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فزاعة الأخوان

English translation: used them as the Boogie Man

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Arabic term or phrase:	فزاعة الأخوان
English translation:	used them as the Boogie Man
Entered by:	Nadia Ayoub

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12:47 Dec 30, 2011

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Government / Politics

Arabic term or phrase: فزاعة الأخوان

كان النظام السابق يستخدم فزاعة الأخوان لكى يرهب بها الشعب

ayman bakr KudoZ activity Questions: 5 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 187
Local time: 22:02

used them as the Boogie Man

Explanation:
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Note added at 8 mins (2011-12-30 12:55:49 GMT)
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http://www.google.com.eg/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&...

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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 22:02

Grading comment

Thank you, it is so much helpful answer
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +4

Muslim Brotherhood scarecrow

TargamaT

4 +1

used them as the Boogie Man

Nadia Ayoub

the scarecrow

Hasna Chakir

the spectre of the Moslem Brotherhood

mbrodie

The regime used muslim brotherhood as a straw man

Ahmed Alami

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

Muslim Brotherhood scarecrow

Explanation:
http://articles.cnn.com/2011-02-09/world/egypt.muslim.brothe...

TargamaT
Syria
Local time: 23:02
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

French
PRO pts in category: 4

7 mins confidence:

the scarecrow

Explanation:
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Hasna Chakir
Morocco
Local time: 20:02
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

French
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

used them as the Boogie Man

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 22:02
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 124

Grading comment

Thank you, it is so much helpful answer

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you

6 hrs confidence:

يستخدم فزاعة الأخوان لكى يرهب بها الشعب The regime used muslim brotherhood as a straw man

Explanation:

http://www.njdc.org/blog/post/Cainrelease080811
“If Cain is truly a serious candidate to represent all Americans, then he will cease using Islam as a straw man to scare potential voters— including the Jewish Republicans he is addressing today.

http://www.fallacyfiles.org/strawman.html
http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/2010/07/the_washin...
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/what-is-a-straw-man-arg...

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man
Reference: http://www.fallacyfiles.org/strawman.html

Ahmed Alami
Local time: 20:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8

3 days17 hrs confidence:

the spectre of the Moslem Brotherhood

Explanation:
this would work well in the context

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florianpantazi.blogactiv.eu/2011/.../the-use-of-terrorists-as-policy-too...

16 May 2011 – Politicians have not hesitated to use the spectre of terrorism as justification for both repressing their population and for staying in power well ...

Hinch Court - Vigilantes - HINCH.net - The Official Derryn Hinch ...

www.hinch.net/hinch-says-2011/June/21-06-11.4.html

21 Jun 2011 – And I hope you don't use the spectre of vigilante behaviour in judging my actions. It is true that after Dennis Fergusson was released from jail ...

Labor Movements and Social Change in Latin America and the ...

www.jstor.org/stable/27671834

by E Mitchell - 1989
Wasiejko detailed the manner in which management strategies, such as posting the production figures of "rival" plants, use the spectre of relocation as a way of ...

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I have been particularly upset at the cynical efforts of the tobacco industry to use the spectre of job losses to threaten this measure. Wir b... We have no need of ...

Amy Sullivan: The sharia myth sweeps America | Islamophobia ...

www.islamophobiatoday.com › General

14 Jun 2011 – Thus, I believe that Tim Pawlenty is not one who will use the spectre of so-called “Islamic” (actually Wahabi) Shariah to get votes. As for Mitch ...

mbrodie
Local time: 21:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 32

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