According to a September 1, RT Arabic report, the al-Qaeda linked "Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant" issued an Internet statement on August 31 calling on Muslims to wage war on the Egyptian military and criticizing the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafi Nour party for stopping the jihad against the Egyptian state. Among other things, the statement argued that the Egyptian … [Read more...]
Egypt: Christians Killed for Ransom
Not only are the churches, monasteries, and institutions of Egypt’s Christians under attack by the Muslim Brotherhood and its supporters—nearly 100 now have been torched, destroyed, ransacked, etc.—but Christians themselves are under attack all throughout Egypt, with practically zero coverage in Western media. Days ago, for example, Copts held a funeral for Wahid Jacob, a … [Read more...]
‘Peaceful’ Brotherhood Protesters Cut Officer’s Tongue
While Western media, following Al Jazeera's lead, were demonizing the Egyptian military for breaking up the Muslim Brotherhood's "sit in" camps where Brotherhood supporters were "holding vigil," they failed to mention that these Brotherhood supporters were also torturing, raping, and mass murdering people in the name of Islam and/or Brotherhood. Most recently, yesterday … [Read more...]
Egyptian Club Bans Beards and Veils
In the first move of its kind, the Jazira Club, a popular sports and country club in Cairo, Egypt, has, "in the context of what's been happening in the nation," just banned all entry to men wearing the traditional Muslim beard and women wearing the niqab, or full black mantle that conceals everything but their eyes. Nor is this new rule limited to visitors, but employees as … [Read more...]
Brotherhood Supporters Place X Marks on Coptic Homes
The Christian Copts of Shubra al-Khaima, Egypt, are in a "state of panic and terror" as "a number of supporters of ousted President Muhammad Morsi have been placing markings on Christian homes in the area for [future] targeting." Speaking anonymously, one Copt from the region told Veto News agency that they "recently noticed strange movements in the streets. When they went … [Read more...]