Christians have burned books for thousands of years. On Oct 24, 3:34 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > There is only one book in Islam: the Korap. It also has only one good use. > > ** ** > > [In the name of "Democracy" and "social justice", 90,000 books and 300 > years of history went up in flames. If Islam isn't stopped, this is what > will happen everywhere.] > > http://drhawass.com/blog/december-17-2011-sad-day-my-life**** > > December 17, 2011: A Sad Day in My Life **** > > This is a sad day for all of us who love Egypt. No one can believe that > the Egyptian Scientific Institute has been destroyed. **** > > On December 17, 2011, I joined the many people who watched the disaster on > television. I was horrified to see the library burning in front of my eyes. > This day will never be forgotten by intellectuals, and indeed all who love > learning, not only in Egypt, but all over the world.**** > > I was terribly upset to see young people in front of the building rejoicing > at what they had done. When I looked at their faces, I could see that the > majority were people who had nothing to do with the Revolution. I saw one > boy of about 12 who was asked why he was there. He replied that he wanted > el-Ganzory (the recently-appointed Prime Minister) to leave the government. > I am sure that someone told this boy to say these words. Why can we not > give el-Ganzory a chance to work and to bring safety and security back to > the country? I saw another person say that we need the military to leave. > This is not wise. The military council helped ensure the success of the > revolution. They have promised to complete the elections and the new > constitution before June 2012, and I think we should give them a chance to > do this.**** > > The day after the Institute burned down, my dear friend Salah Montaser, a > famous columnist who has a daily feature in the Al-Ahram newspaper, called > me and told me that almost 90,000 books had been lost, containing over 300 > years of our shared history. As we spoke, we both had tears in our eyes.**** > > The Egyptian Scientific Institute was founded by Napoleon Bonaparte in > 1798, and holds about 20,000 manuscripts and rare books. It is the oldest > scientific academy in the Arab world. It is registered as an antiquities > site and is therefore the responsibility of the Supreme Council of > Antiquities. I could not believe that the people who burned it down were > Egyptians. Samir Gharib, one of Egypt’s great writers, told me that he saw > one woman whistling with joy; he could not believe it, or understand at all > why she was doing this. But I am sure that they are ignorant, and do not > understand what they have done.**** > > Many great books of our history are now ashes. A first edition of the > Description de l’Egypte, published by Napoleon’s scientific expedition, was > burned, but fortunately there are other copies in Egypt, one at the > Geographic Society, another in the house of Documents and Books, and an > incomplete on at Assiut University.**** > > I think the looters and other ignorant people who did this should listen to > what the late Shiekh el-Shaarawy (a great Muslim thinker who would offer > advice to the people every Friday) used to say. According to our famous > cartoonist, Moustafa Anssien, he said that the true revolutionary who turns > in fury to destroy capitalism should first calm down and work instead to > build the glory of his country.**** > > I hope that UNESCO and scientific institutions all over the world can > cooperate to bring back the glory of this Institute. This is not only our > history; it is the history of the world.**** > > I find it very distressing that so many crooks, looters, and thieves have > taken advantage of the Revolution to come out of their holes not only to > rob and steal, but also to hurt all of us. I can see that many good people > are silent, and many crooks have loud voices. We need our young people to > protect the Revolution, to stop demonstrating in Tahrir Square and give all > of us a chance to make this work. Egypt needs to become stable again so the > economy can grow. We need to move forward, to build our country by > finishing the elections peacefully and choosing a new president. We should > all stand firm in front of the crooks who have come out of their holes not > only to destroy the revolution, but also to destroy Egypt. > > 2PlyKoran.gif > 30KViewDownload > > koran_toilet_paper.jpg > 30KViewDownload > > koran_tp.jpg > 8KViewDownload
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