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MP files lawsuit demanding liquor stores, nightclubs be shut

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 1:06 pm
by DJKeefy
Former MP Hamdy al-Fakhrany has filed a lawsuit against the president, the prime minister and the local government minister, demanding that they close down liquor stores and nightclubs, the state-run egynews website reported Wednesday.

Fakhrany is a former independent member of the now-dissolved People’s Assembly and an architect and urban developer. He is best known for the cases he filed regarding corrupt contracts, particularly the Madenaty land sale and the Sukari Gold Mine.

In his lawsuit, Fakhrany referred to Article 2 of Egypt's new Constitution, which states that Islam is the state religion and the principles of Islamic Sharia are the main sources of legislation, and to Article 10, which says the state and society must protect morality.

Frakhrany previously filed another lawsuit demanding the president and prime minister prohibit interest in Egyptian banks, since interest is considered usury in Sharia.

Meanwhile, leading Freedom and Justice Party figure and Shura Council member Sobhi Saleh had said last December that his party would work to ban alcohol in Egypt.

“We'll prohibit alcohol,” said Saleh. “We Egyptians are the greatest religious people, and we don’t need that.”

Source: http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/mp ... -shuttered

Re: MP files lawsuit demanding liquor stores, nightclubs be

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 1:19 pm
by Who2
"Good Idea! said, the eskimo....
What night clubs ? and a clever man loves prohibition..'come on train...:cool:
PS: quote:“We Egyptians ? are the greatest religious people, and we don’t need that.”
'stupid me, and me thinking it was them-thar-jews that were closer to god...

Re: MP files lawsuit demanding liquor stores, nightclubs be

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 1:25 pm
by DJKeefy
Who2 wrote: What night clubs ?
There is many in Cairo, Sharm and Hurghada.

Re: MP files lawsuit demanding liquor stores, nightclubs be

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 1:48 pm
by hatusu
i can count on the thumbs of one hand the number of Egyptian men I know who DONT drink any alcohol.

Re: MP files lawsuit demanding liquor stores, nightclubs be

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 3:48 pm
by Who2
Speaking of prohibition a new magazine appeared on the streets of the UK this week directed at stupid f**** who watch football and any wanna be hoodlums, it's called ...'wait for it!......Prohibition, it's pretty badly written except for my mate 'big noses' piece about his dad Oh! and my uncle Fred gets a couple of pages.....:cool:
http://www.prohibition-magazine.com/Pro ... /Home.html