Egyptian Cleric: Boycott Starbucks Because Queen Esther in Logo


	Egyptian Cleric: Boycott Starbucks Because Queen Esther in Logo

infidel70

3-11-2009 3:58 AM

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He pointed out that Starbucks coffee shops are located in Mecca, Islam’s holiest city, as well as in Cairo.

“You should boycott this company,” he declared. “It is not enough to avoid entering this coffee shop. It is not enough to refrain from drinking this coffee. You must urge people never to go there.”

"We Want Starbucks To Be Shut Down Throughout The Arab And Islamic World... Can you believe that in Mecca, Al-Madina, Cairo, Damascus, Kuwait, and all over the Islamic world there hangs the picture of beautiful Queen Esther, with a crown on her head, and we buy her products?” Higazi demanded.

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3-11-2009 9:28 PM

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