Egypt’s Sisi again calls for ‘religious revolution’
Egypt’s Sisi again calls for ‘religious revolution’ – Middle East – Jerusalem Post.
( Yet the Obama administration is still embargoing military supplies requested by Egypt. Israel and Egypt, America’s strongest natural allies in the Middle East are number one and two on our President’s shit list. – JW )
Sisi also called for countering “extremist” views and erroneous religious beliefs, adding that the Islamic value of tolerance must be promoted.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi again called on Sunday for a “religious revolution” against extremism within the Islamic world in an interview on a religious public radio station.
Sisi said the global Islamic community needs to rethink and revolt “for religion and not against it,” Ahram Online reported.
The Egyptian president was interviewed on the 51st anniversary of the Holy Koran radio station.
Sisi called for countering “extremist” views and erroneous religious beliefs, adding that the Islamic value of tolerance must be promoted, according to the report.
He has been leading a fight against an Islamist insurgency at home and has allied with anti-revolutionary Gulf states, which have provided needed economic aid.
In January, Sisi made a similar call for a “religious revolution,” warning, “the Islamic nation is being torn apart and destroyed” by extremism, according to excerpts published by MEMRI (the Middle East Media Research Institute).
Speaking at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, one of the world’s top centers for Sunni learning, Sisi said, “I am addressing the religious scholars and clerics. We must take a long, hard look at the current situation.”
“It is inconceivable that the ideology we sanctify should make our entire nation a source of concern, danger, killing and destruction all over the world,” he said.
“It has reached the point that [this ideology] is hostile to the entire world. Is it conceivable that 1.6 billion [Muslims] would kill the world’s population of 7 billion, so that they could live [on their own]? This is inconceivable,” said Sisi according to MEMRI.
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WarSclerotic 
March 24, 2015 at 1:49 AM
The fate of the (illegal) US president is in the hands of his creator, the God of Israel ! So, Mr BHO must not be feared by Israel ( or anybody else ) – its the God of Israel who must be feared !
The nation of the USA is heading full steam to desaster, mislead by its present illegal government/president ! USA, your house is on full fire !
Dont say, ” in 2 years we will reverse everything” : letting Mr BHO
continue the destruction of the once great nation USA will destroy the USA much earlier – dont postpone for 2 years what must be done NOW OR NEVER !
But Israel is safe in the Hands of her God !
March 24, 2015 at 2:47 AM
Yikes, I’ll get back to you in two years.
March 24, 2015 at 5:18 AM
Poor Sisi-on the impossible task to radically reform Islam to join the current century.I hope for his sake he keeps the memory of the late Anwar Sadat vividly in his mind.GOD FORBID IT-but I would not doubt it if some Iman has already ordered a hit on Sisi for doing the right thing. These Islamists lay low as long as it is necessary ready to spring an ambush when you least expected. I can only wish Sisi all the success in his endeavor-for his sake and our own.