Whenever Islamists grow in strength and influence, non-Muslims -- and even Muslims not deemed Islamic enough -- bear the brunt. This is the history of Islam. In weakness, it is tolerant and "inclusive," in strength, it is aggressive and demanding of conformity -- just as its prophet's career suggests: when he was in Mecca outnumbered, Muhammad preached tolerance; when he went … [Read more...]
The ‘Epidemic’ of Sexual Harassment—and Rape—in Morsi’s Egypt
FrontPage Magazine Since the “Arab Spring” came to Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood assumed power, sexual harassment, abuse, and rape of women has skyrocketed. This graph, which shows an enormous jump in sexual harassment beginning around January 2011, when the Tahrir revolts began, certainly demonstrates as much. Its findings are further supported by any number of reports … [Read more...]
Egypt: ‘Bearded Men’ Stab Christian Woman
Jihad Watch Random attacks on Egypt's Christian Copts continue growing, including with very little motive -- other than hate, that is. Izzat Ibrahim Izzat, a human rights activist and an official at the Mina branch Word Center for Human Rights, just issued a statement saying that two bearded men, or Salafis -- those Muslims who most try to pattern themselves after Islam' … [Read more...]
Egypt, 2012: The Year In Fatwas
Published on FrontPage Magazine In previous decades in Egypt, the fatwas, or legal decrees issued by learned Muslims and based on Sharia law, revolved around questions like proper prayer, when and where women should wear the hijab, and if smoking was forbidden or permissible. That was then. The fatwas issued in the year 2012—the year when Islamists, spearheaded by the … [Read more...]
Yemen’s Forgotten Christians
Published on Gatestone Institute When one thinks of Yemen—the impoverished Arab country that begat Osama bin Laden and is cushioned between Saudi Arabia and Somalia, two of the absolute most radical Muslim nations—one seldom thinks of Christians, primarily because they are practically nonexistent in such an inhospitable environment. In fact, most tallies suggest that Yemen’s … [Read more...]