"Atheism is indeed a serious issue for atheistic promotional contents are reinforced by the extremist behavior of Islamist groups," Khaled Salah, Youm7 editor-in-chief – Photo compiled by Egypt TodayKhaled Salah, editor-in-chief of influential daily Youm7CAIRO – 20 January 2018: In my opinion, the threat of atheism is no lesser than that of terrorism, and the atheistic wave is no longer a passing storm. You can easily realize this if you take a look at the number of views on the YouTube videos that cast doubts on religions in general, and on Islam in particular. Those videos were the most spread during the recent Jerusalem issue, and those young people absorbed the ideas of intellectuals, holy men, politicians and atheist activists who believe that Jerusalem was never a fundamental element in Islamic thought since the time of Prophet Mohamed.Yes, Skepticism in Isra and Mi'raj (Mohamed's journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and his ascension to the seventh heaven) and in Jerusalem's significance to Muslims is coming from inside. I was only trying to examine young people's reactions towards the Jerusalem issue, but what I found was a vortex of skepticism, existentialism and atheism through videos which alter basic beliefs and in which different parties are involved and are playing a dangerously critical part.The issue is indeed a dangerous one because this atheistic content and these skeptical videos are reinforced by the extremist behaviors of Islamist groups such as the Islamic State, the Muslim Brotherhood, Hezbollah and many others. This issue will be in our agenda of priorities in the coming period.

Source: Egypt Today January 20, 2018 14:26 UTC