Why does he need to suspend a fast for an interior spiritual struggle that is entirely peaceful? If only Brave Ahmed Rehab were here to clear this up! It’s interesting that he likens his jihad to the Battle of Badr, a battle that Muslim accounts place during Muhammad’s lifetime, and that is written about in […]
“These people who Mr. Obama is supporting are in their prayers asking God to destroy the United States”
“Dear Mr. Obama: Leave us alone…and stop supporting Mohammed Morsi and the other terrorists in Egypt.” English starts at 0:40. Video thanks to Jean.
“Muslim fundamentalists are killing our priests, kidnapping our women and burning our churches.”
But remember: none of that is hate. It is only hate when non-Muslims report about it. “Muslim extremists kill our priests, burn our churches and kidnap our women: How Egypt’s Arab Spring dream descended into a nightmare of religious hatred,” by Angella Johnson for the Daily Mail, July 13 (thanks to Blazing Cat Fur): The […]
Muslim Brotherhood leader calls for pro-Morsi protests across Egypt on Monday
Will they get the numbers that the protests that toppled Morsi got? Probably not. Will the numbers they get lead Obama to pressure the new leaders further to give concessions to the Muslim Brotherhood and even to reinstate Morsi? Probably. “Islamist leader calls for pro-Morsi protests across Egypt,” from Reuters, July 13 (thanks to Voice […]
Pro-Morsi protesters awaiting signal for “sexual jihad”?
Some claim this is a parody. However, the high rate of rapes and sexual assaults committed by pro-Muslim Brotherhood protesters suggests that the parody claim is just an attempt to save face, or that the parody arose in response to a real situation. “Pro-Mursi protesters are awaiting signal for “˜sexual Jihad”: report,” from Al Arabiya, […]
Egypt: Islamic supremacist protests in Cairo grow as U.S. seeks Morsi’s release
Did the U.S. demand the release of Mubarak? “Islamist protests in Cairo grow, U.S. seeks Mursi release,” by Maggie Fick and Yasmine Saleh for Reuters, July 12: (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Egyptians packed into squares and marched along streets in Cairo on Friday to protest against the military overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed […]
Egypt: Muslim preacher says Morsi supporters willing to “die as martyrs” to return him to power
Tens of thousands of demonstrators. This is not going to end well. “Preacher: Morsi supporters will ‘die as martyrs’ to see him reinstated,” from UPI, July 12 (thanks to Jerk Chicken): CAIRO, July 12 (UPI) — Supporters of Mohamed Morsi are willing to “die as martyrs” to see the deposed Egyptian president returned to office, […]
U.S. Ambassador threatens Egypt on behalf of Muslim Brotherhood
Yesterday El Fagr reported that, during their most recent phone conversation, U.S. ambassador Anne Patterson demanded that Egyptian General Sisi release all Muslim Brotherhood members currently being held for questioning: “And when Sisi rejected this order, the American ambassador began threatening him that Egypt will turn into another Syria and live through a civil war, […]
Egypt: Copts find new government’s constitutional declaration “shocking”
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss  More Sharia. “We did not take to the streets to give legitimacy to religious-based political parties that were about to erase Egypt’s identity.” “Egypt’s Maspero Youth Union says constitutional declaration ‘shocking,’” from Ahram Online, July 10 (thanks to all who sent this in): Egypt’s Maspero […]
Interfaith outreach in Egypt: Muslims behead Christian shopkeeper in Sinai
Dialogue. “Egypt: Second Christian killed in Sinai by suspected Muslim extremists,” from AKI, July 11 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Cairo, 11 July (AKI) – A Christian shopkeeper’s headless corpse was found in the Sinai Peninsula on Thursday, the second slaying of Christian there since the military deposed Egypt’s Islamist president Mohammed Morsi on 3 July. […]