Arab Spring democracy on the march! “‘Every aspect of life is to be Islamicized,’” by Oren Kessler in the Jerusalem Post, April 10 (thanks to Pamela Geller): The Muslim Brotherhood’s main presidential candidate seeks to fundamentally Islamicize Egyptian society if elected, according to newly uncovered footage of an extended address he gave supporters last year […]
Egypt-Israel pipeline sabotaged again
“This is the 14th sabotage since the beginning of the revolt that toppled Hosni Mubarak.” You’d almost get the idea that someone in Egypt doesn’t want the Israelis to have gas. Naaah, that couldn’t possibly be true of the shiny new Arab Spring democracy, now, could it? “Egypt-Israel pipeline sabotaged again,” from AGI, April 9 […]
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood puts up second presidential candidate
Their first choice may not be allowed to run, which may have something to do with his previously having been jailed “on charges of terrorism and money laundering.” And remember, he’s the front-runner. Arab Sping Democracy on the March Update: “Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood puts up second candidate,” from AFP, April 8 (thanks to David): CAIRO […]
Egypt: Islamic supremacist group names as presidential candidate a Muslim cleric banned from entering France for promoting “hatred and violence”
Gamaa Islamiya supports him because he wants Sharia in Egypt. How a Misunderstander of Islam who calls for hatred and violence could be a supporter of Sharia, that benign, positive, completely-compatible-with-democracy entity, remains unexplained by the learned analysts. “Egypt’s Islamist group names cleric banned from France for president,” from The Associated Press, April 8 (thanks […]
Jihad and “˜Martyrdom” in the Voting Booth?
Over and over, evidence emerges from Islamic nations that democracy and voting are instrumental means to an intrinsic end: the establishment of a decidedly undemocratic but draconian form of law””Islamic law, or Sharia. Earlier, for instance, there was Dr. Talat Zahran, an Egyptian cleric who proclaimed that it is “obligatory to cheat at elections””a beautiful […]
Courtroom Terror
Over at Gatestone Institute (via RaymondIbrahim.com) I explain how, if Islamic terrorism flares out even where Muslims are dominant and in the majority — even in courtrooms — then the prized rationalization that terrorism is the “weapon of the weak” is false: Apologists often try to explain away Islamic terrorism as a byproduct of something […]
Egypt gives Christian student three years in jail for insulting Islam and Muhammad
This is the kind of free speech restriction that the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is trying to compel Western states to adopt. “Egypt sends Christian student to jail for insulting Islam,” from Reuters, April 4 (thanks to David): CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced a 17-year-old Christian boy to three years […]
Egypt: Copts abandon Constitution talks, which are dominated by pro-Sharia Islamic supremacists
Secular parties pulled out earlier. I tried to tell you, back in January 2011. “Egyptian Copts abandon constitution talks,” from Reuters, April 2 (thanks to all who sent this in): Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church has announced it is withdrawing from talks on a new constitution, saying Islamist domination of the drafting body has made its […]
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood names presidential candidate after saying it would not do so
I tried to tell you — back in January 2011. “In U-turn, Egypt’s Brotherhood names presidential,” by Marwa Awad and Sherine El Madany for Reuters, April 1 (thanks to Ima): CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, in a policy U-turn, said on Saturday it would back its deputy leader for president, an endorsement that guarantees […]
More Evidence of Egyptian Police Stripping Women Naked?
We all remember the international uproar that erupted when, during a clash between police and protesters in Egypt, the former beat and partially stripped to her bra a female protester (subsequently known as the “Blue Bra Woman”). An older video which purports to show an Egyptian officer ordering a woman to take off all her […]