hold a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the implications of al-Nassour\'s acceptance of the CEDAW agreement.
Jordan signed the CEDAW agreement consisting of 16 articles in 1992. In July 1997 the policies were officially enshrined in Jordanian law.
Arshid said when al-Nassour was elected, his organisation was hopeful for his success but instead, he said, they were disappointed by al-Nassour\'s conformity to the status quo.
He attacked Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Gouda by saying: \"instead of performing his duties, he was busy counting the heads of Brotherhood numbers in the October 5 demonstrations. He asked us to interfere with Egypt\'s relations and when we did, he attacked us in the media.\"
Dr Mohammed Abu Fares, a senior Muslim Brotherhood official said PM al-Nassour violated Islamic Sharia when he committed to the UN\'s Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
\"Al-Nassour agreement to CEDAW is against Islamic Sharia and against Article 2 of the Jordanian constitution,\" adding that, \"CEDAW is a policy imported from the West which is against our Islamic values.\"
He said the Muslim Brotherhood will hold a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the implications of al-Nassour\'s acceptance of the CEDAW agreement.
Jordan signed the CEDAW agreement consisting of 16 articles in 1992. In July 1997 the policies were officially enshrined in Jordanian law.