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Africa North
Muslim Brotherhood condemns Shiites for Syria's woes
2013-06-15
EgyptÂ’s ruling Muslim Brotherhood blamed Shiites Friday for creating religious strife throughout IslamÂ’s history, as the movement joined a call by Sunni clerics for jihad against the Syrian government and its Shia allies.

In a striking display of the religious enmity sweeping the region since Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah committed its forces to back Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a Brotherhood spokesman in Cairo told Reuters: “Throughout history, Sunnis have never been involved in starting a sectarian war.”

Until recently, EgyptÂ’s new Islamist President, the BrotherhoodÂ’s Mohammed Morsi, was promoting rapprochement with Iran, the bastion of Shia political power. In February, he hosted the first visit by an Iranian president in more than 30 years.

But spokesman Ahmed Aref said Hezbollah had launched a new “sectarian war” last month by joining Tehran’s other key ally, Mr. al-Assad, in a fight that pits mainly Sunni rebels against a Syrian elite drawn from Mr. al-Assad’s Alawite minority, a Shia offshoot.

For that reason, Mr. Aref said, the Brotherhood, which emerged from oppression after the fall of military rule two years ago to run the most populous Arab state, had joined a call made on Thursday by leading Sunni clerics for holy war in Syria.
Posted by:tipper

#2  Tex.... pssst, lookey here. I will no longer be a slave to Barb's popcorn cartel -- at least until December anyways.
Posted by: Shipman   2013-06-15 02:26  

#1  What kind of butter do ya'll like for this one?
Posted by: texhooey   2013-06-15 01:34  

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