Published in FrontPageMagazine.comTranslations of this item:DanishIf growing numbers of Muslims in Egypt have an intrinsic hatred for all things Christian— demonstrated days ago by the torching of eight Christian homes on the rumor that a church was being built—let us not forget that this hate has instrumental, that is, economic benefits: the extortion of money … [Read more...]
Rationalizing Pedophilia in Islam
Published in Jihad WatchEarlier this month we saw—or rather, were once again reminded—that Islam permits pedophilia in the guise of "marriage": Top Saudi cleric, Dr. Salih bin Fawzan, issued a fatwa asserting that there is no minimum age for girls to marry, "even if they are in the cradle," and that the only criterion is that "they are capable of being placed beneath and … [Read more...]
How Islamic Absurdities Prove Islamic Violence
Published in FrontPageMagazine.comTranslations of this item:DanishThe other day I saw a video of a sheikh warning Muslims against disregarding Muhammad's sunna, or the rules and customs the prophet prescribed for Muslims. To support his point, he read a hadith wherein Muhammad told Muslims: "When you wake up from sleep to pray, wash your hands before you put … [Read more...]
Egypt: Christian Girls Kidnapped and ‘Sold’
Published in FrontPageMagazine.comTwo teenage Coptic girls, cousins, were recently kidnapped and then "sold" in Minya, Egypt—the same region where a Coptic church was recently attacked and desecrated. I tried to find this story in English-language media and, as expected, found nothing, except for one report in Al-Masry Al-Youm titled "Clashes between police and Coptic … [Read more...]
Muslim Brotherhood Leader Caught Lying—While Swearing to God
Translations of this item:DanishSobhi Saleh, a top Muslim Brotherhood leader who was elected by Egypt's Supreme Council to be on the constitution amendment committee, recently gave a speech wherein he insisted that Brotherhood men should only marry Brotherhood women, since they are "superior" to other Muslim women in Egypt—and so they can "produce little … [Read more...]