Islam In Action is on the case.
Former Egyptian chief of staff a Misunderstander of Islam, says Arabs must fight Israel again “based on our belief in God, the Koran, and the Prophet Muhammad”
Somehow Sa’d Al-Din Al-Shazli seems to have gotten the crazy idea that the Koran makes it incumbent upon Muslims to wage war against Israel. Now where could he have gotten such an impression of the Book of Peace? Has he been listening to greasy Islamophobes? Hasn’t he read the Book of Peace for himself? For […]
Egypt: Cops arrest Christian father for trying to rescue kidnapped daughter
Justice. “Egyptian Police Arrest Christian Father for Attempting to Free Kidnapped Daughter,” by Mary Abdelmassih for AINA, October 5 (thanks to DFS): Alexandria, Egypt (AINA) — At dawn on Saturday, October 3, 2009, Egyptian State Security forces arrested a group of Christian Copts in different parts of the city in Alexandria, after severely assaulting them […]
UNESCO bid reveals rampant Egyptian antisemitism
Egypt has a peace accord with Israel and is supposed to be discouraging antisemitism within the country. But the Farouk Hosny bid to become chief of UNESCO reveals just how spectacularly Egypt has failed to live up to that commitment. And that, of course, is not surprising, given the deep Koranic roots of Islamic antisemitism. […]
Muslim convert to Christianity prevented from leaving Egypt, lives under death threat
“Muslim radicals have called him an apostate and several calls for ‘spilling his blood’ have been issued.” “Muslim Convert to Christianity Prevented From Leaving Egypt,” by Mary Abdelmassih for AINA, September 26 (thanks to Ibrahim): (AINA) — Egyptian authorities have prevented Maher El-Gowhary, a Muslim-born Christian convert, from leaving the country. He was detained at […]
Egyptian would-be burner of Jewish books, defeated in bid to head UNESCO, whines — and blames the Jews, of course
Hosni’s victimhood whining here reaches Ibrahim-Hooperesque proportions — and he has recourse to that last refuge of scoundrels, the “out-of-context” defense. “Defeated Egypt candidate accuses UNESCO,” by Ines Bel Aiba for AFP, September 23 (thanks to James): CAIRO — Egyptian Culture Minister Faruq Hosni lashed out at the United Nations for being “politicised” on Wednesday […]
Christian beheads Muslim in Egypt! No, wait —
Yet another setback for the “all religions are equally likely to inspire violence” crowd. Note the official indifference and complicity. “Muslim Man Beheads Christian in Egypt,” by Mary Abdelmassih for AINA, September 21: Egypt (AINA) — Osama Araban, a Muslim man riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, went on a rampage last week in Egypt, killing 63-year […]