Maybe the Islamists want a poorer Egypt. Makes people more radical.

Believe it.

Between 1925, when the Saudi family took over in Saudi Arabia, and today, approximately 95% of the ancient cities of Mecca and Medina have been leveled. They even blew up the tombs and birth places of Muhammad’s family members and his descendants.

Their justification is pretty much along the same lines as that cited by the Taliban.

Links:

Mecca "Destruction of historic buildings" chapter.

Destruction of early Islamic heritage sites

If the fundies are cool with bulldozing their holiest cities, why would they have any problem with blowing up the pharaoh's pyramids?

The Egyptian government does. They own all the antiquities and tourist sites including pyramids, Sphinx, Abu Simbal, Valley of Kings and all the temples.

They've already destroyed Buddhist statues and temples in Malaysia and Pakistan so it's no surprise.

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don't think it couldnt happen - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhas_of_Bamiyan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidi_Mahmoud_Ben_Amar

As Christians and Westerneres we don't understand.

Yet.

Yet from the very early days Christians did the opposite to raise money.

Are we to criticise Muslims for sticking to their Koran?

Maybe they should destroy the monument millions visit to walk around if they want to be really true to the Koran.

Why they should bother to use their commandments to demolish other religions idols. As another subject. They're trying to destroy the religion and in fact only making it stronger in defiance.

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Put them in the desert, with no water, and let Allah provide them with food, water, and weapons. Attack the pyramids with those weapons. If, in 72 hours, they have not destroyed the pyramids utterly, then they are faithless disciples of Iblis and should be beheaded.

Any man of true faith would accept the challenge.

Fucked up.

hope they will destroy them, and die in hunger. idiots. then aliens will come for their billboards and if they see them destroyed, they will destroy whole planet ... please, someone tell egypt to go fuck themself

That's a smart decision! How was he elected? By whom?

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