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| Salafists to hold conference against 'spread of Shia doctrine in Egypt' |
| 2013-04-05 |
| [Al Ahram] The Salafist Call and its political arm, the Nour Party, will hold a conference on Friday in an attempt to condemn what they claim is the 'spread of the Shiite tide in Egypt.' The conference will take place in the Amr Ibn Al-Ass Mosque in the historic Fustat Cairo and is an attempt to show the differences between Shiite and Sunni branches of Islam, "that originates in the doctrine itself," Sheikh Sherif El-Hawary, leading member of the Salafist Call, said in a blurb. "Egypt is a real catch because the Shiites see it as the main base for Sunni Islam, which they want to overtake. They believe their Mahdi [twelfth Imam] will only appear once Egypt is in their reach, but God willing, this will not take root", asserted El-Hawary. "We truly believe that the Shiites will fail in spreading their influence just as they did when they initiated the Al-Azhar Institution and ruled for 260 years to take over Sunni Islam," he added. Referring to the economic situation of the country, El-Hawary stated that this period is most significant, turbulent and threatening, which the Shiites are attempting to take advantage of. The main objection against the Shiite sect is that they have attempted to change the word of God and the Holy Koran, in addition to their rejection of all of the Prophet's companions except a few, which is a clear violation of Islam," He further claimed. The conference will be an attempt to reveal the 'truth' behind the Shiite sect and present the 'dangers' of its attempts at influencing Egyptian society by shedding light on a number of its betrayals throughout history, including what El-Hawary states is their 'alliances' with the US in aiding their 'invasion' of Afghanistan and Iraq. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Bengazi is a mess and the transitional government doesn't quite know what to do with all of the nutjobs congregating there or why they are congregating there. Benghazi has had Islamist influences, even when Khadaffi was in power. There is a significant Egyptian immigrant population, and the city has cultural and economic ties to Egypt. The Muslim Brotherhood also sent support to the Libyan rebels at the start of the 2011 uprising. Benghazi is also a seaport, meaning it's a good place to ship large amounts of captured Libyan weapons to Syria (via Turkey.) |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-04-05 13:59 |
| #2 It seems to me the Islamists (AP is loathe to use the term) are more interested in killing each other these days than killing Infidels. Whew, that is reassuring, I am headed to Libya as soon as my passport comes back from the embassy in Washington. As long as they are preoccupied with this "who is the most Islamically pure" and "who is going to succeed Mohammed" stuff I think I am fairly safe. My employers say Tripoli is safe but Bengazi is a mess and the transitional government doesn't quite know what to do with all of the nutjobs congregating there or why they are congregating there.. |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2013-04-05 12:34 |
| #1 That'll put a damper on the tourists-from-Iran trade. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-04-05 10:14 |