Egyptian Sheikh Declares Chevrolet "Haram"
An Egyptian sheikh has declared Chevrolet products “haram” (or forbidden, in Arabic) but the culprit this time isn’t the “Zionists”. It’s Christians.
According to the sheikh, the Chevrolet bowtie logo looks too similar to a cross. Egyptian TV presenter Amr Adeeb railed against the silly fatwa, noting the extreme, delusional narcissism of the sheikh by rhetoricallly asking
Is it any surprise that the same religious authorities who condone flying jetliners into buildings think like petulant, narcissistic children? Apparently, the Chevrolet Cruze is a pretty bitchin’ car in the Gaza strip, and Saudi Arabia has gotten small-block Chevrolet Caprices (aka Holden Commodores) for years. If there are any Arabic speakers above familiar with the Egyptian dialect, feel free to translate Adeeb’s rant against the fatwa.
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I bet they hate Swiss flag or anything of Swiss nature.
What's really shocking is that someone in the Muslim world is actually pushing back against this idiocy. Here's to more free thinking in the Muslim world.
I don't care what this guy says, my Chevrolet is rugged. I will cling to my old rugged cross, and exchange it one day for a (Toyota) Crown.
The cross Jesus and other people were hanged on didn't have a top piece like you see on the traditional cross. Real crosses that people were hanged on looked more like this: T