Coptic Solidarity While discussing how the Islamic State burns some of its victims alive—most notoriously, a Jordanian pilot—Egyptian journalist Yusuf al-Husayni remarked on his satellite program that “The Islamic State is only doing what Al Azhar teaches… and the simplest example is Ibn Kathir’s Beginning and End.” Located in Cairo, Egypt, Al Azhar is the Islamic world’s … [Read more...]
Al Azhar “Freely” Promotes Slaughter of Christians and Infidels
Egypt's Al Azhar University -- seen by many as Sunni Islam's most authoritative voice -- continues to incite enmity for and violence against non-Muslims "infidels." (So much for President Sisi's exhortation before Al Azhar that its sheikhs and ulema reform Islam in a way that makes the Muslim world cease to be "a source of anxiety, danger, killing and destruction for the rest … [Read more...]
The Significance of Sisi’s Speech
Danish Portuguese On New Year’s Day, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi—the hero of Egypt’s 2013 anti-Muslim Brotherhood revolution—made some remarkable comments concerning the need for a “religious revolution.” Watch the video below or click here to read the excerpt: Sisi made his remarks during a speech celebrating the birth of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad—which was … [Read more...]
Egypt’s Sisi: Islamic “Thinking” Is “Antagonizing the Entire World”
Danish German Speaking before Al-Azhar and the Awqaf Ministry on New Year’s Day, 2015, and in connection to Prophet Muhammad's upcoming birthday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a vocal supporter for a renewed vision of Islam, made what must be his most forceful and impassioned plea to date on the subject. Among other things, Sisi said that the “corpus of … [Read more...]
‘Muslim Reformers’: Forever Talking the Talk, Never Walking the Walk
FrontPage Magazine Due to its rarity, it’s always notable whenever a top Islamic leader publicly acknowledges the threat of Islamic radicalism and terror. And yet, such denunciations never seem to go beyond words—and sometimes not even that. Thus, in “An Arab Prince Denounces Islamism,” Daniel Pipes highlights “a remarkable but thus-far unnoticed address on Dec. 5” by … [Read more...]