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2013-08-04 Africa North

Islamists in Egypt face popular backlash

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Posted by Barbara 2013-08-04 10:59|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 I put this in Non-WOT, but didn't we used to have a "WOT background" category?

Fixed -- AoS at 1100 CT

Posted by Barbara 2013-08-04 11:11|| 2013-08-04 11:11|| Front Page Top

#2 because of the way they were dressed.

Idiot or deliberately obtuse?

This kinda crap always twists my knickers. Your dress is NOT the cause of the treatment it is what your choice in dress says about your probable character/morals/attitudes/actions that cause the treatment you receive.

Posted by AlanC 2013-08-04 11:48|| 2013-08-04 11:48|| Front Page Top

#3 And if you've got a beard -- that most conspicuous symbol of Islamism in post-Arab Spring Egypt -- you're likely to get taunted on the metro, harassed in the souk and possibly even assaulted

Gillette financed the coup?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2013-08-04 12:10|| 2013-08-04 12:10|| Front Page Top

#4 a beard -- that most conspicuous symbol of Islamism in post-Arab Spring Egypt

Oh no, that would be the prayer bump, which always makes me worry about the cumulative effect of small brain concussions. And a Turkish-German businessman has the answer to that: orthopedic prayer rugs.

At first sight, the rug looks like other prayer mats, but it is designed with special cushioning for under the knees, feet and forehead, said Adnan Pirisan, 50, who himself suffered from painful joints.

Apart from saying the padding is a special kind of foam that "doesn't get damaged", he declined during a telephone interview with Agence France Presse to reveal its composition. "Production secret," he said.

Posted by trailing wife 2013-08-04 14:34|| 2013-08-04 14:34|| Front Page Top

#5 The "prayer bump" is more like a badge of pride among the extremists.

Makes me glad to see that folks in general have about had enough of their crap. Makes me even happier to see they are doing something about it.

Posted by gorb 2013-08-04 19:04|| 2013-08-04 19:04|| Front Page Top

#6 Likewise, it's about time the people got mad at the Jihadists.

And it's past time that something was done about them.

It tickles me that what is being done is fatal.(As was their own policy)

Posted by Redneck Jim 2013-08-04 22:50|| 2013-08-04 22:50|| Front Page Top

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