I tried to tell you. Islamic Tolerance Alert from the glorious new Egypt of the Arab Spring: “Attacks against Coptic churches, part of a plan to expel Egypt’s Christians,” from Asia News, October 5 (thanks to Pamela Geller): Cairo (AsiaNews) — Recent attacks against Coptic churches in Merinab (Aswan) and Elmadmar (Sohag) are part of […]
U.S. officials have met with Muslim Brotherhood after announcing plans for direct contacts
The Ikhwan’s Freedom and Justice Party could decide instead to call itself the Otter Party, after the character in Animal House. Why? Because at some point, they will be able to turn to the U.S. and say, as Otter did to Flounder: “You —-ed up … you trusted us!” “U.S. met with Egypt Islamists: U.S. […]
Egypt: Muslim mob storms out of mosque after Friday prayers, torches Coptic church
Islamic law (Sharia) forbids Christians to build new churches or repair old ones. So the parishioners of St. George’s were in violation of that law. Those who take a benign view of Sharia in the West should take note. But they won’t. “Muslim Mob Torches Coptic Church in Egypt,” by Mary Abdelmassih for AINA, October […]
Report: Egyptian “youths” use Facebook to plot attempted takeover of U.S. embassy if Palestinian statehood is vetoed at UN
Interestingly, this report is from the Fars News Agency in Iran, where Facebook is officially blocked. Otherwise, heaven knows young Iranians might start some kind of unholy water fight. But the Iranian government never met an attempted U.S. embassy takeover it didn’t like, and that apparently trumps the use of a method of organization that […]
I believe the children are the future
Egyptian girls for Sharia: “Egyptian girls hold posters that read, in Arabic, ‘Islamic Egypt,’ during a demonstration held by a Salafi group to protest the emergency law, in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Sept. 23, 2011. Photo: Khalil Hamra / AP“
Egypt: “Islamist hard-liner” group Al-Gamaa al-Islamiyya denied permission to form political party
Al-Gamaa al-Islamiyya would pose a threat to the ruling military establishment as well as the Muslim Brotherhood. Even without this group as a formal political entity, however, disagreement over enforcement of the specific tenets of Sharia threatens to be a destabilizing force in Egypt. Since Sharia governs every aspect of Islamic life, there can always […]
Egypt’s Prime Minister: “The Camp David agreement is not a sacred thing”
I tried to tell you. “Egyptian PM: Peace deal with Israel not sacred,” from Reuters, September 15 (thanks to David): CAIRO – Egypt’s Prime Minister Essam Sharaf said a peace deal with Israel was not “sacred” and could be changed for the benefit of peace or the region. His comments, made in an interview with […]
Spencer: Egypt’s Arab Spring Blossoms Into War With Israel
In Human Events today, I discuss how Obama’s chickens are coming home to roost in Egypt: Speaking about the Libyan revolution in March, Barack Obama”‹ hailed “the rights of peaceful assembly, free speech, and the ability of the Libyan people to determine their own destiny,” and also praised “the peaceful transition to democracy in both […]
Egypt’s military rulers ignored repeated calls from U.S. to stop 13-hour attack on Israeli embassy
Remember when we said “Apparently Cairo isn’t screening out calls from Washington yet”? Well, it turns out they were. American officials got the same line as the Israelis, that Field Marshal Tantawi “could not be found.” It took the threat of “serious consequences” from Secretary of Defense Panetta — not to mention direct intervention by […]
On 9/11 anniversary, 100 Egyptians stage sit-in at U.S. embassy in Cairo to demand release of cleric behind 1993 WTC attack
It was accompanied, unsurprisingly, by calls for rule by Sharia in Egypt, as the fundamental aim of jihad in all its forms is the imposition of Islamic law. “Sit-in for Egyptian cleric from ’93 NY attack,” by Aya Batrawy for the Associated Press, September 11: CAIRO (AP) “” Around 100 Islamists protested Sunday near the […]