by Oren Kessler Jerusalem Post US officials meet with group's representatives; Brotherhood official: Those who oppose Shari'a are "drunks, druggies or adulterers." The Muslim Brotherhood will join other Islamist and youth groups in staging a mass protest in Cairo on Friday against a constitutional proposal that would shield Egypt's powerful military from parliamentary … [Read more...]
Muslim Persecution of Christians: October, 2011
Published in Hudson New York "The attacks on Christians continue and the world remains totally silent. It's as if we've been swallowed up by the night"—Iraqi source Egypt's Maspero massacre—where the military killed dozens of Christians protesting the destruction of their churches—dominates October's persecution headlines. Facts and details concerning the military's "crimes … [Read more...]
Grand Mufti Distorts Word ‘Infidel’ to Dupe Infidels
Soon after reporting that Egypt's Grand Mufti, Sheikh Ali Gomaa, had pronounced all Christians "infidels," I received several emails forwarding what looked like a response from Gomaa. Some websites—such as the ever-hysterical "American Muslim"—published it, providing the following additional information: Prof. Faroque Ahmad Khan took it on himself to investigate [the … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Women Must Cover Provocative Eyes
by Raymond Ibrahim • Nov 16, 2011 at 1:08 pm Cross-posted from Jihad Watch According to a report that appeared on Al Arabiyya News, Saudi Arabia's Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has confirmed that it will begin "interfering with" and "ordering" women to cover their eyes, "if they provoke fitna [temptation, sedition, etc]." The spokesman added, … [Read more...]
Muslim Brotherhood: Only “Drunks, Druggies and Adulterers” Reject Sharia
by Raymond Ibrahim • Nov 15, 2011 at 2:01 pm Cross-posted from Jihad Watch Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood just made a few assertions that have ruffled the nation's secular and Christian populace. At a conference attended by some 5,000, Senior Muslim Brotherhood leader, Dr. Essam el-Erian, Vice President of the "Freedom and Justice" party, the Brotherhood's political wing, … [Read more...]