Egypt: Islamic supremacists stab man to death for walking with woman
Ah, the glories of the new, democratic "Arab Spring" Egypt! "Suez knifing stirs fears of 'moral' policing in Egypt," from Ahram Online, July 3 (thanks to David):
Twenty-year-old engineering student Ahmed Said was stabbed
to death on Sunday in the Egyptian canal city of Suez – allegedly by
bearded men – while walking with his fiancée.
According to eyewitnesses, Said was attacked by three men with long
beards and dressed in galabiyas – attire generally associated with
religious Muslims – while walking with his fiancée near the
centrally-located Arbeen Square.
"They shouted at him, demanding to know his relationship with the
woman he was with," Said's father said in video testimony currently
circulating on social-media networks. "And Said replied that it was none
of their business."
Provoked by Said's reaction, one of the men then reportedly stabbed
him between his legs. The young man was then taken to Suez Hospital for
treatment before being transferred to a hospital in nearby Ismailiya
where he eventually succumbed to his injuries.
The victim's brother told Ahram Online that it was not the first time for such an incident to occur in Suez.
"Another man was attacked earlier for refusing to divulge details of
his relationship with the woman he was with, who turned out to be his
wife," he said....
Righteous!