Aswat Masriya (Cairo)

Egypt: MB Leader Asks Democracy Advocates to Be Tolerant of Sharia

20 August 2012

Deputy of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, Essam al-Erian, criticized opposition to, what he described as, the right of the "majority" to apply Sharia (Islamic law), asking pro-democracy advocates to be tolerant.

On Twitter, the prominent MB leader insisted that it is illogical to separate religion from the lives of Egyptians.

Commenting on the anti-Muslim Brotherhood demonstrations scheduled for August 24, he argued that if protesters were peaceful in their demonstration, others will be forced to respect them.

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