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Africa North
Christians Should "Convert, Pay Tribute, or Leave," Says Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Candidate
2012-05-30
"They need to know that conquest is coming, that Egypt will be Islamic, and that they must pay jizya or emigrate," Morsi reportedly said.

According to the popular Egyptian website, El Bashayer, Muhammad Morsi,
...also spelt Mohamed Mursi...
the Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate, just declared that he will "achieve the Islamic conquest (fath) of Egypt for the second time, and make all Christians convert to Islam, or else pay the jizya," the additional Islamic tax, or financial tribute, required of non-Muslims, or financial tribute.

In a brief report written by Samuel al-Ashay and published by El Bashayer on May 27, Morsi allegedly made these comments while speaking with a journalist at the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, adding "We will not allow Ahmed Shafiq [his contending presidential candidate] or anyone else to impede our second Islamic conquest of Egypt."

After his interviewer pointed out that the first Muslim conquest of Egypt was "carried out at the hands of Amr bin al-As [in 641]," he asked Morsi, "Who will the second Islamic conqueror be?" Morsi, replied, "The second Muslim conqueror will be Muhammad Morsi," referring to himself, "and history will record it."

When asked what he thought about many Christian Copts coming out to vote for his secular opponent, Ahmed Shafiq, Morsi reportedly said, "They need to know that conquest is coming, and Egypt will be Islamic, and that they must pay jizya or emigrate."

If this interview is accurate, certainly Morsi would not be the first political Islamist in Egypt to say he wants to see the nation's Christians subjugated and made to pay jizya (see here for more examples).
Posted by:tipper

#12  I think jerry brown in California has a similar approach. Convert, pay up or leave. Most are leaving.
Posted by: airandee   2012-05-30 15:44  

#11  Another country going the way of Saudi and Pakistan.Do we want Syria to be the same?
Posted by: Fester Clunter7205   2012-05-30 13:48  

#10  Might as well say, "Tourists should stay home and keep sending us baksheesh."
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2012-05-30 12:47  

#9  Whatever happened to divide and conquer? Dunno, it seems to be working quite well on the US electorate. Who cares what those 'wogs' are up to, anyway?
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2012-05-30 12:46  

#8  If they'd just learn to shoot the "Holy Men" that pop out these moronic statements, they'd have a lot less trouble. Start with the Imams and work down through the layers of sycophants and outright loons until you strike sanity.

The problem isn't with the holy men. They only feed the population what they want. The problem is with the Sunni populace, which has, over decades, been whipping itself into a frenzy of religious ecstasy, acted out through persecutions and mass murders of apostates and infidels. There's a mass psychosis going on in the West right now - we are trying impose a Sunni government in Syria, in a world that already has too many Sunni governments (and too many Sunnis). Whatever happened to divide and conquer?
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2012-05-30 12:36  

#7  Isn't this the definition of ethnic cleansing?

Alan, it's different when Arabs do it. Oppressed peoples are always allowed to threaten genocide. It's somewhere in Alinsky's book. Or the Koran. Or some college treatise.
Posted by: Steve White   2012-05-30 11:42  

#6  A few more public utterances like this and Mursi will soon be surrounded by a vast expanse of green radioactive glass.
Posted by: Elder of Zion   2012-05-30 11:12  

#5  until you strike sanity.

Mojo, would he then turn the lights off?
Posted by: AlanC   2012-05-30 10:50  

#4  If they'd just learn to shoot the "Holy Men" that pop out these moronic statements, they'd have a lot less trouble. Start with the Imams and work down through the layers of sycophants and outright loons until you strike sanity.
Posted by: mojo   2012-05-30 10:36  

#3  Muslims should pay tribute, convert or cease existing. Sounds fair to me.
Posted by: Silentbrick - Halliburton Lost Drill Bit Division   2012-05-30 09:19  

#2  Way to keep your tourist money flowing in, asshat.

Without Christian nations support and money, Egypt can't feed its people.

So starve, you fucks. You get the government to deserve.
Posted by: DarthVader   2012-05-30 09:16  

#1  Isn't this the definition of ethnic cleansing?

Anyone from the professional grievance community going to complain about this?

UN? EU? Nope didn't think so.
Posted by: AlanC   2012-05-30 09:07  

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