Videos of brutal public executions have become increasingly common in Egypt. Experts say lynching phenomenon could spread to major cities Sherif Tarek, Egyptians surround the bodies of two men hung by their feet in a bus station after being accused of theft in Samanod, about 55 miles (90 kilometers) north of Cairo, Egypt, … Continue reading »
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Phone transcripts show Hamas helped triggering Egypt’s revolution
By Missing Peace What first looked like another Middle East consparicy theory now turns into a sort of Wikileaks scandal. Hamas worked together with the Muslim Brotherhood in triggering the violence that led to Mubarak’s downfall in 2011. The daily Al-Masry Al-Youm has published details of telephone transcripts between Muslim Brotherhood figures and Hamas officials, in … Continue reading »
Obama funded Egypt Islamic party head calls to kill Christians, march on Israel
http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2013/05/egyptian-islamic-party-head-calls-to.html Lost in the glare of the media attention on Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood party are the smaller, completely insane Islamist parties to its right. (You know, the ones that make the MB appear “moderate” by comparison.) The Egyptian Islamic party, headed by Mohamed Abu Samra and Kamal Habib, is just one of these powderkegs that … Continue reading »
Air Force Recruits Chaplains From MB Front Group
The US Air Force paid the Islamic Society of North America, a Muslim Brotherhood front group, to advertise in their magazine to look for for military chaplains. By Ryan Mauro The ad as it appeared in ISNA’s magazine, “Islamic Horizons.” The U.S. Air Force has confirmed to The Clarion Project that it paid nearly $5,000 … Continue reading »
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Hollywood Awards Gala
By Mark Tapson The Hollywood Bureau of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) had its 22nd Annual Media Awards Gala last Saturday at the Hilton in Long Beach, California, bringing together “American Muslims, TV and film studio executives, public officials, interfaith leaders, and media professionals to celebrate our honorees’ achievements in using the arts to … Continue reading »
Tourism marriage under the Muslim Brotherhood
by Salama Abdellatif Human trafficking and latent prostitution CAIRO – The stench of dire poverty rises above the Hawamidiyya villages along the Nile, some 30 kilometers south of Cairo. It is not strange to see fancy cars, most of which have license plates bearing the words ‘customs’ or ‘tourism,’ parked along the lively corners … Continue reading »
The silence of the Muslim Brotherhood
Although the fact finding committee formed by Mohamed Morsi to investigate rights violations from January 2011 to June 2012 found horrid cases of abuse, the president and his backers appear disinterested in its findings Khaled Fahmy Three weeks ago, I briefly reviewed here “Nostalgia for the Light,” Patricio Guzmán’s wonderful documentary about mass … Continue reading »
An Islamic Declaration of War on Christianity
By Raymond Ibrahim While it is easy to confuse the recent jihadi attack on Egypt’s St. Mark Cathedral in Cairo as just more of the usual, this attack has great symbolic significance, and in many ways bodes great evil for Egypt’s millions of Christians. Consider some facts: St. Mark Cathedral—named after the author of the … Continue reading »
Members of military, police banned from contesting Egypt polls
Shura Council approves Article 42 of proposed electoral law, meaning members of armed forces, police and General Intelligence will be barred from contesting parliamentary seats Ahram Online, Egypt’s Shura Council (the upper house of Egypt’s parliament, currently endowed with legislative powers) has approved legislation banning serving members of the armed forces, police, and General Intelligence … Continue reading »
Thomas Friedman Finally Admits the Arab Spring is a Disaster
By Daniel Greenfield Deep Thoughts by Thomas Friedman But don’t worry, the term “admits” is a bit strong. It’s more like the weatherman who predicted there wouldn’t be a flood for a month straight clinging to an antenna on the roof of his house and trying to find reasons why he was right all along … Continue reading »
Brotherhood’s appeal begins to wane in Egypt
By Borzou Daragahi in Cairo ©Getty Protesters march through Cairo during a demonstration against President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood To become the youngest president of the students’ union in the college of law at Cairo’s Ain Shams University, Mohamed Shaker did not have to do much. He just presented himself to fellow students … Continue reading »
Morsy’s Christian Problem
Mahmoud Salem /The country was watching, half in horror and the other half probably in glee, as the police of the Islamist state of Egypt actively joined a mob in their attack on the cathedral “Any attack on Egypt’s Christians is an attack on me personally,” said President Mohamed Morsi during his 100th day as … Continue reading »
None Dare Call It Islamism
By Daniel Greenfield The Associated Press, after putting up a brief defense of the English language, ceded the term “gay marriage,” then “illegal immigrant” and finally “Islamist.” The left has a long history with political language and the media, so these latest triumphs were only a matter of time. “Don’t tell me words don’t matter,” … Continue reading »
Muslim Brotherhood govt targets Egypt’s alcohol industry
Leyla Doss A few streets down from a crowded local mosque in the affluent satellite suburb of 6th of October City, Abu Ramez proudly stacks Egyptian beer and wine onto the shelves of his supermarket, Bazaar al-Gamaa. “We are the only shop that sells alcohol in the entire district,” Abu Ramez boasts. … Continue reading »
Egypt’s Salafis Emerge As Powerful And Controversial Political Force
by Leila Fadel A protester holds a Quran at a Salafi rally for the enforcement of Islamic Shariah law last fall in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Repressed during the rule of President Hosni Mubarak, the country’s ultra-conservative Salafis have seen a resurgence since the Arab Spring uprising. El Ghany/Reuters/Landov The uprisings of the Arab Spring … Continue reading »
Hamas’ dilemma with Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
Recent developments have strained relations between Egypt and Palestinian resistance faction Hamas Hicham Mourad , Recent weeks have witnessed a campaign against Palestinian resistance faction Hamas in several Egyptian media outlets due to the alleged involvement of the group – which has governed the Gaza Strip since mid-2007 – in the attack that … Continue reading »
