Nasr Hamed Abu Zayd never approved of Mohamed Emara's methodology; a course Emara always took searching for the most lucrative and mainstream. "During the early 70s, Emara's speech was based on rational pillars elicited from the Islamic Arab Heritage, most importantly, the achievements of the Mu`tazila (a school of Islamic theology based on reason and rational thought), which made him keen on spreading the contemporary Arab enlightened heritage especially the Egyptian side of it. In 1971, Ali Abdel Razek (an Egyptian scholar of Islam, and a religious judge), published "Islam and the Foundations of Governance" which was re-edited with a comprehensive study of the circumstances surrounding its 1972 publication in Lebanon, Abu Zayd remarked. "At this point, Emara commended the book and the author saying that it was an expansion on Mohamed Abdu's religious reform –another Islamic scholar- pertaining to the Caliphate, elaborating the quintessence of governance. The republish of such book in an endeavor to presently enlighten people, is by far the richest we'll ever get to, intellectually. Along with being utterly blunt about it with no regard to his highness before 1952," Abu Zayd added. Emara adds, "The book had the efficacy by having a full insight into history and the anticipation of consequences if not attentive to past experiences." Stances change when interests do, or so, Abu Zayd added, saying, "Early seventies were different for Emara in regards to rationale, enlightenment, socialism , and then deviating to political Islam by late 1980s. Add to that, he was a huge supporter to Islamists and outspoken about the call for an Islamic country, describing such movement as ‘a tool for progress and prosperity opposing any kind of secularizing Islamic communities, taking out its essence.' "But then Emara goes to the extremes and say that Abdel Razek later abdicated any ideas he had in the aforementioned book." Years later, Abdel Razek published a liberal article in recalling Nazira Zain El Din's book, ‘Veiling and unveiling' saying, "I thought Egypt was past veiling unveiling to find that even the most retroactive intellectuals are pro unveiling to be in tune with modern civilization." "She is but a young woman, who's defending what she renders right. Even if it opposes a number of scholars of the same origin. In other words, each cause has its validity and reasons. That doesn't mean there are causes that aren't backed up by a reason but mimicking the masses," Abdel Razek wrote. As I look at Emara's long career, it's clear to me he plummeted ethically and in an obscene way following Morsi's talk about Syria. Treading back to what Abdel Razek said in his article, "Snakes strike you as smooth, though volatility they shall not forsake."
