Egypt

Hezbollah Probes Detente With Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood

Al-Monitor 1 March 2013
By Nasser Chararah

The dialogue between Hezbollah and the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt never stopped. It continued — albeit secretly — given the sensitivities plaguing their relationship, due to

 

Libyan Weapons Being Sold to Al Qaeda in Egyptian Auctions

answeringmuslims.com 28 February 2013

You couldn't make this stuff up, not even if you called your fictional story "The Idiot Leaders of Idiot Land." The U.S. government supported Libyan rebels against a secular

 

Census body: Egypt population reaching 92 million

Yahoo! News 28 February 2013

Egypt's government says in March, the number of Egyptian citizens will reach 92 million. Of those, 84 million live in Egypt and 8 million abroad. The Central Agency for

 

Bible-burning Egyptian Islamist freed on bail

Ahram Online 26 February 2013

Controversial Egyptian Islamist Ahmed Abdullah, known as Abu-Islam, was freed on bail on Monday after he was held in custody for four days on charges of insulting Christianity,

 

Muslims Behead Another Christian Pastor

Gatestone Institute 25 February 2013
By Raymond Ibrahim

Does this conflict really revolve around the Muslim desire to never mistakenly to eat unpermitted meat, or are Muslims attacking and killing non-Muslims for being business competitors, while articulating their hostility in the garb of Islamic piety?

A Christian pastor was recently slaughtered in the Muslim-majority African nation of Tanzania. While butchering Christian minorities is becoming increasingly common in that part of the Muslim world, the context for this latest slaughter is somewhat different than the usual forms of Christian persecution under Islam -- such as using allegations of "blaspheming" the name of Muslim prophet Muhammad.

 

The silent Islamization of Egyptian society

AsiaNews 25 February 2013

From the continuing attacks against Christians, to the proposed ban on alcohol and belly dancing, Egypt is increasingly being transformed into an Islamic state. The signs of

 

Salafi leader in Egypt accuses Jews of being a "fifth column"

elderofziyon 25 February 2013

The leader of Salafi Nour Party in Egypt, Yousri Hammad, claims that there is a 'fifth column' backed by the media to drive a wedge between the Egyptian army and the

 

Suspected Islamists deface Egyptian cultural icons

The Jerusalem Post 25 February 2013
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON

Monuments to two of Egypt’s most important cultural icons – singer Umm Kulthum and Taha Husayn, one of the most important intellectuals of the 20th century, have been

 

War on Women: Taliban Kill 20% More Women and Girls

FrontPage Magazine 22 February 2013
By Daniel Greenfield

…Islam. Fighting the War on Women since the year 610.

Afghanistan is going really well, as you might have heard. The negotiations with the Taliban are going smoothly and they just put in a bid to kill 20 percent more women and girls in the new united Afghan government.

 

A Distinction Without a Difference: Muslim Brotherhood Use Taqiyya to Pass Sukuk Law in Egypt

Shariah Finance Watch 22 February 2013

Throughout the world, the terms "sukuk,” "Islamic bond,” and "Shariah-Compliant Bond” are used interchangeably to describe a derivative security created by the Shariah Finance

 

Egyptian Christians: Where can they turn to?

Right Side News 22 February 2013
By Dr. Ashraf Ramelah

One solution for the Copts of Egypt is to give up their country and migrate to free and democratic states as the Egyptian Jews did years ago. I have included some reasons for

 

The Humiliation of Egypt’s Grand Mufti

FrontPage Magazine 21 February 2013
By Raymond Ibrahim

Whenever Islamists grow in strength and influence, non-Muslims — and even Muslims not deemed Islamic enough — bear the brunt. This is the history of Islam. In weakness, it is

 

Muslim Brotherhood Moves to Ban Alcohol in Egypt

FrontPage Magazine 21 February 2013
By Daniel Greenfield

Egypt’s currency is imploding, its gas situation is critical and there are riots in the streets. But Islamists can’t help having a one track mind. Islamic Sharia Law Uber

 

Muslim Council of Britain Secretary-General Attends OIC Islamic Summit Conference In Cairo

The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has announced that its Secretary-General has represented the Council at the Twelfth Islamic Summit Conference of the Organisation of Islamic

 

Palestinian militant Hamas group accuses Egypt of flooding smuggling tunnels along Gaza border

Fox News 20 February 2013

The Hamas rulers of Gaza and local smugglers on Tuesday accused Egypt of flooding cross-border tunnels with sewage water in order to halt a thriving smuggling trade that has

 

Muslim Brotherhood tells us they are in the United States – anyone listening?

Creeping Sharia 19 February 2013

The Muslim Brotherhood in America and some of the leading Islamic groups throughout the USA have been a hot button issue for some time. Both corrupt/ignorant politicians and

 

Ambassador says 26 Egyptians still in Saudi prisons

Egypt Independent 19 February 2013

Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs and Egyptians Abroad Ali al-Ashiry on Sunday met with Saudi Ambassador Ahmed al-Qattan to emphasize the strong relations between

 

Egyptian editor says he was forced out by Muslim Brotherhood

The Guardian 19 February 2013
By Patrick Kingsley

The editor of Egypt's largest English-language news website – the state-owned Ahram Online – has been forced out from his job, allegedly by allies of the Muslim Brotherhood,

 
 
 
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