An Egyptian jihad leader, with self-professed links to the Taliban, called for the “destruction of the Sphinx and the Giza Pyramids in Egypt,” drawing ties between the Egyptian relics and Buddha statues, local media reported this week.
Murgan Salem al-Gohary, an Islamist leader twice-sentenced under former President Hosni Mubarak for advocating violence, called on Muslims to remove such “idols.”
“All Muslims are charged with applying the teachings of Islam to remove such idols, as we did in Afghanistan when we destroyed the Buddha statues,” he said on Saturday during a television interview on an Egyptian private channel, widely watched by Egyptian and Arab audiences.
“God ordered Prophet Mohammed to destroy idols,” he added. “When I was with the Taliban we destroyed the statue of Buddha, something the government failed to do.”
His comments came a day after thousands of ultraconservative Islamists gathered in Tahrir Square to call for the strict application of Sharia law in the new constitution.
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Maybe they want to remove the sphinx face and replace it with Barack Hussein Obamas face ? We all know that he is the Anointed One…………………..in his own mind ! I think the hammer will be coming down hard on Obama real soon.
Idiots – they destroy everything. That is why they have nothing. I said previously that Muslims would destroy Egypt and its tourist industry and would destroy the pyramids to make shacks to live in. Why in the world does anyone trust these people.
Only stupid people trust them. They are like fleas that wear a towel. They lie, cheat, murder, enslave women and each other all because some fool rag head say`s to. The ultimate herd of sheep. Instead of living civilized like other people they pray to the moon god. I guess thers is a special crator on the moon they pray to. Hell they also pray to and kiss a rock. As Bugs Bunny would say. What a Bunch of Maruns.
i think its time the rest of the world finally decides to just nuke them and be done with it. 95% of the worlds problems stem from the middle east. just turn it into a parking lot so we can actually have some peace!!
While they are at it, destroy the rest of the muslim countries while Obama is there with his biotch wifee
This is the first time that I’ve heard of such an idiotic demand. To destroy the works of the early Egyptians is a disgrace. So they don’t like statues or works of art then they should go and dig a big hole where the Egyptian Jihad leader could reside the rest of his days in his own peace and leave the citizens of Egypt alone. If they destroy the Sphinx and the Giza Pyramids its destroying Egyptian history plus there won’t be any tourists into Egypt therefore the country won’t get any money. The ignorance and hate is overwhelming. If the people of Egypt lets this idiot follow his wish, the world will be saddened by this criminal act.