If Egypt's "Arab Spring" followed Tunisia's, Tunisia's ousting of ruling Islamists may be following Egypt's. According to Muhammad bi'l Nour, the founder of Tunisia's "Tamarod," or rebellion movement -- named after the organization that led the June 30 Revolution against the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt -- already 1.7 million Tunisians, nearly 20% of the nation, have in just a … [Read more...]
Growing Numbers of Egyptians Reject U.S. Aid
As the U.S. continues threatening to cut aid off from Egypt in response to the popular June 30 revolution that saw the Obama administration's Muslim Brotherhood allies ousted, growing numbers of Egyptians are calling on Egypt to refuse to accept any aid from the U.S. Yesterday evening an organization calling itself "No Aid" (from the U.S.) stood in front of the U.S. embassy … [Read more...]
Defiant Morsi Screams in Trial: ‘I Am Legitimate President!’
According to sources present at the initial trials of Muhammad Morsi, the former Egyptian president is behaving "very tensely," and refusing to answer any question concerning the charges against him, which include treason against Egypt, and inciting terrorism against Egyptian citizens. A judicial source told Al Watan that "During one interrogation session, Morsi began … [Read more...]
‘Islamic State in Iraq and Levant’ Calls for Jihad on ‘Infidel’ Egyptian Military
According to a September 1, RT Arabic report, the al-Qaeda linked "Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant" issued an Internet statement on August 31 calling on Muslims to wage war on the Egyptian military and criticizing the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafi Nour party for stopping the jihad against the Egyptian state. Among other things, the statement argued that the Egyptian … [Read more...]
Egypt: Christians Killed for Ransom
Not only are the churches, monasteries, and institutions of Egypt’s Christians under attack by the Muslim Brotherhood and its supporters—nearly 100 now have been torched, destroyed, ransacked, etc.—but Christians themselves are under attack all throughout Egypt, with practically zero coverage in Western media. Days ago, for example, Copts held a funeral for Wahid Jacob, a … [Read more...]