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Egyptian Christians: "We did not risk our lives to bring Mubarak down in order to have him replaced
Jihad Watch ^ | 5/27/11 | Robert

Posted on 05/27/2011 9:44:14 AM PDT by Nachum

Yet it looks as if that is what is happening. I tried to tell you. "Christians worry Egypt being hijacked by Islamists," by Sami Aboudi for Reuters, May 26 (thanks to Kamala):

CAIRO (Reuters) - Last January, Nazih Moussa Gerges locked up his downtown Cairo law office and joined hundreds of thousands of fellow Egyptians to demand that President Hosni Mubarak step down.

The 33-year-old Christian lawyer was back on the streets this month to press military rulers who took over after Mubarak stepped down to end a spate of sectarian attacks that have killed at least 28 people and left many afraid.

Those who camped out in Tahrir Square side by side with Muslims to call for national renewal now fear their struggle is being hijacked by ultra-conservative Salafist Islamists with no one to stop them.

For Reuters, an "ultra-conservative" is someone who wants to impose Sharia on a society, and simultaneously an "ultra-conservative" is someone who opposes the imposition of Sharia on a society. Hence a politician like Geert Wilders is routinely described as "far right," even though he opposes these "ultra-conservatives."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: christians; egyptian; salafists
Full title:Egyptian Christians: "We did not risk our lives to bring Mubarak down in order to have him replaced by Salafists"
1 posted on 05/27/2011 9:44:17 AM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

So, what are you going to do about it?


2 posted on 05/27/2011 9:55:10 AM PDT by Truth29
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