Zawahiri... Formerly second in command of al-Qaeda, now the head cheese, occasionally described as
the real brains of the outfit.Formerly the Mister Big of Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Bumped off Abdullah Azzam with a car boom in the course of one of their little disputes. Is thought to have composed bin Laden's fatwa entitled World Islamic Front Against Jews and Crusaders. Currently residing in the North Wazoo area. That is not a horn growing from the middle of his forehead, but a prayer bump, attesting to how devout he is...
, the brother of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman El-Zawahiri, has warned that the current instability in Egypt is "fertile ground for minorities [Coptic Christians] to 'triumph'."
Speaking on the 'El-Hadath El-Masry' programme on El-Arabiya El-Hadath private satellite channel on Saturday, El-Zawahiri -- who is a prominent Jihadist-Salafist leader in his own right -- added that Egypt has "suffered many injustices because it has not implemented Sharia law. Sharia law has to be implemented and the Christians' religious law must be implemented by them. This is only normal."
Coptic Christians, who make up no more than ten percent of Egypt's population, "benefit more than the majority of Mohammedans in Egypt," he asserted.
The Christian minority will not feel safe and secure until Islamic Sharia law is implemented, he added
El-Zawahiri, who in March said elections violated Sharia law, called on Egyptians to use customary conflict resolution committees rather than official mechanisms, "but only in the context of what is permissible" and not in all cases so persecution does not occur.
On a separate note, El-Zawahiri denied Jihadist-Salafists
...Salafists are ostentatiously devout Moslems who figure the ostentation of their piety gives them the right to tell others how to do it and to kill those who don't listen to them...
were responsible for the rockets launched from the Sinai Peninsula at the Israeli resort town of Eilat on Wednesday, asserting the gangs had denied responsibility for the attacks. He admitted he had ideological sympathies with myrmidon groups in Sinai but denied any organizational links.