The chaos that ensues from Salafism—ISIS style Islam based on literal readings of the Koran and life of Muhammad—has infected various schools in Upper Egypt. According to the Justice and Development for Human Rights organization “the thinking of the terrorist group ISIS has taken over the schools of Upper Egypt, especially in the governate of […]
Egypt: Salafis angered by ‘welcome’ for Coptic Christian pope
The Salafis of Egypt—those Muslims who strive to live according to the literal example of prophet Muhammad and his companions—are angry. But it’s not because groups like ISIS are “hijacking” their religion and committing atrocities in its name. Rather it’s because a sign by Egypt’s premiere Salafi party, the “Salafi Call,” appeared welcoming Coptic Christian […]
Why Egypt’s Muslims Are Bitter Towards Coptic Christians
An analysis of this story. At a time when Coptic Christians are suffering abuses “every two or three days” in Egypt, a Muslim woman in America has made a video calling for more Muslim hostility against the Christian minority, in this case, in the guise of an economic boycott. In a video, Ayat Oraby—a Muslim Brotherhood sympathizer who has nearly […]
Imam beaten with shoe live on Egyptian TV show for saying Muslim women don’t have to wear veil
Here is yet another indication of why we don’t see more genuine and sincere Muslim reformers. “Shoes and Chairs Go Flying in Egyptian TV Studio When Debate Turns into ‘Freestyle Wrestling,’” MEMRI, September 26, 2016: TV host Mohamed Al-Ghiety complained of exhaustion and of low blood pressure after his two guests, Egyptian lawyer Nabih Al-Wahsh […]
Egypt: Islamic State jihadis murder six police in Sinai
Nothing to be concerned about. Obama says they’re not Islamic and on the run. “Suspected IS gunmen kill 6 police in Egypt’s restless Sinai,” by Ashraf Sweilam, Associated Press, October 2, 2016: EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Suspected Islamic State militants in Egypt’s turbulent Sinai Peninsula ambushed a taxi in which off-duty policemen were traveling back […]
New York-based Egyptian Muslim activist calls for boycott of Copts: “The crescent must be on top of the cross”
Ayat Oraby lives in New York. What does Bill de Blasio think will be the result of the importation of large numbers of Muslims who think the way she does? Does he think that most Muslims disagree with the idea that “the crescent must be on top of the cross”? He is in for a […]
Egyptians meet with US officials to try to mend relations after Obama’s support for Muslim Brotherhood
The Obama administration has been reluctant to accept the legitimacy of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi after he assumed power following the removal of his Muslim Brotherhood predecessor, Mohamed Morsi. The Washington Times has exposed Obama’s backing of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), which Obama attempts to justify as “a moderate alternative to more violent Islamist groups […]
Egypt: “Christians are original inhabitants of the nation,” says Coptic bishop
Coptic Christian Bishop Daniel met with the Swiss Minister of exterior at the St. Mark Cathedral in Cairo, the seat of the Coptic Orthodox Church, during the minister’s recent visit. The bishop said that, formally, the Church enjoys good relations with the state and Al Azhar, which represents Islam in Egypt, but less formally, on […]
Egyptian Christian teens sentenced for “defaming Islam” flee to Switzerland
What will they do when Switzerland becomes another Egypt? Where will they flee then? As the free world commits suicide, where will free people go? “Coptic Teenagers Sentenced in Egypt for ‘Defaming Islam’ in Video Flee to Switzerland,” Morning Star News, September 3, 2016: Sentenced to prison in Egypt for allegedly insulting Islam in a […]
Meet Ahmed al-Tayeb, the “Most Influential Muslim in the World”
There’s nothing like knowing Arabic—that is, being privy to the Muslim world’s internal conversations on a daily basis—to disabuse oneself of the supposed differences between so-called “moderate” and “radical” Muslims. Consider the case of Egypt’s Dr. Ahmed al-Tayeb. Hardly one to be dismissed as a fanatic who is ignorant of the true tenets of Islam, […]