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Pharaoh: A Fascist Character Related In The Koran 187

We recite to you with truth some news of Moses and Pharaoh for
people who believe. Pharaoh exalted himself arrogantly in the land
and divided its people into camps, oppressing one group of them by
slaughtering their sons and letting their women live. He was one of
the corrupters. (Koran, 28:3-4)

Another striking feature of Pharaoh's regime is the use of military
power against his own people, in the very same way as the modern fascists.
For instance, he sent his army to prevent the flight of the children of Israel and
the Prophet Moses. The Koran repeatedly uses the expression "Pharaoh and
his troops" when speaking about his government, which indicates that it was
a militarist one.
Another similarity between Pharaoh and contemporary fascists is the
way they portray themselves as divine. The "deification of the leader"
employed in Hitler and Mussolini's regimes was also openly employed by
Pharaoh:

Pharaoh said, "Council, I do not know of any other god for you apart
from Me…" (Koran, 28:38)
Pharaoh called to his people, saying, "My people, does the kingdom
of Egypt not belong to me? Do not all these rivers flow under my
control? Do you not then see?" (Koran, 43:51)

The verse also indicates that Pharaoh gave virulent speeches and
hectored his people, a most distinctive feature of the propaganda methods
employed by fascist dictators such as Hitler and Mussolini.
At a time when Pharaoh was pressuring his people to follow wherever
he led them, a true prophet, the Prophet Moses, came to tell the people of
Egypt the truth and lead them onto the correct path. But they were afraid to
follow Moses, and stuck with Pharaoh, who appeared to them more powerful:

No one believed in Moses except for a few of his people out of fear
that Pharaoh, and the elders, would persecute them. Pharaoh was high
and mighty in the land. He was one of the profligate. (Koran, 10:83)
As we have seen, some of those who might have believed in the Prophet
Moses failed to do so out of fear of incurring the wrath of Pharaoh and those
around him. This shows that Pharaoh's regime was one that oppressed people
solely because of their beliefs, a fundamental characteristic of fascism.
Another similarity between Pharaoh and contemporary fascist leaders is
their discriminatory and racist treatment of people. The racist views of modern