He sees it as a ball that has already started rolling. “Egyptian Cleric Abu Islam: Egypt’s Authority Should Be Divided among Islamist Groups; Flag of Islam Will Soon Fly over White House,” from MEMRI, March 18 (thanks to Jerk Chicken): Following are excerpts from an interview with Egyptian cleric Abu Islam, which aired on Al-Kahera […]
Jihadists in Egyptian Sinai fire rockets into Israel
But don’t be concerned. Amos Gilad, a senior Israeli Defense Ministry official, said: “There is constant and in-depth dialogue with the Egyptians.” “Militants in Egyptian Sinai Fire Rockets Into Israel but Do No Damage,” by Isabel Kershner for the New York Times, April 17: JERUSALEM “” Two rockets fired from the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula struck […]
Egyptian Muslim cleric on Boston bombing: “If it was done by the mujahedin, it was meant to deliver a message to America and the West”
And that message, he says, is “We are alive.” And, apparently, “You are dead.” From MEMRI TV (thanks to Dave).
Egypt Mufti defines “jihad” as “fighting infidels, not to seek livelihood and or education”
If Hamas-linked CAIR were really serious about countering the “extremists” with their #MyJihad campaign, they’d be running their ads in Cairo and directly challenging people like Jihad Movement Mufti Sayed Imam. “Jihad Movement leader calls for applying Sharia,” from the Egypt Independent, April 14 (thanks to Bill): Circumstances in Egypt will not improve unless Sharia […]
Egypt: “Copts are facing organized oppression and forced emigration.” Islamic supremacists “want to get rid of Christians across the Middle East.”
The Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch Gregory III Laham said in 2006 that “after 11 September, there is a plot to eliminate all the Christian minorities from the Arabic world.” That’s an Islamic jihadist plot, not an Israeli Zionist one. “Egypt’s Coptic Christians live in fear of Islamic extremists,” by Jeffrey Fleishman for the Los Angeles […]
Egypt: Morsi’s assistant on foreign affairs blames Christians for jihad attack on Coptic cathedral
The statement is no surprise. As we have seen many, many times over the years at Jihad Watch, Islamic supremacists never, ever take responsibility for their own actions, and often (as here) blame them on their victims. “Egypt presidential aide blames Christians for cathedral attack, sparks fury,” from Al Arabiya, April 10 (thanks to David): […]
US tear gas arrives in Egypt for Muslim Brotherhood use
Obama’s foreign policy in microcosm. “US teargas arrives in Egypt for Muslim Brotherhood use,” from The Commentator, April 9 (thanks to Twostellas): A shipment of teargas canisters from the United States arrived at the Egyptian Abadeya Port in Suez on Sunday, according to official documents obtained by the Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper. Five containers carrying around […]
Egypt: Muslims burn Christians with Molotov cocktails
This is the image of the Muslim persecution of Christians, Egypt, April 2013. “Fiery clashes in Cairo,” from AFP, April 9: After clashes between Muslims and members of Egypt’s Christian Copt minority left at least seven dead last week, these two young Copts were targeted Sunday outside St. Mark’s cathedral in Cairo’s Abbassiya district by […]
Pope Tawadros to Morsi: “This flagrant assault on a national symbol, the Egyptian church, has never been subjected to this in 2,000 years”
What must Western Christian leaders think when they see this? Maybe something like “How dare Pope Tawadros talk about this? Doesn’t he realize that he is harming Muslim/Christian dialogue?” “Egypt pope blasts Morsi over cathedral clashes,” from AFP, April 9 (thanks to Mona): CAIRO: Egypt’s Pope Tawadros II on Tuesday accused President Mohamed Morsi of […]
Muslim persecution of Christians escalating in Egypt
Don’t talk about the plight of Egyptian Christians too loudly. To do so might imperil the wonderful dialogue we’re having with Islamic supremacists stateside. “For Egypt’s Christians, 1,374 Tough Years and Counting,” by Brian O”Neel for the National Catholic Register, April 9: …With the Feb. 11, 2011, overthrow of the government President Hosni Mubarak had […]