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cbayer

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1. This is not really a change from his previous position.

Reply to Burf-_- (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2015, 06:02 PM

Jan 2015

He wants to get rid of the extremists in Egypt. When he talks of enlightenment, I don't think he is proposing anything radical. He would simply like for the more moderate leaders within Islam to take a more forceful stand against the extremists, imo.

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Egyptian President El-Sisi seeks “Enlightenment” reform in the Islamic world [View all] Burf-_- Jan 2015 OP

This is not really a change from his previous position. cbayer Jan 2015 #1

Interesting article. I have to think about it. rug Jan 2015 #2

Oh he is one of the bad anti-theists. Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 #3

"Egypt student gets 3-year jail term for atheism" muriel_volestrangler Jan 2015 #4

It would seem so very much. Burf-_- Jan 2015 #5