'Abd al-Mun'im al-Shahhat

Egyptian religious preacher and TV Host September 2023 'Abd al-Mun'im al-Shahhatar عبد المنعم الشحات Abdel Moneim El Shahat.jpg Alexandria, Egypt Alexandria University (Bachelor of Engineering) Politician 'Abd al-Mun'im al-Shahhat (Arabic: عبد المنعم الشحات) (born 1970 in Alexandria) is a religious preacher, TV Host, and the official spokesman of the Egyptian Salafist group al-Da'wa al-Salafiya ("The Salafist Call"). He graduated from the faculty of Engineering in Alexandria University in 1992. He became a regular guest on talk shows after the 2011 Egyptian revolution as his opinions about tourism and Naguib Mahfouz's novels were publicly debated.http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/33/100/28310/Elections-/News/Naguib-Mahfouzs-novels-promoted-prostitution-and-d.aspx Naguib Mahfouz's novels promoted 'prostitution and drugs': Salafist Parliament candidate Ahram Online 2 December 2011 25 September 2023 Nada Rashwan A Salafist, El Shahat has called for Egyptians of the Baháʼí Faith to be prosecuted for treasonhttps://www.egyptindependent.com/news/shahat-bahais-threaten-egypts-national-security Shahat: Baha'is threaten Egypt's national security Egypt Independent 18 February 2012 25 September 2023 and for ancient Egyptian statues to be covered in wax.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-tourism/protesting-egypt-tour-guides-fear-islamist-rise-idUSTRE7B812Z20111209 Protesting Egypt tour guides fear Islamist rise Reuters 9 December 2011 22 September 2023 Marwa Awad Following the 2012 Port Said Stadium riot, El Shahat claimed that football is prohibited in Islam, and that the only permitted sports in Islam are shooting, swimming, and horseback riding.Egypt’s Salafi cleric says football prohibited in Islam, stadium riot victims not martyrs https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2012/02/26207/egypts-salafi-cleric-says-football-prohibited-in-islam-stadium-riot-victims-not-martyrs Morocco World News 25 September 2023 7 February 2012 El Shahat and his group supported the 2013 Egyptian coup d'etat which ousted Egypt's first elected president, Mohamed Morsi.https://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21590916-can-egypts-salafists-take-islamist-mantle-many-stripes Many stripes The Economist 25 September 2023 en 30 November 2013 References Category:Egyptian Islamists Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:Alexandria University alumni Category:Egyptian Salafis Category:Politicians from Alexandria Category:Wahhabis