http://madamasr.com/content/police-vow-arrest-alexandria-based-atheistsA special police taskforce will be formed to arrest a group of Alexandria-based atheists who declared their beliefs on Facebook, announced Alexandria Security Directorate chief Amin Ezz El-Din in a televised telephone interview.
The talk show, "Redline," aired on Honest satellite channel and hosted by Mohamed Moussa, discussed the issue of atheism in Egypt in detail. Moussa also interviewed Alexandrian activist Mostafa Zakareya, who says he is an atheist.
Ezz El-Din said that the taskforce will be formed by police officers specialized in working on such"crimes", and that they will "legalize" arrest procedures against contentious activists.
In his show, Moussa said that atheism is a foreign plot at a critical time for Egypt, as the country continues to experience political, economic and social instability.
"I will continue to air the reactions of those atheists I talked about because we have nothing to fear from, and because we will continue our war against such destructive ideas," Moussa claimed.
During the episode, Zakareya said he was keen not to "insult religions," refusing to voice criticism against Islam, adding that the only thing he strives for is acceptance amongst Egyptians as an atheist.
"I'm not here to say that Islam is bad or to criticize religion, I'm here to say that everyone is free to choose his faith, and that people should understand that religious beliefs should remain personal," Zakareya explained. "We need to deal with each other as humans only, disregarding any religious ideas."
Responding to Zakareya's comments, Sheikh Gomaa Mohamed Ali said that atheism is a "new phenomenon" that is not associated with any religion.
"Atheism was coined by the Zionists," Ali claimed.
Moussa called for Zakareya to be arrested and executed on account of him being atheist.
In another episode, in which he aired the reactions of the activist community to the contentious standoff, Moussa vowed to continue "exposing" atheists.
"I'm moving on with this issue and I'm not going to close it. I'm not leaving those people. Those kids are threatening us but we are not fearful of them," he added. "We stand against those who sabotage the country [in reference to the Muslim Brotherhood] and we are not going to leave those who sabotage out religion. We are not going to leave those who insult our religion, those who insult God, those who insult our Prophet."
Atheists on social media slammed Moussa's remarks, accusing him of being a police informant who incites against atheists and then reports them to authorities.
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