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Egypt, 2012: The Year In Fatwas
FrontPage Magazine 1 February 2013
By Raymond Ibrahim
In previous decades in Egypt, the fatwas, or legal decrees issued by learned Muslims and based on Sharia law, revolved around questions like proper prayer, when and where women 
Will Germany Confront Morsi's Holocaust Denial?
The Atlantic 30 January 2013
By Eric Trager
When video footage from 2010 of then-Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Morsi calling Jews "the descendants of apes and pigs" surfaced two weeks ago, it properly focused 
Tough questions await Morsi in Germany
Deutsche Welle 30 January 2013
German political leaders have a host of questions for visiting Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. The government wants to know how Morsi plans to reduce tensions and hostility 
#MyJihad in Egypt: Islamic supremacist leader calls for anti-Morsi demonstrators to be killed, crucified, or hands and feet ampu
Jihad Watch 30 January 2013
"The only reward of those who make war upon Allah and His messenger and strive after corruption in the land will be that they will be killed or crucified, or have their hands 
Egyptian Court Upholds Death Sentences for Coptic Christians in Absentia
Gather.com 30 January 2013
An Egyptian court has ruled that seven Coptic Christians who took part in the anti-Muslim YouTube video that was initially blamed for the terror attack in Benghazi, Libya on 
Hardline Islamist party calls for sterner measures against 'rioters'
Ahram Online 30 January 2013
Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiya's Building and Development Party calls for tougher measures against 'rioters', supports prosecutor-general's decision to order arrest of Black Bloc members 
'You can't turn Egypt into a democracy overnight'
Deutsche Welle 29 January 2013
Europeans can do little to help end violence in Egypt, says political analyst Jan Techau. But Mohammed Morsi will not want to create facts on the ground that would make a 
Egypt's Mursi declares state of emergency in three cities
Chicago Tribune 28 January 2013
Egypt's president declared on Sunday a state of emergency for 30 days in three cities along the Suez Canal that have been the scene of the worst violence that flared across 
Police crack down on Cairo protesters
BDlive 28 January 2013
By Edmund Blair
EGYPT’S ruler last night declared a state of emergency for 30 days in the three cities along the Suez Canal that were the scene of the worst weekend violence — at least 49 
Video: Kerry Defends Weapons Giveaway to Muslim Brotherhood Terror Regime
FrontPage Magazine 28 January 2013
By Daniel Greenfield
Secretary of State John Kerry promises to usher in a new era of aggressive nuance and moral equivalence for American foreign policy. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) on 
Muslim Brotherhood to Ultras: We Will Never Compromise Martyr Rights
ikhwanWeb.com 24 January 2013
Dr. Yasser Mehrez, Muslim Brotherhood media spokesman, affirmed full solidarity with Ultras (soccer fans) and their demands for punishment of the perpetrators of the Port Said 
Muslims attack Christians in Egypt
ChristianToday 23 January 2013
Thousands of Muslims from Marashda and surrounding villages attacked eight Coptic homes and businesses, including five pharmacies, which were looted and torched. Coptic-owned 
Egyptian soccer referee urges boycott of Israel
The Times of Israel 22 January 2013
By Sam Ser
Israel is a "cancerous tumor” that must be "torn out” of the Arab and Muslim body — and barred from hosting international soccer tournaments — according to an Egyptian soccer 
Sharia in action in Egypt: Newspaper editor accused of defaming Islam and ridiculing the Qur'an and Sharia
Jihad Watch 21 January 2013
Sharia descends upon Egypt -- and remember, this is the kind of law that Islamic supremacists and their Leftist allies want to force upon America. With a president in the White 
Egypt opposition leaders meet with prominent Salafist preacher
Ahram Online 18 January 2013
Leading members of the National Salvation Front (NSF) opposition umbrella group on Thursday met with prominent Salafist preacher Mohamed Hassan to discuss recent domestic 
Muslims rush from Mosques to destroy Coptic Building
Worthy News 18 January 2013
By Joseph DeCaro
Thousands of Egyptian Muslims shouting "Allahu Akbar" left their mosques Wednesday to destroy a social services building owned by the Coptic Church. Security forces arrived 
Egypt's Morsi in 2010: Obama Insincere; We Must Nurse Children on Hatred of Jews
youtube 17 January 2013
U.S. Tells Morsi to Repudiate Anti-Semitic Comments
Radical Islam 17 January 2013
Close to two weeks after the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) released video clips from 2010 of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi spewing blistering anti-Semitic 
Christian Family Sentenced To 15 Years For Converting From Islam
The Inquisitr 17 January 2013
An Egyptian court has sentenced a Christian family 15 years in prison for converting from Islam. The woman and her seven children we given the sentence in Beni Suef, Egypt last 
Qatar Lifts Egypt Assistance by $2.5 Billion, Hegazi Says
Bloomberg 17 January 2013
By Tarek El-Tablawy, Abdel Latif Wahba & Victoria Stilwell
Qatar will increase its assistance to Egypt by buying $2.5 billion of government bonds to help shore up its economy after the 2011 revolution, Egyptian Finance Minister 



