Islamists want no-booze policy for Egypt diplomats

No alcohol! Alcohol is banned… However, suicide bombers are welcome!

Don’t you just love Islam? What a logical, peaceful faith. They are so “concerned” with the health and well-being of governmental staff that they want to ban the consumption of alcohol. And if you believe that, you probably also believe that the Earth is flat. TGO

Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press

Associated PressAssociated Press – Wed, Jul 25, 2012

CAIRO (AP) — An ultraconservative Islamist party has called on Egypt’s foreign ministry to enforce a no-alcohol policy at diplomatic events. That brought a quick official denial that booze is served.

The spat highlights fears in Egypt about the rising political influence of Islamists. The new president comes from the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest Islamist group.

The more radical Salafi al-Asala party demanded on its Facebook page Wednesday that the foreign minister order an end to serving alcohol at official functions.

The group’s Salafi doctrine is a strict version of Islam that advocates segregation of the sexes and bans the sale or production of alcohol by Muslims.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Amr Roushdi replied the ministry doesn’t have a budget for alcohol. He even denied that a budget for diplomatic functions exists at all.

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