Egyptian security sources said that last night during heavy clashes with Islamist militant groups in northern Sinai, eight takfiri members were killed (takfiris are militant Muslims who kill other Muslims on the accusation that the latter are not Muslim enough). The clashes took place in the region of Sheikh Zawid, where earlier reports had said militant groups were … [Read more...]
Al-Qaeda to Morsi: Execute All Christians and Secularists Who Oppose Sharia
Jihad Watch Many of the alleged telephone recordings between ousted Egyptian president Muhammad Morsi and Muhammad Zawahiri, al-Qaeda leader Ayman Zawahiri’s brother, are becoming available on Egyptian media, and will likely be part of Morsi’s February 16 trial, dealing with his alleged conspiracies with various foreign jihadi organizations. One call is especially telling … [Read more...]
Muslim Brotherhood Calls on World’s Help, Exposes Treason to Egypt
In light of the overall ineffectiveness of the planned pro-Muslim Brotherhood uprisings during the third anniversary of the January 25 revolution, the Freedom and Justice Party—the political wing of the Brotherhood—is again calling on “the world” and “at their head, the United Nations,” to intervene in Egypt’s domestic affairs, to annoyance of the average Egyptian who resents … [Read more...]
Gen. Sisi: ‘Religious Discourse Greatest Challenge Facing Egypt’
According to Egyptian media, during his recent speech at the Dept. of Moral Affairs for the Armed Forces, Gen. Abdul Fateh al-Sisi—the man who ousted former President Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood in response to the June Revolution and who is seen as the nation's de facto ruler—declared that “Religious discourse is the greatest battle and challenge facing the Egyptian … [Read more...]
Why Islamists Ban Women from Sitting on Chairs
Last week I reported how the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and Levant had, among other stipulations, issued a decree "banning" women from sitting on chairs. This information was derived from a Syrian news clip (link in original post). But no reason was given for this seemingly bizarre rule. However, digging around through some fatwas and opinions, apparently the fear … [Read more...]