{"id":3636,"date":"2011-06-28T11:33:19","date_gmt":"2011-06-28T15:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/?p=3636"},"modified":"2011-06-28T11:33:19","modified_gmt":"2011-06-28T15:33:19","slug":"tweet-of-mickey-minnie-in-muslim-attire-stirs-egyptian-fury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2011\/06\/tweet-of-mickey-minnie-in-muslim-attire-stirs-egyptian-fury","title":{"rendered":"Tweet of Mickey &#038; Minnie in Muslim attire stirs Egyptian fury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"storycontent\">\n<div id=\"attachment_2133\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 360px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/on_the_front_lines_of_the_culture_wars\/sites\/140\/2011\/06\/2292871.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2133\" title=\"2292871\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/on_the_front_lines_of_the_culture_wars\/sites\/140\/2011\/06\/2292871.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"239\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Naguib Sawiris<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A Christian businessman\u00a0who is\u00a0one of Egypt\u2019s richest entrepreneurs, has run afoul of\u00a0the internet\u2019s social media after sending out a message of Mickey and Minnie\u00a0Mouse dressed as conservative Muslims.<\/p>\n<p>The cartoon, which was already circulating by email and on various websites, shows the Disney\u00a0cartoon figures in full Muslim attire. Mickey is\u00a0wearing a traditional Islamic robe with a full beard.\u00a0Minnie Mouse is in a <em>niqab<\/em> \u2013 a full-body veil \u2013 with just her eyes showing, but identifiable by her\u00a0trademark ears and familiar pink hair ribbon<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTelecoms mogul and Coptic Christian Naguib Sawiris apologized for re-posting the images on Twitter a few days ago, saying he meant no offense,\u201d reported BBC News. \u201cBut several Islamic lawyers have filed a formal complaint and there are calls for a boycott of his businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/on_the_front_lines_of_the_culture_wars\/2011\/06\/tweet-of-mickey-minnie-in-muslim-attire-stirs-egyptian-fury.html#ixzz1QaKaSDKT\">CLICK HERE to read more\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Naguib Sawiris A Christian businessman\u00a0who is\u00a0one of Egypt\u2019s richest entrepreneurs, has run afoul of\u00a0the internet\u2019s social media after sending out a message of Mickey and Minnie\u00a0Mouse dressed as conservative Muslims. 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