Is Egypt in danger of becoming another Iran, or not? That depends upon whether or not any force will prove to be powerful enough to thwart the aspirations of the Muslim Brotherhood. If the regime falls, it will be hard to find such a force. “Black Friday: The first round of Egyptian protests was liberal. […]
Egypt: ElBaradei under house arrest, police use water cannons against demonstrators
The Muslim Brotherhood supports ElBaradei. “ElBaradei Now Under House Arrest,” from the Wall Street Journal, January 28: Egyptian security officials say Nobel Peace laureate Mohamed ElBaradei is under house arrest, the AP reported. Police stationed outside his suburban Cairo home told him he cannot leave the house after he joined tens of thousands of protesters […]
Egypt: Anti-government demonstrations centering on mosques, demonstrators chanting “Allahu akbar”
And the Muslim Brotherhood is poised to take advantage. Note that the CNN reporter here thinks that the demonstrators greeted the troops with “Allahu akbar” because they trust the army more than they trust the police, but it was Mubarak, after all, who called out the army — as Peter Bouckaert of Human Rights Watch […]
Islamophobia Alert: Human Rights Watch says discrimination against Christians widespread in Egypt
Will the Islamophobia never end? Watch for the Egyptian government to denounce Human Rights Watch, as it denounced the Pope for speaking out against the persecution of Christians in Egypt. Islamic supremacists never take responsibility for their actions. “Christians: HRW Report, Discrimination In Egypt Widespread,” from ANSAmed, January 24 (thanks to Insubria): (ANSAmed) – BRUSSELS, […]
Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar complains of “Zionist plot” to defame Islam, divide Arab world
Of course, of course. We should know by now that everything is a Zionist plot to defame Islam. “Political motives behind anti-Islam campaign – Egypt”s Al-Azhar,” from KUNA, January 24 (thanks to JCB): CAIRO, Jan 24 (KUNA) — The Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Dr. Ahmad Al-Tayyeb said Monday the defamation campaign targeting Islam in the […]
Gaza jihadist group implicated in Egyptian church bombing: Hey, it wasn’t us, it was the Mossad
We have seen those same allegations for weeks now, of course. But the jihadists of the Palestinian Army of Islam may need to get their stories straight, or things could get awkward. A report in the Los Angeles Times quotes another statement that said: “Despite our praise to those who executed the attack, the Army […]
Tariq Ramadan: “It is incorrect to say the Coptic community in Egypt is in danger”
“It is incorrect to say the Coptic community in Egypt is in danger.” Really? Let’s look at the recent record — leaving out the New Year’s Day church bombing in which jihadists murdered 23 Copts: Egypt: Off-duty Muslim police officer boards train, shoots Christians, killing 71-year-old man Copts brace for the worst on Christmas Eve: […]
Egypt blames Palestinian Army of Islam for New Year’s Day church bombing
This bears out Mubarak’s initial claim that foreign hands were responsible for the bombing, and enables him to continue to ignore the persecution of Christians in Egypt by native Islamic supremacists. “Egypt blames Palestinian group for New Years’ Day church bombing: Al-Qaida-linked Army of Islam said responsible for attack in Alexandria earlier this month that […]
Egypt: Christians call for repeal of dhimmi law restricting church construction
Islamic law (Sharia) forbids dhimmis to build new houses of worship or repair old ones. Egypt is ostensibly an Arab Republic, not an Islamic Republic, but still has an old Sharia-inspired law on the books that is used to stymie church construction — belying the indignant claims of Islamic spokesmen in the West that dhimmitude […]
Al-Azhar cuts off talks with Vatican for daring to criticize Muslim persecution of Christians
Shut up and take it like a good dhimmi. An outrageous example of how Islamic supremacists constantly displace responsibility for evil deeds done by Muslims — from the leading institution in Sunni Islam, which the New York Times has called “the most moderate Islamic educational institution.” “Sunni Islam’s al-Azhar freezes talks with the Vatican,” from […]