ISLAMISTS CALL FOR DESTRUCTION OF SPHINX, PYRAMIDS - The Orange Mane

DAN_BRONCO_FAN · 11-13-2012, 04:39 PM

by AWR HAWKINS 12 Nov 2012

Weeks after the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi entered office as Egyptian President, calls began to rise for the destruction of those "symbols of paganism" -- the Egyptian Pyramids.
That was in late June and early July, but following last week's U.S. presidential election, Islamic clerics again demanded the destruction of one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Murgan Salem al-Gohary, a jihadist leader with ties to the Taliban, called for the "destruction of the Sphinx and the Giza Pyramids in Egypt." Gohary said "all Muslims are charged with applying the teachings of Islam to remove such idols."
More moderate voices within Egypt are trying to counter Gohary, but it's doubtful how successful they will be when considering the actions of Islamic fundamentalists in other countries.
Earlier in 2012, Mali Islamists blew up centuries-old mausoleums of "Sufi-Muslim saints in the city of Timbuktu." In 2001, "the Taliban dynamited the 6th-century A.D. statues of Buddha carved into a cliff at Bamiyan in Afghanistan."

DAN_BRONCO_FAN · 11-13-2012, 04:42 PM

this is why the religion of peace cant have nice things

cutthemdown · 11-13-2012, 05:06 PM

Egypt is over with. Toursim is diving and won't ever come back to the levels they used to enjoy. I doubt the great pyramids etc get destoryed though the govt will fight that tough and nail. They need tourism revenue bad.

Is this arab spring really going to be more like a dark ages for these countries?

DenverBrit · 11-13-2012, 07:21 PM

Extremism is a curse, not matter where it comes from.

Islamic extremists will try and drag their countries back into the dark ages, we can only watch and hope the 'majority' can withstand the attempt.

Turkey is a good example of an almost totally Islamic state with a secular government where multi-cultural acceptance is the norm. A history of religious tolerance and hospitality.

They are a sharp contrast to the Arab version of Islam and want nothing to do with their extremism.

DAN_BRONCO_FAN · 11-13-2012, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DenverBrit

Extremism is a curse, not matter where it comes from.

Islamic extremists will try and drag their countries back into the dark ages, we can only watch and hope the 'majority' can withstand the attempt.

Turkey is a good example of an almost totally Islamic state with a secular government where multi-cultural acceptance is the norm. A history of religious tolerance and hospitality.

They are a sharp contrast to the Arab version of Islam and want nothing to do with their extremism.

thank god turkey isnt nutters lets keep it that way we should of not interfered in Egypt

11-13-2012, 04:39 PM	#1
DAN_BRONCO_FAN golden knife winner winner of the golden knife award Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: colorado springs area Posts: 2,822 Adopt-a-Bronco: ray lewis knife	ISLAMISTS CALL FOR DESTRUCTION OF SPHINX, PYRAMIDS by AWR HAWKINS 12 Nov 2012 Weeks after the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi entered office as Egyptian President, calls began to rise for the destruction of those "symbols of paganism" -- the Egyptian Pyramids. That was in late June and early July, but following last week's U.S. presidential election, Islamic clerics again demanded the destruction of one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Murgan Salem al-Gohary, a jihadist leader with ties to the Taliban, called for the "destruction of the Sphinx and the Giza Pyramids in Egypt." Gohary said "all Muslims are charged with applying the teachings of Islam to remove such idols." More moderate voices within Egypt are trying to counter Gohary, but it's doubtful how successful they will be when considering the actions of Islamic fundamentalists in other countries. Earlier in 2012, Mali Islamists blew up centuries-old mausoleums of "Sufi-Muslim saints in the city of Timbuktu." In 2001, "the Taliban dynamited the 6th-century A.D. statues of Buddha carved into a cliff at Bamiyan in Afghanistan."

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11-13-2012, 04:42 PM	#2
DAN_BRONCO_FAN golden knife winner winner of the golden knife award Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: colorado springs area Posts: 2,822 Adopt-a-Bronco: ray lewis knife	this is why the religion of peace cant have nice things

11-13-2012, 05:06 PM	#3
cutthemdown A verbis ad verbera Zimm to HOF Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Long Beach Posts: 32,875	Egypt is over with. Toursim is diving and won't ever come back to the levels they used to enjoy. I doubt the great pyramids etc get destoryed though the govt will fight that tough and nail. They need tourism revenue bad. Is this arab spring really going to be more like a dark ages for these countries?

11-13-2012, 07:21 PM	#4
DenverBrit Just hanging out. Got a breath mint?? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 11,116 Adopt-a-Bronco: The Team	Extremism is a curse, not matter where it comes from. Islamic extremists will try and drag their countries back into the dark ages, we can only watch and hope the 'majority' can withstand the attempt. Turkey is a good example of an almost totally Islamic state with a secular government where multi-cultural acceptance is the norm. A history of religious tolerance and hospitality. They are a sharp contrast to the Arab version of Islam and want nothing to do with their extremism.