Saturday, April 2, 2011

Meanwhile,In #Egypt ..One of Sadat's murderers is released,& Cleric opposes #Copts rights #tcot

‘Fears of ‘catastrophic’ return of Islamic fundamentalists in Egypt’


http://www.dailyindia.com/show/432899.php


"Religious fundamentalists including Abboud al-Zomor, Egypt's former intelligence officer who has been recently released after serving a jail term for supplying the bullets that had killed the country's President Anwar el-Sadat, might have voiced in favour of establishing democracy in the country, but political experts fear that such a move could end up being 'catastrophic' as they might try to use the power in their favour."...

...."Brushing off demands for minority rights in Egypt, Sheik Abdel Moneim el-Shahat, a preacher at Salafi mosque in Alexandria, said: "If the constitution is a liberal one this will be catastrophic. I think next they will tell us that Christians must lead Muslims in the prayers!" About one month after the fall of the ousted President Hosni Mubarak, Egyptians went to vote on constitutional amendments on March 19. The most surprising thing however, was the participation of the religious organizations that had been criticising the democratic process as a Western, infidel innovation masterminded to undermine God's laws. "....

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