Speaking of reassurances that are lacking in substance, the spokesman for the Salafist al-Nur party says Egypt’s Copts have nothing to worry about. There are two problems with his approach. First, he employs the common tactic of speaking in pleasant-sounding generalities, almost entirely avoiding specific tenets of Sharia. The Salafists’ general disposition toward Sharia law […]
Is “Democratic” Egypt Progressing or Regressing?
As elections in Egypt continue, Western politicians and Western media assure us of one thing: that Egyptians can finally vote is great “progress.” But is the mere right and act of voting a valid sign of “progress”? No, at root, democracy is a mode of governance that simply empowers the people. True “progress” is gauged […]
Egypt: “Hardline Islamists” surge in polls, may have 20% of votes
We tried to tell you. A democracy is only as good as the values that inform its participants. “Hardline Islamist surge in Egypt polls,” by Adam Plowright for Agence France-Presse, December 1: Egypt is awaiting results on Thursday from its first election since its February revolution which are set to confirm moderate Islamists as the […]
Shocker: Muslim Brotherhood has big lead in elections, Salafists making strong showing
Buying votes and setting up their own stations at polling places to “show people how to vote” has probably helped. “Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood in the lead, press,” from ANSAMed, November 30: (ANSAmed) – CAIRO – The Muslim Brotherhood are the top party in Egypt according to the first reports by local press outlets. While vote […]
Egypt: Christians fear fewer rights after elections
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland recently responded to questions about Sharia forming the basis of legislation by saying it “has a broad application and is understood differently in different places and by different commentators.” That line is intended to be a discussion-stopper. Indeed, almost any time a concerned non-Muslim notices an unpleasant tenet of Sharia […]
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood trying to influence voters by handing out gifts, food at polling stations, setting up tables to “show people how to vote”
This is nothing new. In the constitutional referendum held in March, the Muslim Brotherhood handed out food (including meat by the kilogram) and money to those who voted “yes” in accordance with their wishes. “Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood ‘trying to rig poll with gifts’,” from the Evening Standard, November 29 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): […]
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood “sure of election victory,” showing its true colors
We tried to tell you. Parliamentary elections start tomorrow; fasten your seatbelts. There are also more details below on the Muslim Brotherhood rally in Cairo, where participants vowed to “kill all the Jews.” “Muslim Brotherhood sure of election victory as Tahrir unrest lingers,” by Anshel Pfeffer for Haaretz, November 26: CAIRO – A protester was […]
Egypt: Unlike October massacre of Christians, recent protesters’ deaths get army apology
The contrast is noteworthy. This is what the army said this time: “The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) presents its regrets and deep apologies for the deaths of martyrs from among Egypt’s loyal sons during the recent events in Tahrir Square,” Compare that to the Orwellian-grade cover-up of the Maspero massacre of October […]
Useful idiots: Three American students arrested in Cairo for throwing firebombs at security forces
Fighting on behalf of Islamic supremacists who will end up being far more oppressive in power than anything they’ve imagined in their wildest nightmares. Leftist/Islamic Supremacist Alliance Update: “3 students from US arrested during Cairo protests,” by Charles Wilson for the Associated Press, November 22: INDIANAPOLIS (AP) “” Relatives and school officials said Tuesday they […]
Grand Mufti of Egypt: “There is no real problem” with religious discrimination, violence
Who you gonna believe, the mufti or your lyin’ eyes? “Egypt mufti denies discrimination, plays down Islamists,” by Tom Heneghan for Reuters, November 22: BETHANY BEYOND THE JORDAN, Jordan (Reuters) – Egypt’s highest Islamic legal official denied on Tuesday that minority Christians faced sectarian discrimination and said Islamists would win no more than 20 percent […]