Published in FrontPageMagazine.com Translations of this item: Danish The other day I saw a video of a sheikh warning Muslims against disregarding Muhammad's sunna, or the rules and customs the prophet prescribed for Muslims. To support his point, he read a hadith wherein Muhammad told Muslims: "When you wake up from sleep to pray, wash your hands before you put … [Read more...]
Egypt: Christian Girls Kidnapped and ‘Sold’
Published in FrontPageMagazine.com Two teenage Coptic girls, cousins, were recently kidnapped and then "sold" in Minya, Egypt—the same region where a Coptic church was recently attacked and desecrated. I tried to find this story in English-language media and, as expected, found nothing, except for one report in Al-Masry Al-Youm titled "Clashes between police and Coptic … [Read more...]
Al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri, Bigger Threat Than Osama?
Published in Bloomberg Now that Ayman Zawahiri has assumed leadership of al-Qaeda, it is important to end the widespread perception that he is a dour intellectual who is disconnected from young, would-be jihadists. The fact is, Zawahiri is a wily, dangerous and imposing leader who should be considered no less of a threat—and perhaps even more so—than his predecessor. Like … [Read more...]
Ingen “revolusjon” for Egypts kristne
SMA Translation of the original text: No 'Revolution' for Egypt's Christians Den 5. mars ble en antikk koptisk kirke (omtalt her…) i Sool, en landsby nær Kairo i Egypt, angrepet, plyndret og satt fyr på av muslimer. Etterpå samlet skarer av muslimer seg rundt den nedbrente bygningen og slo ned resten av veggene med slegger, mens de skrek "Allahu Akbar!" (Youtube) For … [Read more...]
Muslim Brotherhood Leader Caught Lying—While Swearing to God
Translations of this item: Danish Sobhi Saleh, a top Muslim Brotherhood leader who was elected by Egypt's Supreme Council to be on the constitution amendment committee, recently gave a speech wherein he insisted that Brotherhood men should only marry Brotherhood women, since they are "superior" to other Muslim women in Egypt—and so they can "produce little … [Read more...]