The concern of Egyptian authorities this time is not that the artist’s likeness offends Allah, but that the Champollion carving harms the image of the pharaohs
Fatwas, Salafists, and Morsi: Desecrating Egypt’s art and history
The self-inflicted wounds of an Islamic state begin with words that impound the soul. Issue upon issue upon issue thickens the air and lays heavy on the human spirit suffocating potential. The unpredictability of the fatwa, random and lunatic, holds the populace captive, shackling minds and hearts. This is the terror of state religion.
