Wants to displace violent jihad
BY: Abraham Rabinovich — January 4, 2015 12:10 pm
JERUSALEM—In a speech on New Year’s day, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called for a “religious revolution” in Islam that would displace violent jihad from the center of Muslim discourse.
“Is it possible that 1.6 billion people (Muslims worldwide) should want to kill the rest of the world’s population—that is, 7 billion people—so that they themselves may live?” he asked. “Impossible.” Read More: Egyptian President Calls for ‘Religious Revolution’ in Islam