Anger is a legitimate emotion in the face of injustice. Passive acceptance of evil is not a virtue.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
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Egyptian Police Arresting Those Who Publicly Breakfast During Ramadan ---------- I'm getting plenty of emails from Egyptian friends worried about this new orientation.
Perhaps it is difficult for Egypt not to do this, seeing how the Saudis have such curry such favor from Western patrons who practice this intolerance. Just a thought...
There's a major shift in the area. The Saudi wahhabist 'way of life' is seducing the lunatic fringe of the bearded variety. The govn't is playing along..
Another thing. Egyptian Christians(they're not all Copts BTW) are part of this fundemantalist frenzy too. 2 weeks ago a community of Copts called for the return and the killing of one female member of the community who had married a Muslim.
<span>Another thing. The Copts themselves are part of this fundemantalist frenzy too. 2 weeks ago a community of Copts called for the return and the killing of one female member of the community who had married a Muslim.</span>
I used to teach in a high school. There were 5 Coptic teachers, all mnore or less relatives. We used to meet very often and talk about different things. I learned very quickly not to open the subject of religion or belief in god, that taboo!. They were as indocrinated and ultra religiously minded as one other Egyptian teacher who was from the Muslim brotherhood. Curiously enough they were close friends with him!
Oh I know, fundamentalists of all stripes are nuts as far as I'm concerned. I work with a TEACHER who takes everything in the Bible literally! Too much.
I thought the reason the US was so involved in the Mideast wasn't so much about oil, but rather our presence there was supposed to be like a crusade to bring those poor people up to date...But I'm confused, why are we giving this type of regime billions of dollars a year? Come to think of it, we support Saudi Arabia also...and we helped create the Taliban...even in this country any type of even moderate reform is blocked by whipping religious nuts into a frenzy...I think I'm starting to see a pattern here...
Perhaps it is difficult for Egypt not to do this, seeing how the Saudis have such curry such favor from Western patrons who practice this intolerance. Just a thought...
ReplyDeleteThere's a major shift in the area. The Saudi wahhabist 'way of life' is seducing the lunatic fringe of the bearded variety. The govn't is playing along..
ReplyDeleteThat's Islam: Submit or else.
ReplyDeleteThis is not a new intolerance. Just a variation of the old.
ReplyDeleteThis article is from 1993!:
Muslims' Fury Falls on Egypt's Christians
<h6 class="byline">By YOUSSEF M. IBRAHIM,</h6>
<h6 class="dateline">Published: Monday, March 15, 1993</h6>
http://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/15/world/muslims-fury-falls-on-egypt-s-christians.html
<span>This is not a new intolerance. Just a variation of the old.
ReplyDeleteThis article is from 1993!:
Muslims' Fury Falls on Egypt's Christian</span>
<span>By YOUSSEF M. IBRAHIM,</span>
<span>Published: Monday, March 15, 1993
http://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/15/world/muslims-fury-falls-on-egypt-s-christians.html</span>
<p>Islam and heresy
ReplyDelete<h1>Where freedom is still at stake</h1>
<p>Aug 6th 2009
From The Economist print edition
<h2>Wanted: Islam’s Voltaire</h2>
http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14172611
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ReplyDeleteIslam and heresy
Where freedom is still at stake
Aug 6th 2009
From The Economist print edition
Wanted: Islam’s Voltaire
http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14172611
</span>
You got me wrong, vza. It's now OFFICIAL.
ReplyDeleteAnother thing. Egyptian Christians(they're not all Copts BTW) are part of this fundemantalist frenzy too. 2 weeks ago a community of Copts called for the return and the killing of one female member of the community who had married a Muslim.
ReplyDelete<span>Another thing. The Copts themselves are part of this fundemantalist frenzy too. 2 weeks ago a community of Copts called for the return and the killing of one female member of the community who had married a Muslim.</span>
ReplyDeleteislam's heading into its dark ages.
ReplyDeleteI used to teach in a high school. There were 5 Coptic teachers, all mnore or less relatives. We used to meet very often and talk about different things. I learned very quickly not to open the subject of religion or belief in god, that taboo!. They were as indocrinated and ultra religiously minded as one other Egyptian teacher who was from the Muslim brotherhood. Curiously enough they were close friends with him!
ReplyDeleteNot heading Yasmin. It's already there.
ReplyDeleteOh I know, fundamentalists of all stripes are nuts as far as I'm concerned. I work with a TEACHER who takes everything in the Bible literally! Too much.
ReplyDeleteTgia, I have twice tried to leave comments on yasmin's post about her experience at the checkpoint. The comments are nowwhere to be found!????
ReplyDeleteYes one comment of mine disappeared in a black hole too.
ReplyDeleteI thought the reason the US was so involved in the Mideast wasn't so much about oil, but rather our presence there was supposed to be like a crusade to bring those poor people up to date...But I'm confused, why are we giving this type of regime billions of dollars a year? Come to think of it, we support Saudi Arabia also...and we helped create the Taliban...even in this country any type of even moderate reform is blocked by whipping religious nuts into a frenzy...I think I'm starting to see a pattern here...
ReplyDeleteI see that Joe Got it right.
ReplyDeleteDemocracy Joe !! Democracy ,first in Iraq and than it's a chain reaction throughout the M.E.
ReplyDeleteAh, democracy! That must explain US policy concerning Hamas, Iran, and Venezuela.
ReplyDelete