Earlier this week, Egypt's Tahrir News conducted an interview with Dr. Amima Kamal, advisor to President Morsi on Women's Affairs, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice party, and a member of the Constituent Assembly. The discussion about female circumcision, or female genital mutilation, is causing some controversy. When asked what advice she would give … [Read more...]
Egyptian Father Kills Three Daughters with Snakes
Published in FrontPage Magazine A tragic story concerning an Egyptian father who killed his three young daughters with snakes last April was largely missed in the West. According to Emirates24: An Egyptian man killed his three young daughters aged 7, 5 and 3 by letting a poisonous snake bite them. According to 'Al Youm Al Sabea'a' newspaper, the three kids were found dead … [Read more...]
The Collective Punishment of Egypt’s Christian Copts
Published in Coptic Solidarity Last month saw Egypt's latest large-scale "collective punishment" of Christian Copts. It started when a Christian launderer accidently burned the shirt of a Muslim customer, which led to a brawl between the two Egyptians (first reported here). The next day "the Muslim, with approximately 20 of his followers, went to the Christian's home to attack … [Read more...]
Egyptian Muslim Destroys Quran, Religious Leader Calls for His Death (VIDEO)
by Stoyan Zaimov Christian Post A YouTube video of an Egyptian man ripping pages from the Quran, the Muslim holy book, and denouncing it as "the source of all evil," has angered conservative Muslims in the Islamic nation, with many calling for his death. "There it is, Allah's book; this is the basic catastrophe. I don't know what day it is of this disgusting month of Ramadan. … [Read more...]
Crucifixions, Not Fictions
Published in Investigative Project on Terrorism I recently wrote an article based on Arabic reports that Muslim Brotherhood supporters had crucified Morsi's opponents. Because it was picked up by several websites and disseminated far and wide, as usual, Islam's apologists and others claimed "hoax." Readers sent me a couple of these articles which, upon further investigation, … [Read more...]