Soon after reporting that Egypt's Grand Mufti, Sheikh Ali Gomaa, had pronounced all Christians "infidels," I received several emails forwarding what looked like a response from Gomaa. Some websites—such as the ever-hysterical "American Muslim"—published it, providing the following additional information: Prof. Faroque Ahmad Khan took it on himself to investigate [the … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Women Must Cover Provocative Eyes
by Raymond Ibrahim • Nov 16, 2011 at 1:08 pm Cross-posted from Jihad Watch According to a report that appeared on Al Arabiyya News, Saudi Arabia's Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has confirmed that it will begin "interfering with" and "ordering" women to cover their eyes, "if they provoke fitna [temptation, sedition, etc]." The spokesman added, … [Read more...]
Muslim Brotherhood: Only “Drunks, Druggies and Adulterers” Reject Sharia
by Raymond Ibrahim • Nov 15, 2011 at 2:01 pm Cross-posted from Jihad Watch Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood just made a few assertions that have ruffled the nation's secular and Christian populace. At a conference attended by some 5,000, Senior Muslim Brotherhood leader, Dr. Essam el-Erian, Vice President of the "Freedom and Justice" party, the Brotherhood's political wing, … [Read more...]
Conspiracy Theory Shuts Down Great Pyramid
by Raymond Ibrahim • Nov 11, 2011 at 4:01 pm According to the Associated Press, "Egypt's antiquities authority closed the largest of the Giza pyramids Friday following rumors that groups would try to hold spiritual ceremonies on the site at 11:11 A.M. on Nov. 11, 2011…. The closure follows a string of unconfirmed reports in local media that unidentified groups would try to … [Read more...]
Egypt: Women Herded and Tied Like Camels?
by Raymond Ibrahim • Nov 10, 2011 at 4:16 pm Cross-posted from Jihad Watch This picture, taken at a recent protest in Egypt, has been making the rounds on various Arabic websites. Note the rope around the women, herding them like camels; note the man to the right holding the leash, walking them. I am told this is a common "precautionary measure" to keep women from mixing … [Read more...]