A September 10, 2013 Watan report confirms what I recently wrote—that Egypt's Christian Copts are increasingly being kidnapped and held hostage for ransom, some being killed even after payment is made. In al-Minya province in Upper Egypt, authorities have just identified a “gang made up of five persons that specializes in overseeing operations to kidnap wealthy Copts in … [Read more...]
Muslim Cleric Calls U.S. Aid to Egypt ‘Jizya’
As earlier suggested, the wonderful thing about Salafis—those extra “radical” Muslims who seek to emulate as literally as possible prophet Muhammad’s teachings and habits—is that they are so unabashed and frank about what they believe. Such is the degree of brainwashing that they have undergone. Unlike the Muslim Brotherhood, which was founded much earlier, doublespeak is … [Read more...]
Al Azhar Scholar: Christian Copts Will Pay Jizya
Jihad Watch During a recent interview, Dr. Mahmoud Shu‘ban, a professor at Egypt's prestigious Al Azhar University, made clear that the Copts, Egypt’s Christian minority, will pay the jizya—what is often referred to in the West as an Islamic “poll tax.” According to the Al Azhar professor, “If non-Muslims were to learn the meaning of ‘jizya,’ they would ask for it to be … [Read more...]