Egypt Interior Ministry bans religious slogans on vehicles

[DJKeefy]

Security forces will be removing from vehicles the widespread sticker asking onlookers “Have you praised the Prophet (Mohamed) today,” among other religious slogans, Deputy Interior Minister for Media Affairs Abdel-Fattah Osman said in a televised interview on Sunday.

The phrase, which has spread extensively on cars and street shop façades of late, is inspired by a Quranic verse in which Muslims are clearly requested to emulate God and his angels' praise of Prophet Mohamed.

Talking to TV host Amr Adeeb in the Al-Qahera Al-Youm TV programme, Osman said this is not the first time the interior ministry launches a campaign against banners or stickers betraying religious affiliations which, he argued, could lead to “sectarian tendencies”.

Osman added, however, that no banners whatsoever, religious or otherwise, will be allowed on vehicles. "Nothing but license plates will be tolerated," he said.

Security forces have launched an ongoing crackdown on Islamist groups loyal to ousted president Mohamed Morsi who hails from the Muslim Brotherhood. Thousands have been arrested and hundreds have been killed in clashes since last August.

Militant attacks have also escalated against security personnel, leaving over 500 killed since Morsi’s ouster.

Source: http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/103846.aspx

[Chocolate Eclair]

Must take the sticker off my tank that says "Jesus Saves"

AT BARCLAY"S

That's another week off my life span!!

[HEPZIBAH]

So does that mean that churches, mosques and schools that have their logo on their minibus/coaches will no longer be able to?

I wonder how the taxi drivers will react if they can no longer have their copy of the Koran on the dashboard.

[Bearded Brian]

And if it is a sticker on the window that can not be removed in one piece will the policeman be arrested for ripping up the word of allah?

[Brian Yare]

And if it is a sticker on the window that can not be removed in one piece will the policeman be arrested for ripping up the word of allah?

Not with a lower case 'a' (assuming that Arabic his the equivalent of capital letters).

Something nags me that it doesn't. :-(