I put “Islamist” in quotation marks because Ghannouchi has reportedly stated his opposition to the imposition of Sharia in Tunisia, or at least has appeared to do so. How an advocate for political Islam can oppose Sharia is unclear. In any case, there are no heroes in this story: one of those who were attacked […]
Archives for January 2011
Spencer: Muslim Brotherhood Poised for Power in Egypt
In a featured article at Human Events this morning, I discuss the Muslim Brotherhood’s press for power in Egypt and its implications for the U.S.: A group dedicated to “eliminating and destroying Western civilization from within” is poised to take power in Egypt. After days of riots in Egypt against Hosni Mubarak’s regime, on Sunday […]
Protest NYC Ground Zero mosque hypocrisy on February 3
The contrast is noteworthy: recently, after local protests over its proximity to the battleground of the Civil War Battle of the Wilderness, Wal-Mart abandoned plans to build a new store in the Orange, Virginia area. Pamela Geller has the details here, and comments: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has abandoned plans to build a store near a […]
Zayed-Spencer debate, reposted by popular demand
Last Friday night I debated the imam Moustafa Zayed on ABN TV. Zayed is the author of a book that he claims is a refutation of my book The Truth About Muhammad. His is entertainingly entitled The Lies About Muhammad — and his book is indeed full of lies about Muhammad. The topic we debated […]
“People picture Muslims with a Quran in one hand and a sword in the other”
This was just another story about just another interfaith gathering in which just another imam explains that terrorism and violence have nothing to do with Islam, and that only greasy Islamophobes think otherwise: “Faith symposium promotes peace: Religious leaders meet to discuss building bridges to understanding,” by Bryan Fitzgerald for the Times Union, January 31. […]
Egypt: Member of “Army of Islam,” escaped from prison, says his armed resistance against Israel will continue
A member of the Army of Islam, jailed in Egypt for plotting a jihad terror attack against Israel, escapes in the recent chaos. In this clip from Al-Jazeera, which is yet more indication of how jihadists are positioned to exploit the democracy agitation in Egypt, he tells his story.
Spencer: The Middle East’s Intifada
In FrontPage this morning I discuss the Islamic supremacist character of the democracy protests: Now that the Muslim Brotherhood has begun talks with opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei to form a national unity government after the fall of Mubarak, which apparently all concerned expect to be imminent, the character of the Egyptian revolution has become clearer. […]
Why they hate Mubarak: “He is supporting Israel. Israel is our enemy…If people are free in Egypt…they gonna destroy Israel”
More evidence of the Islamic supremacist presence among the protesters. (Video thanks to Afdwair.)
Third Post
An “Islamist” is generally a proponent of political Islam. I generally tend not to use the word, because many draw a distinction between “Islamic” and “Islamist,” implying (and sometimes asserting outright) that political Islam is a twisting and hijacking of the original, presumably non-political, non-supremacist Islamic religion. Since that is a false distinction, I shy […]
Muslim Brotherhood, ElBaradei in talks to form post-Mubarak govt in Egypt
Such a government would be the first step toward an Islamic state in Egypt. “Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood eyes unity gov’t without Mubarak,” from Haaretz, January 30 (thanks to Benedict): The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest opposition group,is [sic] in talks with other anti-government figures to form a national unity government without President Hosni Mubarak, a group […]