Comments on: Bigotry and sectarianism par excellence

By: Muhammad

Muhammad — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:01:27 +0000

The Quran tells us everybody is free to believe what he wants, the clerics follow hadiths that nobody really knows where they came from. Muslims should return to the Quran.

By: Nabil

Nabil — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 22:49:19 +0000

I am a Baha’i living in the United States. I was born in Egypt and my birth certificate indicates that my parents religion is Baha’i. I applaud your blog that is aimed at supporting human rights including those of Egyptian Baha’is, and of informing people about the issues and clarifying the issues that the press has muddled related to the Baha’is in Egypt. The Egyptian government MUST not only respect but also protect its minorities rather than attack them by denying their presence and their very existence. When the government itself reneges on its own commitments as a signatory to the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, and promotes hatred against this small non-political, non-partisan, peace loving community of Baha’is, and when most of the press on this issue toes the government line, what hope is there for ordinary Egyptians to get the true facts! Your work to defend the Baha’is human and civil rights is commendable. You are a ray of hope for understanding, tolerance, and respect of human rights.

Egypt must follow the example of developing and developed nations in this regard. India is predominantly Hindu but there lives the largest community of Muslims, and while religious strife may exist, the Indian government grants every citizen their due human rights. Italy and France have many Muslims and while racial prejudice may exist these governments guarantee Muslims identification cards. No country can or should deny the existence of its own citizens because of their conscience, beliefs, creed, or religion. That is official bigotry. And this not only contradicts international treaties, but most importantly it contradicts the compassionate spirit of Islam.

The government and the majority of the Egyptian people will eventually see their errant ways and find that their imaginary ‘Baha’i’ enemy is their truest friend. May your efforts be blessed and bear fruit to shorten the suffering and persecution of this innocent and loving small group of Baha’is for no other reason than their truthfulness and sincerity!

By: zain

zain — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 14:31:15 +0000

its too sad that egypt cannt accomodate small community. they accept only jews, christians, and muslims as religion. what about hindu, buddist, jains. there is a hindu temple kashi vishvanath, hindu regard it one of the highest pilgramage. that temple official musician was a muslim and he was awarded highest indian national award. he died recently his name was mismillah khan. (can anybody light on shehnai and bismillah khan)

i live in india i am muslim a minority community. our president is muslim. we never face such small things. and manipulated drama!!

zain from hyderabad

By: Marco Oliveira

Marco Oliveira — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 23:05:33 +0000

Baha’is are responsible for the situation in Lebanon and in Iraq?

What else? Are they also responsible for climate changes? And the production delays of the new Airbus A-380? What about acid rains in Europe and America? And those terrible traffic jams in México City, Los Angeles and Paris? The Wall Street Crash of 1929? Some songs of Mariah Carey? The extinction of Dinosaurs?

:-)

By: Hossam el-Hamalawy

Hossam el-Hamalawy — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 01:07:05 +0000

Ibn Abdel Aziz,
I’m SHOCKED! Al-Masry Al-Youm is going down the drains since Hisham Kassem left..

By: ibn_abdel_aziz

ibn_abdel_aziz — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:25:46 +0000

Husam did you see this ?
http://justice4every1.blogspot.com/2006/12/blog-post_116672907886849680.html

By: Bilo

Bilo — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:54:14 +0000

Thank you EB, I corrected the blog accordingly…the post was written immediately after the verdict and some of the information had to be re-checked.

By: Rancher

Rancher — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 22:08:48 +0000

How soon before they are rounded up and put in camps for the final solution?

By: Egyptian Baha'i

Egyptian Baha'i — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 15:03:59 +0000

I read on Baha’i Faith in Egypt that they are MB. I corrected this information in my reply to the post. According to Hossam Bahgat they aren’t. I was there and I didn’t really wonder about the affiliation of those men. What I saw from them was beyond any comprehension.

By: Mukhtar El Azizi

Mukhtar El Azizi — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:38:29 +0000

I just want to say – unfortunately – that all those who denied the Bahais their rights are majority; they are not necessarily Islamists or even practising Islam. In the videos I captured you can listen to ordinary people cursing and argumenting against Bahai’s right to write their religion in ID card.

https://web.archive.org/web/20140127024635/http://unbrainwasher.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/12/17/pics-of-bahai-case.html

I myself am bearded man. I call myself fundamentalist. Sherief is also a fundamentalist.

I believe that the arguments used on that day are false and are fruits of deteriorated educational system plus bad media.

thanks!