Saturday, April 4, 2009

Egyptian Journalist Sparks Religious Violence

Violence against people of the Bahai faith recently broke out in Egypt following a legal decision to allow them to not list one of the three recognized Abrahamic faiths in Egypt (Judaism, Christianity & Islam) on their identity card. During the program “Al Haqiqa” (The Truth) on the satellite channel Dream, Gamal Abdel Rahim, a journalist for the state run newspaper Al-Gomhuria, accused Bahais of apostasty and told the Bahai woman on the show "she should be killed," according to Daily News Egypt's chief editor, Rania Al Malky. Violence in a few towns in Egypt ensued. Al Malky suggested that the Journalists' Syndicate, of which Abdel Rahim is a board member, should discipline Abdel Rahim for inciting violence by using hate speech.

See the editorial here: http://thedailynewsegypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=20838
Also see the story about violence: Citizens Set Fire to Homes of Four Baha'is in Sohag Following the Appearance of One of them on Television

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