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| The Grand Turk |
| In Egypt cheers turn to criticism for Erdogan |
| 2011-09-16 |
| from Today's Zaman, an english language Turkish pub Turkey's prime minister presented his country as a model for an Arab world in turmoil, giving advice on everything from balancing secularism and Islam to challenging Israel. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received a hero's welcome among Egyptians, impressed by his tough stance against Israel .... His celebrity stood out in even greater contrast as the head of the Arab League admitted Tuesday that the pan-Arab body was "impotent" in the face of the Middle East's uprisings. But the visit fueled a debate among Egyptians... A Brotherhood spokesman, Mahmoud Ghozlan, praised Erdoğan as "a respectable leader who preserves the dignity of his country and who shares similar position with Israel." But he insisted Egyptians want an Islamic state. "In Turkey, when a man finds a woman in bed with another man, he can't punish her by law because it is permitted there. It means that Turkey ... violates Islamic Shariah law," he told The Associated Press In other words, if Turkey would just oppress women and infidels more it would be perfect. |
| Posted by:Lord Garth |
| #3 Â I don't think the Egyptians have yet forgotten how the Turks used them as, er, "towel boys" for 350 years until freed by the British. Neither have the Turks, Anonymoose. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-09-16 10:50 |
| #2 I don't think the Egyptians have yet forgotten how the Turks used them as, er, "towel boys" for 350 years until freed by the British. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-09-16 10:08 |
| #1 Aw, their first fight! |
| Posted by: Perfesser 2011-09-16 02:43 |