Saturday, October 9, 2010

Muslims angry Coptic Bishop Bishoy said they were guests in Egypt and questioned Koran 5:7

 Muslims protested in Egypt and insulted Christians by throwing shoes1 at picture of  Coptic pope Shenouda III in Alexandria, after Coptic Bishop Bishoy reportedly said they were "guests of the Christians,"2 and suggested Koran verse 5:17 was inserted by Caliph Uthman1. Islamic Research Council of Al-Azhar university1, a key learning centre of Sunni Islam3 also issued a “Statement to the Nation”1 saying such comments crossed "a red line" and that Christian should accept accept Islamic dominance as Dhimmis, similar to Christians of Najran, Medina, during the rule of Muhammad.1 The Coptic pope has issued an apology for the comments.3

 Despite the typical hypocritical Muslim anger over the comments, Christians were the original inhabitants of Egypt2 prior to the invasion, conquest, and occupation by Muslim Arabs in the 7th century A.D., which continues to this day. While Al-Azhar denounces others, it has also been accused of challenging and ridiculing other religions since it's founding in 972 A.D., including by Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, the current head of it's Islamic Research Council that issued the criticism of Bishop Bishoy, who challenged the validity of the Bible on TV.1

Sources: 1. Continental News (ContinentalNews.net), 2. AFP, 3. BBC

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