The message changes with the audience. When the Brotherhood’s members are talking among themselves, or to Arab and Muslim audiences, there is a very firm, if not openly antisemitic, line against peace with Israel. It is plausible, though, as part of the Ikhwan’s gradualist approach, that the Camp David Accords will see an incremental erosion, […]
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood stops protesters from marching to parliament
When the uprising was useful to them, they did not hinder it, and they supported it. Now they’ve got a good thing going and the usefulness of the revolution and of public dissent as a means to an end has run its course, unless the Ikhwan decides to leverage it against the military in its […]
The New ‘Egyptistan’
I just received an email from a friend who lives in Egypt, which ends with the following anecdote: I went to the veggies market last Friday, I usually go on Friday anyway, but this time for the first time the merchants stopped selling anything when they heard the call for prayer!!! Most of them left […]
Hizballah: Muslim Brotherhood would cancel Camp David accords
Probably. “Brotherhood would cancel Camp David Agreement, says Hezbollah official,” by Haitham Dabbour for Al Masri Al Youm, January 30: Tehran “” Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood will eventually cancel the Camp David Agreement, despite the group’s announcement that it respects international agreements Egypt has signed, said Amin al-Sayed Ibrahim, head of Hezbollah’s political council. Speaking to […]
Egypt: Over 3000 Muslims attack Copts over a rumor about a cell phone photo
The organization and transition to violence always seem to happen more than a little too easily, once again suggesting a rampage waiting for an excuse. And any old excuse will do. These are not the makings of a stable society, and there can be no prosperity if society is so unstable that one fears anything […]
Iranian leader says Egypt’s new parliament a step toward Islamic regime
I tried to tell you. Or maybe Larijani is just a “fearmongering Islamophobe.” “Iranian leader: Egypt’s new parliament a step toward Islamic regime,” from Al-Masry Al-Youm’s Egypt Independent, January 26 (thanks to Wimpy): The inauguration of Egypt’s new parliament is an important step toward fulfilling public demands for the establishment of a regime based on […]
Egypt: Two Copts killed for refusing to pay for protection racket; bishop complains of lack of response from police
The jizya tax is a state protection racket. This was a private-enterprise version, of which there are many in Egypt now, as this report describes. “Nag Hammadi: Muslim bandits kill two Copts. Christians live in fear of being kidnapped,” from AsiaNews, January 27: Cairo (AsiaNews / Agencies) – Two Copts, father and son, were killed […]
Jihad — When Elections Fail
The Obama administration supports “democracy” and “self determination” in the Middle East””two euphemisms that, in the real world, refer to “mob-rule” and “Islamic radicalization,” respectively. Yet, as Jimmy Carter recently put it: “I don’t have any problem with that [an “Islamist victory” in Egypt], and the U.S. government doesn’t have any problem with that either. […]
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood spokesman says group won’t speak or meet with Israeli officials
The story and the rhetoric change with the audience. Does Mahmoud Ghezlan really suppose the kuffar are too dumb to notice the conflicting messages? You can’t fool all of the infidels all of the time. “Brotherhood vows to shun Israeli officials,” from the Egypt Independent, January 25: The Muslim Brotherhood will not speak or meet […]
Egyptian sheikh forbids purchasing Chevrolets because logo looks like a cross
Ford just got a big boost in the Salafist market. “Egyptian Sheikh: Driving a Chevy is Haram,” by Angie Nasser for Now Lebanon, January 24: “And I think to myself, what a wonderful world…” A Salafi sheikh in Egypt has reportedly issued a fatwa that buying [or driving] a Chevrolet vehicle is haram because the […]