Islamist rule in Egypt fails: Syria's Assad

July 04, 2013 02:14

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that massive protests against his Islamist Egyptian counterpart has spelt the end of "political Islam," in statements posted today on his official Facebook page.

"What is happening in Egypt is the fall of what is known as political Islam," Assad said in an interview with Syrian state newspaper Ath-Thawra, excerpts of which were posted on the Internet. "Anywhere in the world, whoever uses religion for political aims, or to benefit some and not others, will fall," Assad said.

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