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Salafist preacher warns of 'Islamic revolution' if opposition attempts coup
[Al Ahram] Leading member of the Salafist Call in Alexandria Saeed Abdel-Azim warned on Monday of an "Islamic revolution" if Egypt's political opposition "attempted to overthrow" the country's elected president, Mohamed Morsi.

"If secularists try to topple President Morsi or storm the presidential palace, we will not stand still," Abdel-Azim declared at a Monday conference in the coastal city of Alexandria. "We will organise a massive Islamic revolution in Egypt involving unprecedented numbers."
Can the secularists arrange it so that Azim swings early?
The popular Salafist preacher also accused leaders of Egypt's political opposition of "receiving foreign funds" and of being influenced by the US, which, he alleged, was trying to sow chaos in Egypt for Israel's sake.

"They are the enemies of Islam," Abdel-Azim said of certain opposition leaders.

He went on to voice his displeasure with the cancellation of President Morsi's 22 November decree, which, he said, had served to "protect the president's decisions [from a hostile judiciary] so he might combat widespread corruption."

It was not the first time for Abdel-Azim to make such statements.

On Saturday, he made a similar statement at a presser held by Egypt's Islamic Coalition, attended by several Islamist figures including Moslem Brüderbund number-two Khairat El-Shater.

At the conference, Abdel-Azim accused opposition leaders -- especially reform campaigner Mohamed ElBaradei
Egyptian law scholar and Iranian catspaw. He was head of the IAEA from December 1997 to November 2009. At some point during his tenure he was purchased by the Iranians. ElBaradei and the IAEA were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for something in 2005. After stepping down from his IAEA position ElBaradei attempted to horn in on the 2011 Egyptian protests which culminated in the collapse of the Mubarak regime. ElBaradei served on the Board of Trustees of the International Crisis Group, a lefty NGO that is bankrolled by the Carnegie Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, as well as George Soros' Open Society Institute. Soros himself serves as a member of the organization's Executive Committee.
-- of standing against the implementation of Islamic Law in Egypt, which, he said, was "non-negotiable."

"The hostility towards Islam is clear, but a constitution that does not represent Islamic Law is unacceptable," he said.
Posted by: Fred 2012-12-11
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