Egyptian imam called to put on hijabs on Christians - so that they would not be raped

The Islamic The Theologian Hisham al-Ashri spoke on Egyptian television with an appeal to put on the women's Christians of the hijabs and create a religious police in the country, the portal "Orthodoxy.by" reports with reference to the information of the Reuters agency.

“I was once asked: if I came to power, I would allow Christian women to walk without a hijab? And I replied: if they want them to be raped on the street, they can walk without him,” said El-Ashri in his speech on the Egyptian television channel Al-Nakhar.

The preacher also said that "in order for Egypt to become a completely Islamic state, it is necessary to ban alcohol, and all women must wear Muslim shawls."

In the context of an economic decline and growth in food prices, moderate Muslims, Christians and other members of the Egyptian society are concerned that their newly acquired political freedom can be used by radical Islamists seeking to impose their views on all Egyptian citizens.