As Christians across Egypt continued
to mourn the loss of Pope Shenouda III t, Islamist leaders of the
Salafist movement issued a litany of insults, calling the late leader
of the Coptic Orthodox Church the “head of the infidels” and
thanking God for his death.
The vitriol indicated the level of hostility the Salafists, who now make up 20 percent of Egypt’s parliament, have toward Christians. In a recorded message released on the Facebook page of one leading Salafi teacher, Sheik Wagdy Ghoneim, the sheik celebrated the pontiff’s death.
The vitriol indicated the level of hostility the Salafists, who now make up 20 percent of Egypt’s parliament, have toward Christians. In a recorded message released on the Facebook page of one leading Salafi teacher, Sheik Wagdy Ghoneim, the sheik celebrated the pontiff’s death.
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