"Mohammad Al Hussieny, a Shia
primary school teacher, grabbed from his pocket a leaflet distributed in the
streets of Cairo few weeks ago. It read: "Shias are the enemy of God and the
spies of Iran. They are more dangerous to the Islamic Nation than the Jews.
Shias must be expelled out of Egypt. The Salafist rise after the Arab Spring
uprising in Egypt evoked an unprecedented anti-Shia wave of hatred. The new
Egyptian constitution has an article that limits the interpretation of Sharia
law to the sources and jurisprudence of the Sunni doctrine." "Isn't it ironic to
see leaflets calling for kicking Shias out of Egypt, while they were the ones
who built its capital?" asked the teacher Al Hussieny bitterly. Cairo was built
during the Fatimid Shia dynasty that ruled Egypt in the 10th century. Shrines
and holy sites like that of Al-Sayeda Nafisa are spread everywhere in the
historical parts of the capital and remain a source of comfort and strength to
Shia and Sufis."