by Raymond Ibrahim • Feb 8, 2012 at 4:29 pm Cross-posted from Jihad Watch In a recent TV interview, Hazim Abu Ismail, a candidate for Egypt's presidency with affiliations to both the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafis, made clear that the hijab, or veil for women, would be enforced under his leadership. More importantly, along the way he exposed his general views—that there … [Read more...]
Who Defames the Prophet?
by Ahmed El Aswany Originally published by the Stonegate Institute The following op-ed, written by Ahmed El Aswany, appeared in the popular news website El Bashayer, December 22, 2011, following several lawsuits against Egypt's Christians, most notably billionaire Naguib Sawiris, who allegedly "defamed Islam" by posting on his twitter account an illustration of Mickey Mouse … [Read more...]
U.S. Accused of Running Over Egyptian Civilians
by Raymond Ibrahim • Feb 2, 2012 at 1:29 am Cross-posted from Jihad Watch How many are the lies that Egypt's military regime has forwarded concerning its role in attacking and killing Egyptian demonstrators since it usurped power a year ago? There were, for instance, the lies concerning the Maspero massacre, where the military slaughtered Christian Copts who were … [Read more...]
Muslim Persecution of Christians: Context and Continuity
Jan 31, 2012 at 3:29 pm I recently spoke at a conference sponsored by the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA), held at the Sheraton hotel in Framingham, Massachusetts. Titled "The Persecuted Church: Christian Believers in Peril in the Middle East," Part 1 of my talk, "Context and Continuity," follows. Click for Part 2 and Part 3. … [Read more...]
Jihad: When Elections Fail
Published in Jihad Watch The Obama administration supports "democracy" and "self determination" in the Middle East—two euphemisms that, in the real world, refer to "mob-rule" and "Islamic radicalization," respectively. Yet, asJimmy Carter recently put it: "I don't have any problem with that [an "Islamist victory" in Egypt], and the U.S. government doesn't have any problem with … [Read more...]