Al-Ansari accuses Eissa and Wafia of “hiraba,” which is unlawful warfare. This is the term that Islamic supremacists want counterterror analysts and law enforcement officials to use instead of jihad. But al-Ansari uses it not of jihad terrorists, but of a couple of journalists who oppose the spread of the “extremist ideology.” The irony of […]
Egyptian journalist: Sermon on Mount should be taught in Egyptian schools
Ibrahim Eissa, an Egyptian television personality, recently made some remarks that were as objective as they were startling to many in Egypt. After pointing out that it is good to teach Coptic Christians the Koran in public schools, simply because knowledge of the Koran goes a long way in improving knowledge of the Arabic language—which […]