Egypt takes control of 88,000 mosques [My Title]

Inter Press Service News ^ | 7/24/03 | Emad Mekay

[MediaMole]

Hopefully it will have the same impact state churches have had on Christianity in Europe.

[A_perfect_lady]

Gee, it's a great day when totalitarianism is the lesser of two evils.

[TheDon]

Hmmmm....an attempt to control the fanatics?

[spyone]

Surely this is a joke.

[Pro-Bush]

Gee, it's a great day when totalitarianism is the lesser of two evils.

Ironic, isn't it!

[Pro-Bush]

Ya think?

[Texas Mom]

Preachers?

[Pro-Bush]

Preachers?

Must be a crappy English translation.

[nathanbedford]

Something has obviously cought Mubarrak's attention and I don't think it was only US pressure.

Something was in the wind.

[Pro-Bush]

Hopefully it will have the same impact state churches have had on Christianity in Europe.

Wouldn't that be great!

[Dataman]

The regime has been fighting Islamic groups trying to topple his secular pro-Western rule for the past 15 years.

Pro-Western? As opposed to? The fanatics run everything south of Cairo.

[Redcloak]

Something was in the wind.

Eau de Uday

[Pro-Bush]

Pro-Western? As opposed to? The fanatics run everything south of Cairo.

They're pissed since Mubarak hasn't called for a Jihad against America.

[Dataman]

They're pissed since Mubarak hasn't called for a Jihad against America.

So that's why they're considered pro-Western!

The new content regulation for the mosques will keep the secret police busy -=unless=- they ignore the illegal Islamic behavior as they have in the past.

[bjcintennessee]

Hmmm...been trying to figure out how to keep mosques in the US from teaching the murder and hatred chapters of Islam -- maybe we could borrow Egypt's idea? Got to get around that troublesome separation of church and state though.

[tangerine]

And blame it on U.S. pressure? Gee, thanks. Any fool knows how this works.

[Lael]

Something was in the wind

This is series!

[secretagent]

Gonna take a while for freedom to catch on. We should probably send Egypt more money now.

By forcing the mosques to read the same sermon, the Islamicists will have no way to get their message out!

[Steel Wolf]

There is no organized clergy in Islam, so they informally refer to themselves as Imam or Alim (basically calling themselves scholars or learned men). Many areas have evolved their own religious heirarchy, such as the Taliban or the Ayllatolahs, but Islam by doctrine isn't supposed to acknowledge that any man knows God any better than the next.

The term preacher is vague and informal enough to be a pretty decent translation, especially because these guys tend to lean towards the 'fire and brimstone' angle.