Back in June, the Islamic State threatened to destroy the Pyramids. And in July 2015, the Islamic State’s caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi said that destroying the monuments was a “religious duty.” “Cairo blast near pyramids kills 6 Egyptian police,” Associated Press, December 9, 2016: CAIRO — An explosion on a main Cairo thoroughfare killed six […]
Egypt: Islamic jihadists open fire on Israeli tour bus near Pyramids
They were probably hoping to murder some Jews, but “the Israelis involved in the incident are a group of Arabs.” “Egypt: gunmen shoot at tourist bus near pyramids,” ANSAmed, January 7, 2015 (thanks to Insubria): (ANSAmed) – CAIRO, JANUARY 7 – A bus carrying Israeli tourists was attacked near the pyramids by a group of […]
Islamic State: Destroying Pyramids and the Sphinx a “religious duty”
The Islamic State wants to create rubble and ruins, for these testify to the judgment of Allah on the unbelievers and their works and pomps: “Proceed throughout the earth and observe how was the end of those who denied” (Qur’an 3:137). “ISIS says it is their ‘religious duty’ to destroy Egypt’s pyramids and the Sphinx,” […]