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2006-04-03 Africa North

Egypt: Fatwa Against Statues Creates Uproar

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Posted by Anonymoose 2006-04-03 18:27|| || Front Page|| [12 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This is the other shoe that I've been waiting to drop ever since the Buddhas were blown up.

Oh well, the Sphinx had a good 5,000 years or so.

Posted by SLO Jim 2006-04-03 18:40|| 2006-04-03 18:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Novelist Ezzat al-Qamhawi said Gomaa's ruling would "return Muslims to the dark ages."

Uhh.....when did they leave?

Posted by DoDo 2006-04-03 18:43|| 2006-04-03 18:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Interesting that 100 years ago a mufti had more sense.

Posted by john 2006-04-03 18:50|| 2006-04-03 18:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Novelist Ezzat al-Qamhawi said Gomaa's ruling would "return Muslims to the dark ages."

As has been said, you cannot "return" people to an age from which they have not yet emerged.

The only exception, he said, was "children's toys." Awwwwh, he's got a heart 'o gold. But beware, children, the Mufti is coming to get you next!

Posted by Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-04-03 19:05|| 2006-04-03 19:05|| Front Page Top

#5 Ghitani added: "It's time for those placing impediments between Islam and innovation to get out of our lives."

YA THINK?!

I keep trying to picture Egypt without any of its Pharonic legacy, and all I get is an image of this huge sand-filled p!sshole. Funny that.

Posted by Zenster 2006-04-03 19:09|| 2006-04-03 19:09|| Front Page Top

#6 "Wasel . . . refused to support rights activists in their campaign to outlaw female genital mutilation."

He's REALLY got his priorities in order. What a guy.

Posted by ex-lib 2006-04-03 19:26|| 2006-04-03 19:26|| Front Page Top

#7 Time for Hosni to take the sledgehammer to the Islamists before they destroy Egypt's entire tourism industry

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-04-03 19:34|| 2006-04-03 19:34|| Front Page Top

#8 Time to get rid of those pesky piles of stones over by the Nile. Pyramid shaped piles if I remember correctly.

Posted by DMFD 2006-04-03 19:52|| 2006-04-03 19:52|| Front Page Top

#9 I'm beginning to think the Hadiths as currently interpreted by the Salafists are basically meant to implement a variation of Islam where only the Saudis are allowed to make a decent living.

Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2006-04-03 20:06|| 2006-04-03 20:06|| Front Page Top

#10 The KORAN/QURAN only says for Muslims not to have or display objects which induce or cause Muslims to engage in sin and hate God, which in my interpretation does not extend to one being proud of one's familial or national past, e.g. ancient Egypt and its Pharonic dynasties.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-04-03 22:02|| 2006-04-03 22:02|| Front Page Top

#11 Pyramids OK, Animals goe.

Posted by Fatwa Nutjob 2006-04-03 22:03|| 2006-04-03 22:03|| Front Page Top

#12 Ah, but the ancient Egyptians weren't Arab.

Posted by lotp 2006-04-03 22:03|| 2006-04-03 22:03|| Front Page Top

#13 correct, they actually produced something

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-04-03 22:07|| 2006-04-03 22:07|| Front Page Top

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