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Special Dispatch |3546|January 30, 2011 Egypt/Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor Prominent Salafi-Jihadist Cleric on the Situation in Egypt: We are on the Verge of an Historic Stage in the History of the Islamic Nation; Toppling the Egyptian Regime – an Earthquake Similar to 9/11 Note to media and government: For a copy of this report, send an email with "Prominent Salafi-Jihadist Cleric on the Situation in Egypt: We are on the Verge of an Historic Stage in the History of the Islamic Nation; Toppling the Egyptian Regime – an Earthquake Similar to 9/11" in the subject line to media@memri.org. In a new fatwa published on the Salafi-jihadi website Minbar Al-Tawhid Wal Jihad, prominent Salafi-jihadist cleric Abu Mundhir Al-Shinqiti rules that participation in the protests in Egypt is permissible and recommended, since they might bring about the fall of the current Egyptian regime. Al-Shinqiti's fatwa demonstrates the high expectations Salafi-jihadis have regarding the outcome of the current uprising in Egypt. In their view, not only will the fall of the Mubarak regime change the political situation in Egypt itself, but it will also cause the West to lose an important ally and signal a new era in the Arab and Islamic world. To read the full report, visit http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/report.htm?report=4958&param=GJN. To view these reports, you must be a paying member of the Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor Project (JTTM). For membership information, send an email to jttmsubs@memri.org with "Membership" in the subject line.