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Africa North
Islamists in Egypt face popular backlash
2013-08-04
Hat tip - the Blogfodder
It is no longer cool to have a beard.

Islamist president Mohamed Morsi is out. His opponents, a military-backed interim government of secularists, are in. 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, according to conservative Muslims

"The treatment has changed for the worse," said Osama Ibrahim, an imam at a Cairo mosque that caters to hard-line Islamists.
Here's a thought, Mr. Imam - quit "catering" to islamonazis.
Hey, hey, hey! That's his meal ticket you're threatening!
[L]ocal men stopped the couple's car and barred them from entering a marketplace, Ibrahim said, because of the way they were dressed.

"You have to understand: The minibuses don't even stop for me anymore," he said.
As Instapundit says, "Heh™."
Posted by:Barbara

#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  

#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  

#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  

#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  

#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  

#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  

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