Muslim preachers appeal to Islam to condemn protests against Muslim Brotherhood rule. This is how Sharia will come to Egypt: people will be made to think that it would be a sin to oppose it. “Preachers across Egypt condemn Tahrir protests in Friday sermons,” from Al-Masry Al-Youm, October 19: Several preachers condemned the demonstrations against […]
Egypt Constituent Assembly member: Religious freedom could lead to “devil worship or apostasy from Islam”; Morsi elected “so he would apply Islamic Sharia”
The wise Borhamy Borhamy wants Sharia, and says Morsi was elected to bring it to Egypt, and yet he despises the freedom of religion. Clearly he believes that Sharia doesn’t allow for religious freedom. How did he come to misunderstand Islam in such a way? Will any “moderates” from the West disabuse him of his […]
Egypt: Islamic supremacist member of Constituent Assembly objects to constitutional clause prohibiting sex trafficking, violence against women
Child marriage: “The Prophet wrote the (marriage contract) with ‘Aisha while she was six years old and consummated his marriage with her while she was nine years old and she remained with him for nine years (i.e. till his death).” (Sahih Bukhari, volume 7, book 62, number 88) Wife-beating: “Righteous women are therefore obedient, guarding […]
Egypt: Islamic supremacist group says they’ll fight for Sharia “even if that requires bloodshed”
“The group called on Egyptians to collect funds for what it described as a battle against ‘secularists and liberals.’” And they can always count on support from the Western Left. “Jama’a al-Islamiya: We will fight for Sharia, even if blood is shed,” from Al-Masry Al-Youm, October 13 (thanks to Lachlan): Jama’a al-Islamiya hinted Friday that […]
Egypt’s Christians “overwhelmed by anxiety and fear,” see Muslim Brotherhood government as “worst in memory”
I tried to tell you — back in January 2011. But at that time everyone was hailing the glorious new democratic “Arab Spring.” “New government has failed us, say Egypt’s Copts,” by Youssef Hamza in The National, October 14 (thanks to Assad): CAIRO // Overwhelmed by anxiety and fear, some of Egypt’s Coptic Christians now […]
Egypt: Prosecutor summons poet for interrogation over insults to Islam
When you read in the Los Angeles Times or Washington Post about how we need “hate speech” laws to foster “harmony,” this is the ugly reality of what they’re calling for: thoughtcrime laws that enshrine one particular point of view as above questioning or criticism. “Poet summoned for interrogation over contempt of religion,” from Al-Masry […]
Egypt: 110 injured as secularists and Islamic supremacists clash in Cairo
The disagreement over the constitutions centers on whether or not it will transform Egypt into an Islamic state. If these “clashes” escalate, it will be interesting to see which side will get the backing of the American Left, which has fully supported the Islamic supremacists. But it’s not likely they will break with their Islamic […]
Egypt: Muslim prosecutor and sons break into church, partially demolish it
Yet if you dare speak out in the U.S. against this ongoing persecution of the Copts, you’ll be accused of “racism,” “Islamophobia,” and “bigotry,” and will be identified as one of the “extremists” which are, we are told, found in “all religions,” and which are the “real enemy.” “Muslim Egyptian Lawyer and His Sons Attempt […]
Egypt: Muslims open fire on Christian’s home hours after Morsi promises to protect Christians
Which means that Morsi is either honest but ineffectual or dishonest and complicit. “Copt home attacked after Egypt president promises security,” from AFP, October 6 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): AFP – Gunmen opened fire on the home of a Coptic Christian in the Sinai peninsula on Saturday, hours after a visit by President […]
Egypt: Islamic supremacists attack elementary schoolgirls for eating popsicles
“The incident on Thursday highlights the growing influence Salafists, or Islamic puritans, are attempting to have on the streets.” And their utter insanity, as Sharia descends upon Egypt. “Egypt Salafists attack schoolgirls, tell them no to popsicles,” by Joseph Mayton for Bikyamasr, October 4 (thanks to Jay): CAIRO: Two bearded ultra-conservative men in Egypt attacked […]