“I am a religious Egyptian lady. I tell the Christians one word. You live by our side! We will set you on fire! We will set you on fire!”
Archives for 2013
“Friday of rage” in Egypt as Muslim Brotherhood vows retaliation
After Friday prayers, during which pro-Muslim Brotherhood imams will stoke the faithful to a pitch of righteous indignation, things could get ugly. “Friday of rage: Egypt braces for day of violence and hatred as Muslim Brotherhood vow to retaliate against military coup after this afternoon’s prayers,” by David Williams, James Rush and Simon Tomlinson for […]
Robert Spencer: Egypt: Now what?
In FrontPage today I assess the situation in Egypt: Few analysts expected that the demonstrations in Egypt over the past few days would result in such a swift toppling of Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood regime, and no one can be sure of what is going to happen next in Egypt, but there are […]
Egyptians blame Obama for Morsi repression
With good reason. “CNN: Egyptians Blame Obama for Morsi Repression,” by David Lev for Israel National News, July 4: Egyptians have been protesting by the millions against now ex-President Mohammed Morsi, but there have been other noticeable themes among protesters — specifically, the anti-American theme. While Morsi’s dictatorial ways and bumbling of the economy have […]
Egypt prosecutor orders arrest of Muslim Brotherhood top dog Mohamed Badie
This could accelerate Obama’s threatened punitive measures against the new Egyptian government. “Egypt prosecutor orders arrest of top Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie,” from Reuters, July 4: The Egyptian prosecutor’s office ordered on Thursday the arrest of the Muslim Brotherhood’s top leader, Mohamed Badie, and his deputy Khairat el-Shater, judicial and army sources said, after the […]
Arab Christians: Israel only country in region worth fighting for
How refreshing to see some of the Christians of the Middle East willing to speak the truth and not succumb to dhimmitude. “Arab Christians: Israel only state worth fighting for,” by Ryan Jones for Israel Today, July 3 (thanks to dumbledoresarmy): Arab Christian residents of Nazareth who proudly serve in the Israeli army and encourage […]
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood, Salafis attack church, loot Christian homes in revenge for toppling of Morsi
This Arabic-language story says that the attackers were “supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafis,” and that they “looted dozens of homes and tried to burn down the Catholic Church.” This followed a “proliferation of calls on social networking sites to retaliate against the Copts, claiming they brought down the President.” This is not […]
Egypt: Army vows to protect Islamic supremacists
Good to see this, since so many people are attacking them without provocation, committing mass murder in their houses of worship, destroying those houses of worship — oh, wait, that’s the Coptic Christians. “Egypt army vows to protect Islamists,” from Ahram Online, July 4: The Egyptian armed forces have issued a warning that they will […]
“It’s A Revolution..Not A Coup, Mr. Obama!”
Headline in English in an Egyptian newspaper. But will he listen? (Thanks to Max Strasser)
New Egyptian President: “The Muslim Brotherhood group is part of this people and are invited to participate in building the nation”
Notwithstanding their colossal failure in trying to “build the nation” over the last year. Not a good sign, but on the other hand what else can Mansour say? The Brotherhood is too large a force in Egypt to dismiss. “President Adly Mansour says Brotherhood ‘part of nation,’” from Egypt Independent, July 4: Egypt’s new head […]