Riham Said Stands Up to Bully Muslim Cleric on TV in Egypt


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Riham Said Stands Up to Bully Muslim Cleric on TV in Egypt

Man, was this good to see.



You can read more about it here:

FEMALE EGYPTIAN TV HOST REMOVES HEADSCARF, BERATES CLERIC WHO ‘PEDDLES’ ISLAM IN EXPLOSIVE INTERVIEW
by Erica Ritz
May. 7, 2013
TheBlaze

From the article:

Egyptian women have been slowly losing what few rights they had as Islamists cement their rule in the country, but in a recent interview, one female television host wasn’t having any of it.

The Middle East Media Research Institute compiled the most explosive and telling scenes from the Al-Nahar TV interview between the host Riham Said and the cleric Yousuf Badri. The clip actually begins before the interview, with the two informally chatting about how the woman will have to cover her hair to interview him.

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The cleric grows increasingly agitated as Said speaks, now refusing to look at her and repeatedly demanding: “Change the subject!”

He eventually threatens: “Change the subject and put on that hijab!…I will shut your channel down!”

Badri continues to yell at the woman when she stands up and says she’ll be the one setting the terms.

She tells the audience: “This is the kind of person who sues TV channels, attacks the media, and puts on a show for the viewers. It is very unfortunate that people like this peddle our religion. I’m the one leaving, not you.”


That creep would not even look at her as he made his threats. I guess he didn't want to pollute his eyes.

It looks like he took money to be there, but then denied it on air. And Riham Said provoked him into that hypocrisy. Good for her.

Egypt is going through hard times, but this kind of scene in public is a welcome sign that it is not lost to radical Islamism.

I don't know what else Riham Said thinks or presents on TV, but I am now a fan.

Michael

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This is one brave lady. There is a non-zero probability that a Fatwah will be issued authorizing her murder. Fatwah is the Islamic word for contract.

Ba'al Chatzaf

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