Exposing the role that Islamic jihad theology and ideology play in the modern global conflicts

Coptic priest: We will resist reimposition of jizya to the point of martyrdom

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“Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.” — Qur’an 9:29 […]

Egypt’s Salafists: No Christmas greetings to Christians

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Spreading their usual warmth and good cheer ahead of the Orthodox observance of Christmas. No word on Hanukkah, but you can probably more or less connect the dots. We also can’t rule out a Festivus Fatwa somewhere down the line, while they’re at it, to prohibit Muslim participation in the Airing of Grievances. And the […]

Surprise! Muslim Brotherhood won’t recognize Israel, deputy leader says group will seek to cancel peace treaty

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Remember that the Camp David Accords are not just about the State of Israel and Egypt, but first drag the Palestinian issue into conditions for peace. This is a built-in flaw and a tool of blackmail, and the Brotherhood is ready to exploit it: if they aren’t happy with the Palestinian situation, Israel has violated […]

Egypt’s military on alert for New Year’s attack on Christians

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Egypt’s military is the last thing standing between it and Sharia rule. Thus it is also the last protection for the country’s Christians. “Egypt’s military: On alert for New Year’s attack on Christians,” from NBC, December 30 (thanks to Kenneth): Update at 6:25 p.m. ET: Facebook has apparently taken down the account of at least […]

Egypt: “Dozens of Muslims” burn Christian houses over rumor of “cartoons mocking Islam” on Facebook

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What is your first thought when you see something offensive? It’s probably not to get together with a few dozen of your closest friends and burn stuff. As has been the case in similar incidents, the ease of the transition to violence here all but suggests a rampage waiting for an excuse. Then comes the […]

Egypt: Organization headed by sheikh of al-Azhar demands shutdown of Christian TV station, says it offends Muslims

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This case demonstrates one of the many problems with curtailing “offensive” free speech and criminalizing hurt feelings. Simply expressing a belief at variance with Islam can be seized upon as “blasphemy,” or as “offending religious sentiments,” and simply being visible in daily life as an adherent of a non-Islamic faith can be seized upon as […]

Nearly 200,000 books in Egypt reduced to ashes at the hands of Islamic supremacists

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Yet another nail in the coffin of the dangerously delusional idea that the ‘Arab Spring’ is a step forward for freedom, democracy, human rights, et cetera. Earlier this month, in a development nearly two weeks old (as of this writing), approximately 192,000 rare books and manuscripts belonging to the Institute of Egypt in Cairo went […]

Lessons on the Long Road to Hijab

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The above caricature, which first appeared on CagleCartoons.com, has been making the rounds on the Arabic blogosphere, and points to how democratic elections are serving to Islamize Egypt: average women enter the ballot box”””overseen” by the Muslim Brotherhood””only to emerge thoroughly veiled, thoroughly Islamized. Speaking of veils and the Brotherhood, here’s an interesting video of […]

Egypt: Salafist party forms constitutional committee, says Sharia’s “provisions,” not just “principles” will be present in new constitution

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Not that a constitution which is said to be merely inspired by Sharia’s supremacist and authoritarian principles would be good news. But the Salafists, that supposed Tiny Minority of Extremists that has gotten between a quarter and a third of the vote between the first two rounds of Egypt’s elections, intend to make sure Sharia […]

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