Yesterday I was interviewed on a number of topics dealing with the Middle East on "The Rino Hour of Power with host Rick Moran." The 40-minute interview follows: Check Out Politics Conservative Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with Rick Moran on BlogTalkRadio … [Read more...]
One Copt Released, Many Still Captive or Dead
Coptic Solidarity Wadi Ramsis, a Coptic doctor who was kidnapped in Sinai two months ago was released Monday after “payment of large sums of [ransom] money,” said authorities. Targeting Copts—especially professionals, who can afford to pay, or children, whose parents become desperate to pay—is becoming endemic to Egypt. In May, five “unidentified persons” kidnapped a Coptic … [Read more...]
Raymond Ibrahim Discusses Muslim Persecution of Christians with Michael Coren
In Late June, Raymond Ibrahim was interviewed by Michael Coren of Sun News inside the Capitol Building, in Washington D.C., where the annual Coptic Solidarity conference was being held (Raymond chaired a panel which included Michael Coren, Erick Stakelbeck, Ryan Mauro, and Raymond Arroyo). The clip follows: … [Read more...]
The Watchman: Jihadists On The March
Recently I appeared on Erick Stakelbeck's program, The Watchman. The description and video follow: On this week's edition of The Watchman, we sit down with Middle East experts Raymond Ibrahim and Tawfik Hamid to discuss the latest developments with the Muslim Brotherhood, ISIS, Al Qaeda, and Iran and what can be done to counter the jihadist ... … [Read more...]
Egypt’s New Government Promotes Anti-Christian Measures?
Overlooked in the midst of all the celebrations in Egypt concerning the presidential victory of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, his predecessor, President Adly Mansour—who very much shares in Sisi’s worldview and politics—made a strange comment about the place of the nation’s Christian minority, the Copts. (Sisi installed Mansour as acting president of Egypt on July 4, 2013, after … [Read more...]