Right Side News By Alan Caruba The news from Paris about the killing of twelve journalists highlights Islam's war on the West that represents a fundamental truth about this cult of Mohammad. Most are familiar with the Islamic schism between the majority Sunnis and the minority Shiites. It dates back to the very earliest days of Islam when the two groups disagreed over who … [Read more...]
President Sisi’s Speech
First Things By Mark Movsesian The Internet is buzzing with news of a speech last week by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt on the need for a “religious revolution” in Islam. Speaking at Cairo’s Al Azhar University, the most important center of Islamic learning in the Sunni world, Sisi admonished the assembled scholars to revisit Islamic law, or fiqh, in order to calm … [Read more...]
Egypt’s al-Sisi Makes Extraordinary Speech on Islam
PJ Media By Roger L. Simon Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi made an extraordinary speech on New Year’s Day to Cairo’s Al-Azhar and the Awqaf Ministry calling for a long overdue virtual ecclesiastical revolution in Islam. This is something no Western leader has the had the courage to do, certainly not Barack Obama, despite his Muslim education. Accusing … [Read more...]
“We are in need of a religious revolution”
Washington Post By Eugene Volokh The Cairo Post reports that, “On Friday, President Abdel Fata al-Sisi asked Al-Azhar scholars for a ‘religious revolution’ to re-examine centuries-old Islamic thoughts that ‘make an enemy of the whole world.’” Egypt’s State Information Service likewise mentions the speech, as a “call[] on Al-Azhar and Awqaf Ministry preachers to confront the … [Read more...]
Nearly 200 Christian Churches Destroyed in Surge of Violence
WND There was a surge of anti-Christian violence by Muslims around the world that included the destruction of nearly 200 Christian churches in Nigeria during a short period around October, according to a new report from the GateStone Institute. The organization’s Raymond Ibrahim, who has documented his discoveries in “Crucified Again: Exposing Islam’s New War in … [Read more...]