by Ivana Kvesic Christian Post Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate competing against Ahmed Shafiq in a runoff election to become Egypt's first elected president in 60 years, has allegedly said that the Coptic Christian population should "convert, pay tribute, or leave" the predominantly Muslim country. The Egyptian news website El Bashayer quoted the presidential … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2012
Christians Should “Convert, Pay Tribute, or Leave,”
Christians Should "Convert, Pay Tribute, or Leave," Says Muslim Brotherhood Presidential Candidate? Originally published by the Gatestone Institute According to the popular Egyptian website, El Bashayer, Muhammad Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate, just declared that he will "achieve the Islamic conquest (fath) of Egypt for the second time, and make all … [Read more...]
Saudis Demand Punishment for McDonald’s Toy that ‘Insults Muhammad’
by Raymond Ibrahim • May 28, 2012 Cross-posted from Originally published by the Gatestone Institute Saudi Arabians are angry at a McDonald's toy which they say mocks their prophet Muhammad. According to a report appearing today (5/27/12) on the Arabic news website, Kermalkom.com, the McDonald's fast food restaurant "abused the Prophet Muhammad by placing his name at the base … [Read more...]
An ‘Imaginary’ President Appeases a Very Real Islam
Published in FrontPage Magazine titled "A President's Appeasement Politics" American intellectual Will Durant's The Lessons of History—co-written with wife Ariel and published in 1968, when the Soviet Union posed a threat to the United States—still offers insightful lessons, especially concerning American-Muslim relations. In the chapter titled "History and War," the Durants … [Read more...]
Egyptian Sheikh Makes Female U.S. Official Wear Hijab
by Raymond Ibrahim • May 24, 2012 at 6:49 pm Cross-posted from Jihad Watch According to El Badil, Sheikh Ahmed al-Mahlawi recently gave a sermon in his popular Alexandrian mosque, warning the ulema (Islam's scholars and theologians) from "appearing on TV programs with women who do not wear the hijab." He pointed out that some Islamic leaders make the excuse that, because … [Read more...]