Originally published by the Stonegate Institute Note: Stonegate Institute's title for this article is "An Old Egyptian Tradition: A Military that Brutalizes Egyptians" The myths of a "patriotic" or "altruistic" Egyptian military carefully protecting the "rights" of its citizenry—the narrative of the mainstream media of the January 25 Revolution—are long gone. Back in … [Read more...]
Lessons on the Long Road to Hijab
This caricature, which first appeared on CagleCartoons.com, has been making the rounds on the Arabic blogosphere, and points to how democratic elections are serving to Islamize Egypt: average women enter the ballot box—"overseen" by the Muslim Brotherhood—only to emerge thoroughly veiled, thoroughly Islamized. Speaking of veils and the Brotherhood, here's an … [Read more...]
Distorting Reality to Justify Jihad
by Raymond Ibrahim • Dec 22, 2011 at 5:34 pm Cross-posted from Jihad Watch Sheikh Ahmad Abu Quddum recently declared the legitimacy of offensive jihad for the world to hear: "When we declare Jihad against Germany, for instance, it is declared against the German state, for refusing to allow Islam to spread to the people of Germany. We give them a choice: Either to convert to … [Read more...]
Muslim Brotherhood Calls for a “United Arab States” with Jerusalem as its Capital
by Raymond Ibrahim • Dec 20, 2011 at 1:22 pm Cross-posted from Jihad Watch Time and time again, we see how Western concepts, when articulated through an Islamic framework, lead to results antithetical to the West. For instance, "democracy" and "elections"—which in the West suggest "freedom," "human rights," "liberty," etc.—are today being used to bring Sharia law, the … [Read more...]
Muslim Cleric: “Face of a woman like her vagina”
This from popular Egyptian preacher Abu Ishaq al-Huwaini–who earlier said that Islam teaches Muslims to plunder, rape, and enslave infidels. A leader of Egypt's Salafi movement, which came in second only to the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt's recent elections, Huwaini's comments are a reminder of what's in store for the nation. "Face of a woman like her vagina," from Elaph, … [Read more...]