In Stonegate Institute (via RaymondIbrahim.com) I discuss some of the parallels between Egypt’s ruling military and the Mamluks — military slaves who usurped power in Egypt for centuries, exercising a form of brutality against the people that has returned: The myths of a “patriotic” or “altruistic” Egyptian military carefully protecting the “rights” of its citizenry””the […]
Archives for January 2012
Spencer: Jihad plotting persists in mosques
In Human Events I discuss some new allegations that show yet again how willfully blind the Obama Administration’s approach to jihad terrorism and Islamic supremacism really is: It is now official U.S. Government policy that Islam has nothing whatsoever to do with terrorism, and that therefore any examination of the stated motives and goals of […]
Spencer: Requiem for the Third See of Christendom
In the Catholic magazine Crisis this morning, I provide some historical background on the embattled and courageous Coptic Church of Egypt: Egypt today is the site of a persecution of the Church on a scale unseen in Western Europe since the darkest days of the French Revolution; the Coptic Church is fighting for its life […]
Media, Hamas-linked CAIR focus on mosque firebombed in Queens, ignore firebombing against Hindus, Christians
A Shi’ite mosque, a house where Hindus were meeting to worship, and a Christian family home were all firebombed, along with other sites. In its daily “American Muslim News Briefs,” the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) mentioned in passing that “two nearby homes were apparently targeted by the same attackers,” but didn’t bother to […]
“Arab Spring” fuelling rise of discrimination and violence against Christians
I tried to tell you. “Christians face waves of persecution: Arab Spring has partly fuelled rise of discrimination and violence against Jesus’s followers,” by Harry Sterling for the Vancouver Sun, January 2: …According to reports, Christians are being increasingly harassed, intimidated and even subjected to persecution and violence, including murder, in a number of foreign […]
Pakistan police say abduction of Hindus is of no consequence
Here is yet another ongoing human rights abuse that goes largely ignored by the international human rights organizations. “PAKISTAN: A lawyer from Hindu community is missing and police refuse to register the case claiming that the abduction of Hindus is of no consequence,” from the Asian Human Rights Commission, December 30 (thanks to Linda): Dear […]
Indonesia: Muslims enraged by call for a “friendly Islam”
It’s a Religion of Peace, and if you ask us to behave as if it is, we’ll attack you — this appears to be a guiding principle of the Islamic Reform Movement. “Bumper Sticker Sparks New Clash at Indonesian Church,” by Vento Saudale for the Jakarta Globe, January 2: Bogor. A bumper sticker prompted members […]
Egypt: Priests expected to apologize to Muslims for allegedly offensive Facebook posting by Christian student
In a civilized society, this would be a non-event. The case has the marks of a potential setup, and a rampage waiting for an excuse. The student’s family’s houses were burned, clashes continue, and now completely un-involved clergy are expected to apologize, and the family is set to be expelled from the governorate. This is […]
Al-Qaeda commander to Pakistani jihadists: “For God’s sake, give us fighters”
It is a curious coincidence, at the very least, that just as al-Qaeda and the Pakistani Taliban are both apparently feeling the heat, America’s hands are tied on drone strikes. “Al-Qaida, Taliban seek Pakistani militants’ help,” by Ishtiaq Mahsud and Sebastian Abbott for the Associated Press, January 2: DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Prominent al-Qaida […]
“Supreme Guide” of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood reiterates that caliphate is its goal
That is, if it can avoid collapsing on itself in corruption, infighting, and economic ruin after more than one generation. The whole fantasy depends on a philosopher king, a special kind of tyrant with the right combination of an iron fist and personality cult, and that is only for one man’s lifetime. The experiment will […]