Egyptian Cleric Safwat Higazi Calls to Shut Down Starbucks in the Arab and Islamic World, Saying: Their Logo is the Jewish Queen Esther
Following are excerpts from an address by Egyptian cleric Safwat Higazi, which aired on Al-Nas TV on January 25, 2009.
To view this MEMRI TV clip, visit here.
"The Girl in the Starbucks Logo is Queen Esther... The Queen of the Jews"
Safwat Higazi: "Today, I would like to talk about the Starbucks coffee shop. Starbucks isto be found in Mecca, in Al-Madina, opposite the King Abdul Aziz Gate in Mecca, opposite the Al-Majid Gate in Al-Madina, as well as in Cairo. Starbucks is to be found everywhere, with this logo. This is the Starbucks logo.
"Has any of you ever wondered who this woman with a crown on her head is? Why do we boycott Starbucks? I will tell you, so you will know why you should boycott this company, and what this logo stands for. As I’ve already said, 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, but none of you should even consider throwing a stone, breaking anything, or burning [the place] down.
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"The girl in the Starbucks logo is Queen Esther. Do you know who Queen Esther was and what the crown on her head means? This is the crown of the Persian kingdom. This queen is the queen of the Jews. She is mentioned in the Torah, in the Book of Esther. The girl you see is Esther, the queen of the Jews in Persia." [...]
"The Crown You See Here [In the Starbucks Logo] is the Crown of the Kingdom of Xerxes"
"King [Xerxes] gave an order that the seven most beautiful girls in the kingdom be brought to him. So they held contests and auditions, and selected the seven most beautiful virgins, one of whom was the Jewish Esther, whose uncle, Mordechai - or actually, it was her cousin’s brother - was a villain.
"It was Mordechai who hatched this plot. Esther was one of the seven girls brought before King Xerxes in the palace. When Esther, who was very beautiful, was shown to King Xerxes, she captured his heart, and he chose her to be his queen. He placed a crown on her head, and the crown you see here [Higazi indicates the Starbucks logo] is the crown of the kingdom of Xerxes, and this is Esther, who became Queen of Persia, instead of Queen Vashti."[...]
"We Want Starbucks To Be Shut Down Throughout The Arab And Islamic World...It Is Inconceivable That In Mecca and Al-Madina, There Will Be a Picture of Queen Esther"
"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?
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"We want Starbucks to be shut down throughout the Arab and Islamic world. We want it to be shut down in Mecca and in Al-Madina. I implore King Abdallah bin Abd Al-‘Aziz, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques: It is inconceivable that in Mecca and Al-Madina, there will be a picture of Queen Esther, the queen of the Jews."
This is just continuing the lies that Muslims have been subjected to concerning Starbucks and other American companies. This cleric doesn't even know the true story behind Purim, and again it was a Jewish plot to destroy Muslims. You can read the true story here.
Does Starbucks send a percentage of its profits to Israel? From the company's own website:
Is it true that Starbucks provides financial support to Israel?Just lies invented to stir up hatred for an American company who's CEO is Jewish. And we all know what that is called. Anti-Semitism.
No. This is absolutely untrue. Rumors that Starbucks Coffee Company provides financial support to the Israeli government and/or the Israeli Army are unequivocally false. Starbucks is a publicly held company and as such, is required to disclose any corporate giving each year through a proxy statement. In addition, articles in the London Telegraph (U.K.), New Straits Times (Malaysia), and Spiked (online) provide an outside perspective on these false rumors.
Has Starbucks ever sent any of its profits to the Israeli government and/or Israeli army?
No. This is absolutely untrue.
Is it true that Starbucks is teaming with other American corporations to send their last several weeks of profits to the Israeli government and/or the Israeli Army?
No. This is absolutely untrue.
Is it true that Starbucks closed its stores in Israel for political reasons?
No. We do not make business decisions based on political issues. We decided to dissolve our partnership in Israel in 2003 due to the on-going operational challenges that we experienced in that market. After many months of discussion with our partner we came to this amicable decision. While this was a difficult decision for both companies, we believe it remains the right decision for our businesses.
Those who support a boycott of Starbucks for these lies are nothing but anti-Semites.
The logo at the top was done to enhance this article (courtesy of ElderofZiyon), the true Starbucks logo is below. Oh and go out and enjoy a latte at Starbucks, they do donate to many good causes.
5 comments:
Now they have outed us! Everything is lost.
P.S. I didn't like Starbucks stuff anyway. Let them go. Or change to a dairy deli or whatever.
Ok.. I know I don't agree with like any of your views. But as a starbucks barista.. I KNOW the logo is a siren. Just go look at the original logo.
That it is Eva. And Starbucks makes good coffee Snoopy. I support Starbucks because
1. My kid works there.
2.The CEO is a decent man. He is also a Jew and Zionist.
3. It has nothing to do with Rachel Ray and does not produce commercials.
Plus having Esther in their logo would be a good idea. But only for Purim. Maybe they should change the siren to an bunny for Easter, a Penguin for Christmas and a Turkey for Thanksgiving.
Just an idea.
A hardy welcome to Eva. My first born child. We don't always agree on things, but you are always welcome to post a remark here.
Damn these guys are nuts. They're seeing JOOOOOOOOS in everything. Don't forget to check in the cupboards and under the bed before you go to sleep for any Jews islamo-nutjobs.
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