Published in FrontPage Magazine Many are the lessons to be learned between the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and the current revolutions of the Arab world. Consider the issue of the hijab, the female "veil"—the proliferation of which, according to one former Islamistand associate of al-Qaeda's Ayman Zawahiri, is associated with a Muslim society's downward spiral into oppression … [Read more...]
Salafi Sex Scandals
Originally published by the Gatestone Institute Sheikh Ali Wanis, an Egyptian parliament member and prominent figure in the Nour Party—the Salafi party which preaches a return to early Islam based on Muhammad's practices—was recently caught in a "compromising position" with a female other than his legal spouse(s). According to official reports, police found a parked car on a … [Read more...]
Egyptian “Honor”: Brothers Butcher Mother, Sister, and Aunt
by Raymond Ibrahim • June 7, 2012 Cross-posted from Originally published by the Gatestone Institute According to the June 5 edition of Youm7, two brothers in a village in Assuit, Egypt, slaughtered their mother, sister, and aunt, "after discovering their sister's actions were contrary to morality." After chaos erupted in the house, including gunfire, local police … [Read more...]
Graphic Video: Muslims Slaughter Convert to Christianity in Tunisia
Originally published by the Gatestone Institute Liberal talk show host Tawfiq Okasha recently appeared on "Egypt Today" airing a video of Muslims in Tunisia slicing a young man's head off for the crime of apostasy, in this case, the crime of converting to Christianity and refusing to renounce it. The video—be warned, it is immensely graphic—can be seen here(the actual … [Read more...]
Christians Should “Convert, Pay Tribute, or Leave,”
Christians Should "Convert, Pay Tribute, or Leave," Says Muslim Brotherhood Presidential Candidate? Originally published by the Gatestone Institute According to the popular Egyptian website, El Bashayer, Muhammad Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate, just declared that he will "achieve the Islamic conquest (fath) of Egypt for the second time, and make all … [Read more...]