Connections between U.S. leadership and the Muslim Brotherhood -- which is banned as a terrorist organization in many countries -- have always been there, for those with eyes to see. And now this. According to the Washington Free Beacon: The Muslim Brotherhood called for “a long, uncompromising jihad” in Egypt just days after a delegation of the Islamist group’s key leaders … [Read more...]
New Saudi King Snubs Obama?
Some in the Arab world are having a chuckle on social media, saying that new Saudi King Salman just spurned U.S. President Obama during his recent visit to the Arabian kingdom. They point to the video clip below. In it, Obama and first lady Michelle are standing by the king as the U.S. president shakes hands with various people. Then a Saudi man approaches them and Obama … [Read more...]
Muslims Pin Offensive Caricatures on Christianity
Although Western media have reported about the many protests against Charlie Hebdo all around the Islamic world, they have failed to point out that, once again, Muslims are conflating Western behavior with Christianity -- blaming offensive caricatures of Muhammad on Christianity -- without realizing that the satirical magazine habitually pokes fun at Christ and all other … [Read more...]
Sisi Welcomes Evangelical Church
Egyptian President Sisi just issued a decree licensing an Evangelical church, the Church of Welcoming Brothers in Alexandria. Not only is such a move rare, but doubly so, in that evangelicals are often tolerated even less than indigenous Orthodox Christians, such as the Copts -- presumably because they are seen as "outsiders" with too many Western similarities. … [Read more...]
President Sisi Revisits ‘Egypt’s Identity Crisis’
FrontPage Magazine Portuguese Of all the recent calls for reform made by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, perhaps most adamant has been his insistence that all Egyptians—Muslims and Christians—see themselves first and foremost as Egyptians. This came out very clearly when he visited the St. Mark Coptic Cathedral during Christmas Eve mass. Then, he passionately … [Read more...]