by Raymond Ibrahim  •  Mar 22, 2012 at 2:19 pm Cross-posted from Jihad Watch Sheikh Yassir al-Burhami, an influential leader in Egypt's Salafi party—which won some 25% of the nation's votes, second only to the Muslim Brotherhood—just issued a fatwa banning any participation in Mother's Day, which is celebrated March 21st in Egypt. According to Ahl Al-Quran, the context is … [Read more...]

by Raymond Ibrahim  •  Mar 21, 2012 at 6:23 pm Cross-posted from Jihad Watch Yesterday at a conference, Dr. Abd al-Mun'im Abu al-Futuh—the most popular presidential candidate in Egypt and a leading Muslim Brotherhood figure—declared that "Islam must be upheld and Sharia must be applied; nor shall we permit the methods of the former regime—imprisoning our sons simply because … [Read more...]

by Ahmad al-Baghdadi (translated and introduced by Raymond Ibrahim) Originally published by the Stonegate Institute Translations of this item: Hebrew Spanish Provided they can be objective, members of a civilization are often best placed to critique that civilization. Accordingly, the following article, which recently made the rounds on various Arabicwebsites, … [Read more...]

Translations of this item: Dutch According to several Arabic news sources, last Monday, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, declared that it is "necessary to destroy all the churches of the region." The Grand Mufti made his assertion in response to a question posed by a delegation from Kuwait, where a parliament member … [Read more...]

by Raymond Ibrahim  •  Mar 13, 2012 at 2:07 pm Cross-posted from Jihad Watch According to today's edition of Egypt's Al-Wafd, a popular political website, the latest candidate for the Egyptian presidency, Muhammad Muhammad Musa, claims he is the hidden Mahdi -- a savior figure in Islamic eschatology. After exiting from the Supreme Council for Elections, Musa said that "he is … [Read more...]