As Egypt continues to slide toward civil war. “At least 24 Egyptian policemen killed in North Sinai blast,” from Al Arabiya, August 19: At least 24 Egyptian policemen were killed in an attack on Monday near the North Sinai town of Rafah, medical and security sources said in a statement. AFP news agency reported another […]
Egypt: Anti-Muslim Brotherhood group calls on government to cancel peace treaty with Israel and stop accepting U.S. aid
Rejecting U.S. aid would be a great idea. Going to war with Israel, not so much. And remember: these are the secular, anti-Muslim Brotherhood forces. “Tamarod movement calls on Egyptian government to cancel Camp David peace treaty,” from the Jerusalem Post, August 17: The Tamarod (“Rebellion”) movement in Egypt has joined a campaign calling to […]
Egypt: Both sides accuse the other of being agents of the Jews
Here is a reminder that the foes of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt are not made up entirely of democratic pluralists. Among them are some (at least) who cling to age-old hatreds, and indulge in the same kneejerk reaction as their opponents do: that any foe, any enemy, must be an agent or stooge of […]
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood supporters torch a Christian school, parade nuns through streets as “prisoners of war”
The persecution of Christians in Egypt continues, perpetrated by the same group that the mainstream media in the West treats as victims. “Egypt: Islamists hit Christian churches,” by Hamza Hendawi for the Associated Press, August 18: CAIRO (AP) “” After torching a Franciscan school, Islamists paraded three nuns on the streets like “prisoners of war” […]
Egypt: Ministry of social solidarity to start disbanding Muslim Brotherhood
No need for Brotherhood partisans in Washington and elsewhere to be concerned: the Brotherhood’s American arm is going strong. “Ministry of social solidarity to start disbanding Muslim Brotherhood,” from Egypt Independent, August 18 (thanks to Mona): Minister of Social Solidarity Ahmed al-Borai said that the ministry has started taking the legal steps necessary to disband […]
Egypt: Coptic Church announces support for army, police after Muslim Brotherhood torches churches nationwide
“The Coptic Church called on the West to “read objectively the facts of events, and not give international and political cover to these terrorist and bloody groups.” That plea is likely to fall on deaf ears, as the Brotherhood has a great supporter in the Obama Administration, and the mainstream media is full of sycophants […]
Think the Muslim Brotherhood is made up of peaceful defenders of democracy? Watch this.
Video thanks to Rabab.
World silent as Muslim Brotherhood targets Coptic Christians
The world is too busy worrying about “Islamophobia” to bother with a few dozen burned churches. “World Silent As Muslim Brotherhood Targets Coptic Christians,” from AINA, August 17: Christians in Egypt are again the target of Islamist Muslim Brotherhood supporters using the new violence as a cover for ongoing persecution. If Christians were burning mosques, […]
Robert Spencer and Michael Coren on the crisis and church burnings in Egypt
Last night on my regular weekly appearance on his Sun TV show.
Egypt: “Peaceful” Muslim Brotherhood demonstrator brandishes rifle
Photo thanks to Mona, who writes: “2 every thinking #MB r peaceful org. in #Egypt #WhyEgyptGotRidofMB”