The new "enlightened" Egyptian government can't even keep politics and religion separate internationally, never mind within its own country.
Egypt’s foreign ministry Wednesday summoned Dutch Ambassador Susan Blankhart to protest against what it perceives to be a defamation of Islam by parliament member Geert Wilders.
According to Dutch reports, Wilders is set to release a book in April next year to “examine the true nature of Islam.”
The right-wing politician is no stranger to controversy, having released numerous statements that were deemed defamatory to Islam by the Arab and Muslim world.
His statements include accusing Islam of being violent by nature and saying that the Quran should be banned.
According to Egyptian diplomatic sources, the foreign ministry insisted it could not tolerate “such unacceptable acts that could affect the spirit of cooperation, which should prevail between countries.”
In June, a Dutch court cleared Wilders of inciting hatred and discrimination against Muslims.
Egyptian authorities have recently banned him from entering the country during a visit of a European Parliament delegation.
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"...the foreign ministry insisted it could not tolerate..." So WHAT is it going to do? Threaten the publisher, like the Saudis successfully did?
It goes without saying, that Wilders' book will be banned throughout the proto-caliphate of the OIC, except for small quantities bought by respective governments, for 'spontaneous' combustions.
The answer is not to try to ban someone else's book, particularly in a western country which is not a dictatorship or theocracy, but to publish a better book of your own. 1.5 superior human beings should be able to do so.
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