Egypt's Coptic Christians frequently accuse State Security and police of overlooking Muslim attacks on Christians and their places of worship, especially monasteries and churches. The Western mainstream media often ignores these accusations, or mentions them in passing as "unsubstantiated reports." Last weekend's assault on the St. Mark Cathedral -- unprecedented in … [Read more...]
‘Either Europe Will Become Christian Again or It Will Become Muslim’
By Enza Ferreri Only a few days ago one of the best known figures of the Italian counter-jihad, Egyptian-born journalist Magdi Cristiano Allam, a former Muslim who converted to Catholicism, announced that, although he remains Christian, he has left the Catholic Church. In his column in the daily paper Il Giornale he gave several reasons, prominent among which is "Because … [Read more...]
Jihad Erupts on Egypt’s Christians, Again
Over the weekend, Muslims launched yet another all-out jihad, replete with cries of “Allahu Akbar,” on Egypt’s Coptic Christian minority—also known as the original, indigenous inhabitants of Egypt, before Muslims invaded in the 7th century. Different reports are citing different sources as prompting this latest Islamic assault: some say Muslim children drew swastikas on a … [Read more...]
Misinterpreting the Quran: An Equal Opportunity Tactic
By Michael Kravshik People often claim how ‘Islamophobes’ commonly misinterpret the Quran to tarnish its character. But what happens when the translations actually do the opposite, and purposely manipulate the phrasing (or include non-existent phrases) to become more palatable to Western ears? This exact situation has come to my attention on my own campus at Carleton … [Read more...]
Exposed: President Morsi’s ‘Brotherhoodization’ Plan for Egypt
Red State The Muslim Brotherhood’s former General Guide, Mahdi Akef, the organization’s supreme leader from 2004-2010, declared during an interview published today by the Kuwaiti newspaper, Al Jarida, that the “Brotherhoodization” of Egypt's state organs—which would see the transformation of Egypt into the image of the Muslim Brotherhood—is President Muhammad Morsi’s grand … [Read more...]