French President Emmanuel Macron joined Jordanian King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in a joint statement, part of which said: The war in Gaza and the catastrophic humanitarian suffering it is causing must end now. Violence, terror, and war cannot bring peace to the Middle East. The two-state solution […]
Another War Could Be Coming to the Middle East
“Do not try Egypt, or try to threaten its brothers” Currently, everyone in D.C. is once again busy pretending that the only reason that there’s violence in the region is Israel. Except that Iran and Pakistan are shelling each other’s territory, the Taliban and Iran are back to threatening each other, and here’s a potential […]
The Rise of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
The current president of Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, rescued his country by staging a coup on July 3, 2013. That coup he engineered to overturn the rule of then-President Mohamed Morsi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), who was solidifying his hold, and that of the fanatical MB to which he belonged, on the […]
Egypt’s Al-Sisi tells education ministry to delete Qur’an verses, hadiths from curricula: they help spread terrorism
Al-Sisi can acknowledge this, but no Western leader can. To do so would be “Islamophobic” and get him or her barraged with outrage from the establishment media and from Leftist and Islamic groups. The unanswered question is whether there are any actual Qur’an verses and hadiths that spread terrorism. Here are some Qur’an verses: “Against […]
Egypt’s Sisi: Freedom of expression stops when it comes to ‘offending the feelings’ of Muslims
A few years ago, al-Sisi, in a speech before Muslim clerics from al-Azhar, said “we are in need of a religious revolution.” Nothing happened, but for years afterward I was asked about this in numerous interviews, as if it heralded genuine reform in Islam. This latest statement from al-Sisi likely won’t extinguish the fond hopes […]
Egypt: After Islamic State bombings at churches, Sisi to declare three-month state of emergency
The country has struggled with the growing problem of Islamic extremism since the military coup. Perhaps Sisi’s intent in declaring a state of emergency is to give an appearance to Egyptians and the world that something tangible is being done to combat the forces of jihad that are plaguing Egypt and the rest of the […]
Egypt: Muslims shoot Christian teacher in the head as attacks on Christians escalate
The Economist reported in December that “a massacre of Coptic Christians” in Egypt is underway, and identified “disgruntled Islamists” who are out to revenge Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi’s crackdown of the Muslim Brotherhood. Coptic Christians strongly supported el-Sisi’s ouster of his MB predecessor, Mohammed Morsi. Former Unit 777 (an Egyptian military counter-terrorism and special operations unit) chief-of-staff […]
Trump affirms support for Egypt’s fight against terror in phone call with Sisi
Sisi’s regime isn’t perfect. Muslims are still brutalizing Christians in Egypt, and the government has done little to protect this despised and defenseless minority. At the same time, Sisi is a bulwark against political Islam in the Middle East. With Turkey rapidly re-Islamizing and the Islamic State still in the picture, that is important. So […]
Egypt strengthens ties with Hamas
The decision to “strengthen ties with Hamas” bears troubling implications despite the “anti-Islamic State campaign” excuse, particularly regarding Egypt’s relations with Israel. Egypt’s strengthening of relations with Hamas suggests that Egypt is heading in a direction opposite to the one that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi indicated when he called for Islamic reform. It is also […]
Egypt summons U.S. ambassador over DC Muslim Brotherhood meetings
The Egyptian government is understandably annoyed over Obama’s continuing support for the Muslim Brotherhood. “Egypt summons U.S. ambassador over Muslim Brotherhood,” by Arshad Mohammed, Reuters, June 8, 2015: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Egypt summoned the U.S. ambassador in Cairo to show displeasure at Muslim Brotherhood figures coming to Washington for a private conference, sources familiar with […]