As the U.S. continues threatening to cut aid off from Egypt in response to the popular June 30 revolution that saw the Obama administration's Muslim Brotherhood allies ousted, growing numbers of Egyptians are calling on Egypt to refuse to accept any aid from the U.S. Yesterday evening an organization calling itself "No Aid" (from the U.S.) stood in front of the U.S. embassy … [Read more...]
Defiant Morsi Screams in Trial: ‘I Am Legitimate President!’
According to sources present at the initial trials of Muhammad Morsi, the former Egyptian president is behaving "very tensely," and refusing to answer any question concerning the charges against him, which include treason against Egypt, and inciting terrorism against Egyptian citizens. A judicial source told Al Watan that "During one interrogation session, Morsi began … [Read more...]
‘Islamic State in Iraq and Levant’ Calls for Jihad on ‘Infidel’ Egyptian Military
According to a September 1, RT Arabic report, the al-Qaeda linked "Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant" issued an Internet statement on August 31 calling on Muslims to wage war on the Egyptian military and criticizing the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafi Nour party for stopping the jihad against the Egyptian state. Among other things, the statement argued that the Egyptian … [Read more...]
‘Peaceful’ Brotherhood Protesters Cut Officer’s Tongue
While Western media, following Al Jazeera's lead, were demonizing the Egyptian military for breaking up the Muslim Brotherhood's "sit in" camps where Brotherhood supporters were "holding vigil," they failed to mention that these Brotherhood supporters were also torturing, raping, and mass murdering people in the name of Islam and/or Brotherhood. Most recently, yesterday … [Read more...]
Egyptian Club Bans Beards and Veils
In the first move of its kind, the Jazira Club, a popular sports and country club in Cairo, Egypt, has, "in the context of what's been happening in the nation," just banned all entry to men wearing the traditional Muslim beard and women wearing the niqab, or full black mantle that conceals everything but their eyes. Nor is this new rule limited to visitors, but employees as … [Read more...]