Coptic christians are well know to be some of the most virulent haters of muslims and all things Islamic.
So I don't feel the least bit sorry for their alleged plight because they brought it down on their own heads..........
The Egyptian people democratically voted for the Morsi government.
Coptic christians are well know to be some of the most virulent haters of muslims and all things Islamic.
So I don't feel the least bit sorry for their alleged plight because they brought it down on their own heads..........
Well, I have been in Egypt. I have been in the Mosque of Mohammed Ali, the Jewish Synogogue, and the Coptic Orthodos Church. All three. I have set foot in all three and it was safe to do so in 2009. If you think the current regine is an improvement over what they had you are delusional. The riots continue as the economic plight of the people has not improved one bit. Women demonstrate as well due to the current subversive policies. Honestly neither of you know your butts from a hole in the ground.
The Egyptian people democratically voted for the Morsi government.
So obviously, they wanted to be ruled by an Islamic based government.
Isn't that what democracy is all about?
The Egyptian people democratically voted for the Morsi government.
So obviously, they wanted to be ruled by an Islamic based government.
Isn't that what democracy is all about?
The Egyptian people democratically voted for the Morsi government.
So obviously, they wanted to be ruled by an Islamic based government.
Isn't that what democracy is all about?
Apparently not to the women and Christians who continue to be persecuted there. And Egypt, once economically disadvantaged, is now and complete economic disaster. They relied heavily on tourism. No one in their right mind would go there now.
And FYI to BIK, Sunni is on my friends list and we tell one another what we think. You are NOT on my friends list and I don't give a shit what you think.
Egyptian antiquities threatened by Islamists | TribLIVE
CAIRO The Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza have been Egyptian icons for centuries of gawking tourists.
Now the 4,000-year-old wonders symbolize the growing struggle for Egypts future.
An Islamist leader here wants to destroy the four monuments and other antiquities, just as Afghanistans ousted Taliban dynamited ancient Buddha statues in 2001.
At the base of the pyramids and the sphinxs feet, struggling tour guides and souvenir vendors are outraged.
If Islamists harm the monuments, says one, We will kill them.
In the past, such an idea would have been dismissed as foolish. Today it is one of many radical demands by Islamists, especially the ultra-religious Salafis who, along with the Muslim Brotherhood, seized power after the 2011 ouster of dictator Hosni Mubarak.
On Nov. 9, thousands of Salafis massed in Cairos Tahrir Square to demand that Egypt be ruled under Shariah, or Islamic law.
Days later, Murgan Salem al-Gohary, a gray-bearded Salafi who once fought in Afghanistan, condemned idolatrous objects on a popular television program.
All the pagan statues and idols that were worshipped and, we fear, would be worshipped again, or has one person in the world worshipping it must be destroyed, he said.
Salafi jihadis share
al-Qaidas ideology
Al-Gohary, 50, is one of many Salafi radicals freed from prison after last years revolution.
Many of them lead weekly protests for Islamization, encourage Muslim mobs to attack minority Christians, or inspire bloody battles with soldiers and police in the Sinai.
The most radical elements split from the Nour Party, the largest Salafi group. Unlike the ruling Muslim Brotherhood, Salafis have no central leader, making it easier to splinter into often competing factions.
Egyptian media refer to the wildest-eyed factions as Salafi jihadis, a label those groups proudly wear.
In a recent interview, Muhammed Zawahiri, brother of al-Qaida leader Ayman Zawahiri, said: All of us, whether Salafi jihadis or al-Qaida, are following the true Islamic religion with the same ideology.
Twice in the 1990s, al-Gohary was sentenced to prison in absentia for advocating violence. He fled to Afghanistan and reportedly worked with the Taliban, including its destruction of the 2,000-year-old Buddhas of Bamiyan.
Wounded during the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, he fled to Syria but was handed over to Egypt and imprisoned until Mubaraks downfall.
He has called for renewing jizya, an ancient tax on Jews, Christians and Zoroastrians, and abolishing a tourism ministry based on prostitution and depravity.
During his latest TV appearance, fellow guests objected to destroying antiquities.
This is a universal heritage, said journalist Nabil Sharaf al-Din. It doesnt belong only to you.
When a moderate Tunisian sheik pointed out that 14th-century Muslim invaders did not destroy Egypts monuments, al-Gohary replied that they lacked modern weapons.
These people used
to live in caves
On the Giza Plateau, a 30-minute cab ride from downtown Cairo, only a few groups of Egyptian schoolchildren walk around the pyramids and the sphinx.
No customers browse nearby shops offering papyrus artwork, Pharaonic statues, camel and horse rides.
The men who work here are a tough breed; they handle the horses and camels used to attack Tahrir Square protesters in a bloody 2011 clash known as The Camel Battle.
Like many of them, Abdullah Nasr Fayed, 36, was born into tourism. He manages Nefr Bazaar and Guardian Travel Tourism Co., which includes a guesthouse with killer views of the pyramids.
This should be high season for tourists, but shop and guesthouse are both empty, reflecting the virtual collapse of that all-important industry since 2011
The Egyptian people democratically voted for the Morsi government.
So obviously, they wanted to be ruled by an Islamic based government.
Isn't that what democracy is all about?
Apparently not to the women and Christians who continue to be persecuted there. And Egypt, once economically disadvantaged, is now and complete economic disaster. They relied heavily on tourism. No one in their right mind would go there now.
And FYI to BIK, Sunni is on my friends list and we tell one another what we think. You are NOT on my friends list and I don't give a shit what you think.
The Egyptian people democratically voted for the Morsi government.
So obviously, they wanted to be ruled by an Islamic based government.
Isn't that what democracy is all about?
Apparently not to the women and Christians who continue to be persecuted there. And Egypt, once economically disadvantaged, is now and complete economic disaster. They relied heavily on tourism. No one in their right mind would go there now.
And FYI to BIK, Sunni is on my friends list and we tell one another what we think. You are NOT on my friends list and I don't give a shit what you think.
Yeah I know I'm not on your friends list lol, what was the point of that? You do care what I think because you negged me and replied to my comment.
The massacre took place at the Stadium after a soccer game between the Al-Masry and Al Ahly clubs, after thousands of Al-Masry fans stormed the stands and the field. Fans of Al Ahly as well as other demonstrators, disappointed with the verdict, took to the streets of central Cairo. Demonstrators ransacked and then set fire to the headquarters of the Egyptian Football Federation and also burned down the adjoining Police Gezira Club.
In Port Said, hundreds gathered outside the local government headquarters after the verdict carrying flags that called for an independent republic of Port Said. The angry protesters threatened to stop the ferries that transit from Port Said to Port Foad. On January 26, 2013 the criminal court sentenced 21 out of 73 defendants to death for their involvement in the riot. The verdict sparked violence that led to more than 40 deaths in Port Said.
Protestors in Port Said
Since the verdict, Canal cities have witnessed mass protests, violent clashes and street battles between anti-government protesters and security forces who had attempted to move 39 of the defendants facing trial to an unknown location. Dr. Mohamed El Baradei, a leading opposition politician wrote a sarcastic comment on his twitter account: awaiting details of verdict to know who the mastermind behind the Port Said massacre is and learn the truth about what is happening in Egypt. I hope it is not the invisible hand that has been haunting us for 2 years.
Protestors in Port Said are now protesting over the deaths of demonstrators. Human Rights Activists reported that the police fired indiscriminately at Port Saids residents over the past few weeks, but police denied responsibility, blaming the deaths on criminals taking advantage of the chaos. Police stations in almost 10 governorates went on strike last week to agitate for reform. They say the government must reform the security apparatus and remove police from politics. The government of Mohammed Morsi is struggling to stop the slide in security. But public discontent, displayed in the form of protests and demonstrations, continues to plague the country.
Read more: The massacre at Port Said haunts Egypt | Washington Times Communities
