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A HERETIC I AM

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Fri Mar 23, 2018, 09:08 PM Mar 2018

Atheist gets kicked off Egyptian TV talk show.... [View all]

Not suere if this was posted here before (I looked back 2 pages and didn't see it)

This aired on February 11 in Egypt. The text accompanying the vid is as follows;

Mohammad Hashem, an atheist, was invited to the Alhadath Alyoum TV studio to participate in a debate with former Deputy Sheikh of Al-Azhar Mahmoud Ashour. However, his statement that there is no scientific evidence for the existence of God and his attempt to talk about the Big Bang theory met with a barrage of insults from Sheikh Ashour and from TV host Mahmoud Abd Al-Halim, with Sheikh Ashour recommending psychiatric treatment and Abd Al-Halim refusing to allow him to remain on the show. The TV host, apologizing to his viewers for subjecting them to "inappropriate" and "destructive ideas," advised Hashem "to leave the studio and go straight to a psychiatric hospital." The show aired on February 11.


(3:13 long)


Here is a followup interview with the same Atheist and the host of the show;
(5:14 long


You have to give credit to the balls on the Atheist, as he is risking his life in the Arab world by coming out so publicly. Here's hoping he stays safe and unharmed.
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Thanks for the sequel Cartoonist Mar 2018 #1
No shit. A HERETIC I AM Mar 2018 #2
Well, I guess that was predictable. -nt Freelancer Mar 2018 #3
reminded me of a Bill O'reilly ambush on Fox rurallib Mar 2018 #4
Has his murder made the news yet? Pope George Ringo II Mar 2018 #5
Your guess is as good as mine A HERETIC I AM Mar 2018 #6
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