https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/07/10/calls-to-destroy-egypts-great-pyramids-begin/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 02:27:57 -0400<![CDATA[According to several reports in the Arabic media, prominent Muslim clerics have begun to call for the demolition of Egypt&#8217;s Great Pyramids—or, in the words of Saudi Sheikh Ali bin Said al-Rabi&#8217;i, those &#8220;symbols of paganism,&#8221; which Egypt&#8217;s Salafi party has long planned to cover with wax.    Most recently, Bahrain&#8217;s &#8220;Sheikh of Sunni Sheikhs&#8221; and President of National Unity, Abd al-Latif al-Mahmoud, called on Egypt&#8217;s new president, Muhammad Morsi, to &#8220;destroy the Pyramids and accomplish what the Amr bin al-As could not.&#8221;]]>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 06:47:11 -0400<![CDATA[Raymond Ibrahim]]>https://pjmedia.com/raymond-ibrahim/2012/07/10/calls-to-destroy-egypts-great-pyramids-begin-n167943