“They have been put under humiliation wherever they are overtaken, except for a covenant from Allah and a rope from the Muslims. And they have drawn upon themselves anger from Allah and have been put under destitution. That is because they disbelieved in the verses of Allah and killed the prophets without right. That is […]
Israel closes Egyptian border, on high alert following Islamic State attacks in Sinai
The recent wave of ISIS attacks against Egypt has been described as “full-fledged war.” Fox News is now reporting that the Islamic State affiliate in Egypt claims it has fired rockets into Israel as it escalates its operations. This report by Breitbart concludes with, “ISIS in Syria released a video this week threatening to destroy […]
Egypt: Christian testimony against Muslims rejected in courts
Popular Egyptian columnist Karima Kamal recently wrote that although the Egyptian constitution stipulates equality before the law, the judiciary does not apply this provision and refuses the testimony of Christians against Muslims in courts. Anecdotal evidence supports her claim. Some weeks earlier, the following letter was published on Arabic media: Yesterday I suffered an extremely harsh and […]
Islamic State attacks 15 military bases in Sinai Peninsula, at least 74 dead
Obama’s JV team continues to play above its level, while Western leaders wave away the threat it poses by assuring their people that what it does has nothing to do with its stated motives, principles and goals. “UPDATE: Sinai attack death toll reaches 74,” AFP, July 1, 2015 (thanks to Lookmann): CAIRO – Thirty-six Egyptian […]
Egypt: Islamic jihadists murder top public prosecutor with car bomb
“The bombing also showed the risk of militant Islam threatening the Egyptian state leadership, as it did in the 1980s and 1990s.” And the Obama Administration holds secret talks with the Muslim Brotherhood. “Car bomb attack kills Egypt’s top public prosecutor,” by Ahmed Hassan and Omar Fahmy, Reuters, June 29, 2015 (thanks to Pamela Geller): […]
Author: State Department guilty of ignoring Muslim persecution of Christians
John L. Allen, author of the 2013 bestseller The Global War on Christians and Associate Editor of Crux Catholic journal, finds that in general, “religion is undervalued” throughout the State Department 2014 “Country Reports on Human Rights Practices,” which derives from the administration’s “demotion of religious liberty to a second-class right,” listed only as a sub-heading. The Obama-Kerry […]
Leading Muslim body calls airing of Muhammad cartoons “odious terrorist act”
A lack of perspective and common sense that increasingly afflicts not just al-Azhar, but the entire world. Just for the record: drawing or publishing or displaying cartoons is an innocuous act by any objective standard. Murdering people who do those things — that’s an odious terrorist act. “Key Muslim body Al-Azhar condemns ‘sick’ Mohammed cartoons,” […]
US officials decline to meet with Muslim Brotherhood delegation to Washington
This clearly seems to be the direct result of Egypt summoning the U.S. ambassador in Cairo to the “woodshed” over Washington’s continued support for the jihadist group. High-ranking State Department officials met with MB members as recently as January, and the Obama administration has been secretly backing the Brotherhood since at least as early as 2011 and Presidential Study Directive 11 […]
Egypt: Jihad suicide bomber attacks Luxor temple tourist site
Islamic supremacists hate pagan antiquities. They are the remnants of jahiliyya, the pre-Islamic period of ignorance. They could provoke idolatry. They consequently must be destroyed. “Suicide bomber attacks Egypt’s Luxor temple tourist site,” by Louisa Loveluck and Magdy Samaan, Telegraph, June 10, 2015: A suicide bomber blew himself up near one of Egypt’s most popular […]
Egypt summons U.S. ambassador over DC Muslim Brotherhood meetings
The Egyptian government is understandably annoyed over Obama’s continuing support for the Muslim Brotherhood. “Egypt summons U.S. ambassador over Muslim Brotherhood,” by Arshad Mohammed, Reuters, June 8, 2015: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Egypt summoned the U.S. ambassador in Cairo to show displeasure at Muslim Brotherhood figures coming to Washington for a private conference, sources familiar with […]