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Abdel Moneim El Shahat
Egyptian religious preacher and TV Host / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abdel Moneim El Shahat (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.[1]
Abdel Moneim El Shahat عبد المنعم الشحات | |
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Nationality | Egyptian |
Alma mater | Alexandria University (Bachelor of Engineering) |
Occupation | Politician |
A Salafist, El Shahat has called for Egyptians of the Baháʼí Faith to be prosecuted for treason[2] and for ancient Egyptian statues to be covered in wax.[3]
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.[4]
El Shahat and his group supported the 2013 Egyptian coup d'etat which ousted Egypt's first elected president, Mohamed Morsi.[5]