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June 21, 2011	Clip No. 3009

Egyptian Author Kheiri Shalabi: The Gulf Countries Mobilize the Salafis in Egypt

Following are excerpts from an interview with Egyptian author Kheiri Shalabi, which aired on Al-Hayat TV on June 21, 2011. Kheiri Shalabi: Egypt is facing an unimaginable danger. No development plan in Egypt stands a chance unless certain Gulf countries get their hands off Egypt. These countries mobilize the Salafis, who reject life itself. It’s not only the extremists. They completely reject… Interviewer: There are all kinds of groups among them… Kheiri Shalabi: Fine. The Salafis in the original sense are honorable people. But… Interviewer: When they enter politics, and accuse people of heresy… Kheiri Shalabi: The riffraff are completely ignorant. Anyone can mobilize them. […]



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