Another columnist pointed to a weekly column in the government Al-Ahram daily by a religious scholar, Zaghloul al-Naggar, who explains science by using the Quran. After December's tsunami in the Indian Ocean, he went on Arab television and called the devastation God's revenge on Westerners engaged in vice.
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SCARBOROUGH: Now, Jennifer Giroux, you believe that this [the tsunami] may be a sign from God and this may be God punishing people because of their sins. Explain.
JENNIFER GIROUX, DIRECTOR, WOMEN INFLUENCING THE NATION: Well, you know, throughout history and reported early in the Bible, God has always used plagues, floods and natural disasters as a source of punishment.
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