Egyptian President Calls for ‘Religious Revolution’ in Islam

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While you are sitting safely in front of your computer in your little subsidized apartment, many in the world think that it was an act of tremendous bravery on the part of General Al Sisi in saying what he did.

There was absolutely no bravery required for the corrupt authoritarian al-Sisi to make his hypocritical defense of free speech when his administration murders or jails opponents, and orders his Prime Minister to ban any foreign publication "offensive to religion." You would have be even more ignorant than I thought if you honestly believe al-Sisi is anything more than gangster with powerful friends.

Do you believe Morsi should still be president of Egypt?

 

[Sally]

While you are sitting safely in front of your computer in your little subsidized apartment, many in the world think that it was an act of tremendous bravery on the part of General Al Sisi in saying what he did.

There was absolutely no bravery required for the corrupt authoritarian al-Sisi to make his hypocritical defense of free speech when his administration murders or jails opponents, and orders his Prime Minister to ban any foreign publication "offensive to religion." You would have be even more ignorant than I thought if you honestly believe al-Sisi is anything more than gangster with powerful friends.

Do you believe Morsi should still be president of Egypt?

The way he is whining about General Al-Sisi, Gaza George would have no problem with Morsi being the President and the Muslim Brotherhood running things in Egypt. General Al-Sisi took a big chance saying what he did. We saw what happened to Sadat when a Muslim got unhappy, and Al-Sisi no doubt made many extremist Muslims unhappy with his speech. Meanwhile, in a piece by Raymond Ibrahim, who is a Coptic Christian and is a scholar of the Middle East and Islam (unlike Gaza George who is the scholar of nothing but cut and paste from questionable sites), he had this to say.

"Next, Sisi went to the St. Mark Coptic Cathedral during Christmas Eve Mass to offer Egypt’s Christian minority his congratulations and well wishing. Here again he made history as the first Egyptian president to enter a church during Christmas mass—a thing vehemently criticized by the nation’s Islamists, including the Salafi party (Islamic law bans well wishing to non-Muslims on their religious celebrations, which is why earlier presidents—Nasser, Sadat, Mubarak, and of course Morsi—never attended Christmas mass).

"Accordingly, the greetings Sisi received from the hundreds of Christians present were jubilant. His address was often interrupted by applause, clapping, and cheers of “We love you!” and “hand in hand”—phrases he reciprocated. Part of his speech follows:

"Egypt has brought a humanistic and civilizing message to the world for millennia and we’re here today to confirm that we are capable of doing so again. Yes, a humanistic and civilizing message should once more emanate from Egypt. This is why we mustn’t call ourselves anything other than “Egyptians.” This is what we must be—Egyptians, just Egyptians, Egyptians indeed! I just want to tell you that Allah willing, Allah willing, we shall build our nation together, accommodate each other, make room for each other, and we shall like each other—love each other, love each other in earnest, so that people may see… So let me tell you once again, Happy New Year, Happy New Year to you all, Happy New Year to all Egyptians!

"Sisi stood side-by-side with Coptic Christian Pope Tawadros II—perhaps in remembrance of the fact that, when General Sisi first overthrew President Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood, Pope Tawadros stood side-by-side with him—and paid a heavy price: the Brotherhood and its sympathizers unleashed a Kristallnacht of “reprisals” that saw 82 Christian churches in Egypt attacked, many destroyed."

 

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"Next, Sisi went to the St. Mark Coptic Cathedral during Christmas Eve Mass to offer Egypt’s Christian minority his congratulations and well wishing. Here again he made history as the first Egyptian president to enter a church during Christmas mass—a thing vehemently criticized by the nation’s Islamists, including the Salafi party (Islamic law bans well wishing to non-Muslims on their religious celebrations, which is why earlier presidents—Nasser, Sadat, Mubarak, and of course Morsi—never attended Christmas mass).

What does Mubarak have to say about Sally's hero?
"Though mostly out of the public eye, Mubarak granted a rare interview in February 2014 with Kuwaiti journalist Fajer al-Saeed, expressing support for military leader Abdel Fatah al-Sisi as the next president of Egypt, recognizing that al-Sisi was working to restore the confidence of the Egyptian people. 'The people want Sisi, and the people’s will shall prevail,' Mubarak noted."
Hosni Mubarak - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

 

[aris2chat]

Conversation and questioning how Islam fits into the modern world should have begun more than a century ago
Too many schools of interpretation.
Religion should not be "for the masses" but something each person needs to find within themselves. It should be about guiding your mind, body and soul to reach a higher reality of inner peace and a nearness to god/allah/force/spirt/him/her/it/they......
Religion should not be a call to war or to infringe on the rights of others.

 

[Sally]

Conversation and questioning how Islam fits into the modern world should have begun more than a century ago
Too many schools of interpretation.
Religion should not be "for the masses" but something each person needs to find within themselves. It should be about guiding your mind, body and soul to reach a higher reality of inner peace and a nearness to god/allah/force/spirt/him/her/it/they......
Religion should not be a call to war or to infringe on the rights of others.

As you can see, Aris, Gaza George is trying his darndest to put General Al-Sisi down. Men so much smarter and knowledgeable than Gaza George will ever be give Al-Sisi so much credit for his speech. Gaza George would never have the guts to face off to people who are so extremist in their religion and say that there has to be a change. We saw what happened to the Muslim governor in Pakistan who tried to help a Christian woman who allegedly committed blasphemy. His own bodyguard killed him, and the ordinary Pakistani citizens threw flower petals on the killer when he exited the courthouse. Not only that, but they are building a huge mosque in his honor. General Al-Sisi, regardless of the dangers posed by saying what he did, was the epitome of bravery, something Gaza George will never be. By the way, General Al-Sisi could be taking chances of being shot by some extremist in a country to which he has been invited.

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