This development is ironic in light of a recent report that ran at Bikya Masr, which played up women’s access to divorce as a reason that was said to attract them to convert from Coptic Christianity to Islam. But as Sharia takes hold in Egypt in greater strength, that may yet turn out to be […]
Egypt: Panel to write new Constitution dominated by pro-Sharia Islamic supremacists
I tried to tell you. “Egypt Constitution-Writing Committee to Include 50 Lawmakers,” by Mariam Fam for Bloomberg, March 17: Egypt’s Islamist-dominated parliament voted to include 50 of its lawmakers in a 100-member panel tasked with writing a new constitution, with the remainder coming from other institutions. The results were read by Mohamed Saad el-Katatni, speaker […]
Coptic Pope Shenouda III dead at 88
A sad day in an already dark time for Egypt’s Christians. There will likely be Islamic supremacist attempts to capitalize on this period of uncertainty and vulnerability within the Coptic Orthodox Church. “Pope of Egypt’s Coptic Christian Church dies,” by Aya Batrawy for the Associated Press, March 17: CAIRO, Egypt (AP) “” Pope Shenouda III, […]
British diplomat says U.K. “not worried” about Islamic government in Egypt, welcomes pledges to “respect” treaty with Israel
Surely someone has noticed the Muslim Brotherhood’s knack for saying different things to different audiences, particularly where Israel is concerned. “UK doesn’t fear Egypt Islamists, welcomes their respect for peace treaty: British diplomat,” by Amer Sultan for Al Ahram Online, March 14: The British government is not worried about an Islamist government in Egypt and […]
Egypt: 300 Muslim lawyers storm court to prevent lawyers for Christian convicted of insulting Muhammad from entering
An update on this story. “300 Muslim Lawyers Storm Egyptian Court, Prevent Lawyers for Christian From Entering,” by Mary Abdelmassih for the Assyrian International News Agency, March 16: (AINA) — More than 300 Muslim lawyers inside and outside a courthouse in the southern Egyptian province of Assuit today prevented defense lawyer Ahmad Sayed Gabali, who […]
Egypt: MP proposes Sharia punishments: crucifixion and amputation
From the beginning of the “Arab Spring,” I said here and elsewhere that it was not a democracy movement, as the Western press was claiming, but an Islamic supremacist pro-Sharia takeover that would result in the creation of Islamic states that would be far more hostile to the U.S. and Israel than the Arab nationalist […]
Egyptian parliament votes unanimously in favor of expelling Israeli ambassador, describes Israel as “number one enemy”
As long as the military has veto power, the vote is symbolic, but the language of the resolution points to things to come. “Egypt’s Islamist-dominated parliament votes in support of expelling Israel’s ambassador,” from the Associated Press, March 12: CAIRO – Egypt’s Islamist-dominated parliament has unanimously voted in support of the expulsion of Israel’s ambassador […]
Former Hamas-linked CAIR official running for president in Egypt, pledges to “complete the implementation of Islamic law in Egypt”
What he says is not so surprising. Who he is is what is noteworthy here. “Egyptian Presidential Candidate Bassem Khafaji Pledges to ‘Complete the Implementation of Islamic Law in Egypt,’” from MEMRI TV, March 7 (thanks to Benedict): Following are excerpts from Egyptian presidential candidate Bassem Khafaji, which aired on Al-Nas TV on March 7, […]
Egyptian parliament to consider cutting off U.S. aid
We can certainly find uses for an extra $1 billion. This move by Egyptian legislators stems in part from the ongoing paranoid tantrum that has seen American NGO workers detained, but would also give Egypt a freer hand in the coming years to toss the Camp David Accords and behave as it wishes toward Israel. […]
Shocker: Egyptian army acquits army doctor over “virginity tests” on female protesters
The “tests” were nothing but state-sponsored sexual assaults to terrorize and blackmail protesters, to make an example of them and frighten other women into staying home. The “results” could be used as another way to write off the army’s female opponents as women of ill repute, and set them up for suspicion, ostracism, and potentially […]