The iftar, the breaking of the fast at sunset during the Islamic Holy Month of Ramadan, had been called for by the Egyptian Alliance for Minorities.
“This is an event of importance,
especially that we here, in Egypt, are not foreign to the idea of
uniting Christians, Muslims and Jews,” said journalist Karina Kamel to Aswat Masriya.
During the iftar, Magda Haroun,
President of the Jewish Community, described the importance of changing
Egyptian mentality towards Judaism.
“One guy was asked: ‘Do you like Laila
Murad?’ He said: ‘Yes, I do very much.’ He was asked again: ‘Do you know
that she is Jewish?’ He then replied saying: ‘If so, then I don’t like
her.’ This is the ideology that I am trying to change,” said Magda
Haroun to Aswat Masriya, “We [the Jews] have lived in Egypt and we have
built in Egypt.”
‘Al-Azharoun for a Civil State Movement’
member Sheikh Mohamed Abdullah Nasr, who also led a prayer for Muslims
at the Synagogue, expressed similar sentiments.
“Firstly, this great initiative comes
from a community and a time that is very sensitive. A time to show us
that there is a difference between Zionists and Jews (my emphasis - ed),” stated Sheikh
Mohamed Abdullah Nasr.
“Not every Jewish person is a Zionist,
just like not every Muslims is an extremist or is involved with Islamic
political parties. Secondly, It came [the initiative] at a time where
the Middle East is dividing on a racist, doctrinal and religious basis.”
Despite the iftar being the first of its
kind, the Egyptian Alliance for Minorities asserted that this is simply
the start of many similar events planned in churches, mosques and other
community centres.
“We are all Egyptians. What concerns us is our nation’s benefit,” declared Jewish Community leader Magda Haroun.
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So if Zionism is to blame for the rifts in the region, how would these fine Muslims account for the destruction of the Copts in Egypt?
ReplyDeleteMagda Haroun is a piece of work, isn't she.
Such fools. I can't see so many Muslims joining in with Jewish festivals as a show of good will in return. Typical that they blame Zionism for all of their troubles, they think the situation is solved if they try and eradicate it. That Laila Murad incident just proves how much further they themselves have to go before they blame things on other people. It's in their hands, just the same as it's in the hands of the Palestinians to stop hating
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