Posted on Sun, March 20, 2011 at 23:53 pm CET
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Watch What Anwar al-Sadat Said About the Muslim Brotherhood!

An Egyptian Christian (Coptic) group has put up a superb six-minute video of a speech by the late President Anwar al-Sadat about the Muslim Brotherhood… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Global Islam • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Sun, March 20, 2011 at 13:07 pm CET
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ElBaradei Stoned and Shoed: The Truth in Egypt Starts Coming Out

I want to call your attention to the event, discussed in this article, in which hundreds of Brotherhood supporters attacked presidential candidate Muhammad ElBaradei… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Americanism • Anti-Zionism • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Sat, March 19, 2011 at 22:29 pm CET
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Islamists Don’t Want to be America’s “Buddies”

The thing I fear most is foreign intervention. Our people and societies must realize that their main enemy abroad is the U.S. and the Zionist gang… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Americanism • Anti-Israelism • Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, March 19, 2011 at 18:58 pm CET
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Hamas Backed Now by Egyptian Government Strikes Israel with Mortars

Israeli civilians living around the Gaza border woke up Saturday, March 19, to the most massive mortar attack in years… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Egypt • Hamas • Islamism • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Syria 
Posted on Fri, March 18, 2011 at 23:58 pm CET
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No Wonder Hillary Resigned! Mr. Burns Explains U.S. Middle East Policy

For a comprehensive statement of current U.S. Middle East policy you can’t do better than the testimony of Undersecretary of State for… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Egypt • Hamas • Hezbollah • Iran • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Religious Terrorism • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Thu, March 17, 2011 at 21:52 pm CET
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Egyptian Politics Get Dangerously Messy

The issue now is a March 19 referendum on the constitutional changes proposed by a small army-appointed panel. The panel was… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Tue, March 15, 2011 at 22:56 pm CET
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Egyptian Revolutionaries Ungrateful to Obama Administration

Who’d possibly have thought it? Answer: Anybody who understands the Middle East. You see, the Obama Administration rushed… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, March 15, 2011 at 21:53 pm CET
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A Weapons-Laden Ship for Gaza Marks A Big Transformation of the Middle East

The story of the Liberian-flag ship Victoria is dramatic enough but few will understand, at least immediately, that it opens a new era… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Hamas • Iran • Israel • Israel Defense Forces • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Syria 
Posted on Tue, March 15, 2011 at 20:33 pm CET
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Israeli Navy Intercepts “Victoria” Carrying Arms Delivered by Iranian Warships

The Israeli Navy’s elite Shayetet 13 commandos intercepted the German-owned A.S. Victoria Tuesday, March 15 about 320 kilometers off… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Global Jihad • Hamas • Iran • Israel • Israel Defense Forces • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Syria • Turkey 
Posted on Mon, March 14, 2011 at 21:13 pm CET
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Foreign Troops go into Bahrain

Saudi and United Arab Emirates troops crossed into Bahrain Monday, March 14 to support the king against escalating anti-throne demonstrations… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Bahrain • Egypt • Jordan • Kuwait • Saudi Arabia • Syria • U.S. Middle East Policy • United Arab Emirates • Yemen 
Posted on Mon, March 14, 2011 at 01:43 am CET
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No Problem Here? Egypt Apparently Has Already Ended Gas Shipments to Israel

There’s nothing to worry about, we are told, of course Egypt wants to get the money from gas shipments, right? Ideology and politics are… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Israel 
Posted on Sun, March 13, 2011 at 02:30 am CET
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U.S. Middle East Policy and Those Little Ideas That Get Millions of People Killed

I listened again to President Barack Obama’s main speech on Egypt back during the revolution and two phrases caught my ear… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, March 11, 2011 at 19:36 pm CET
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Amr Moussa: Meet Egypt’s Next President?

It’s now official. The Egyptian presidential election will pit Amr Moussa against Muhammad ElBaradei. It’s hard to see a… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Democracy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism 
Posted on Fri, March 11, 2011 at 00:28 am CET
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Why Does the Media Report the Opposite of What’s True in the Middle East?

Here’s one of a thousand examples of how Middle East reality is being misrepresented. I’m told by people that the deputy head of… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Egypt • Media Bias • Muslim Brotherhood • The Middle East 
Posted on Wed, March 9, 2011 at 21:55 pm CET
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Hamas Applauds anti-Israel Position of the New Egyptian Foreign Minister

Hamas applauded Nabil al-Arabi’s statements. Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri called his positions “honorable” and said he… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Egypt • Hamas • Israel 
Posted on Wed, March 9, 2011 at 20:40 pm CET
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Egypt and the Middle East: Romanticism Meets Reality

The projected million-women march turned out just 400 and they were harassed and in some cases attacked. Meanwhile, thousands of Muslims and Christians… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Egyptian Revolution • Global Islam • Jasmine Revolution • Libya War • The Middle East 
Posted on Wed, March 9, 2011 at 18:27 pm CET
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Egypt: Women Suffer Assault and Derision at Tahrir March

The romanticism of the Egyptian Revolution meets the reality of Islam dominated society. Read this report by Ali Abdel Mohsen about the Million Women March… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Global Islam • Human Rights 
Posted on Tue, March 8, 2011 at 01:19 am CET
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Why U.S. Policy is so Bad: An Analysis of the Current Policymaking Process

The problem is that the people most qualified to be heard and who have the better understanding of the situation are being ignored… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Bahrain • Egyptian Revolution • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Mon, March 7, 2011 at 20:27 pm CET
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Arab Liberals Worry About an Islamist Egypt; Western Observers Claim There’s No Threat

while Western observers ridicule the fear of an Islamist Egypt, a lot of Arab writers are very worried. In fact, here are three articles that display such concerns… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Thu, March 3, 2011 at 05:42 am CET
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Muslim Brotherhood’s New Campaign: Seize Control of Egypt’s Islamic Institutions

MEMRI has pointed out the opening of a Muslim Brotherhood campaign to replace Egypt’s current clerical hierarchy with its own people… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Sunni Islam 
Posted on Thu, March 3, 2011 at 03:32 am CET
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History of Jihad against the Egyptian Coptic Christians

How the Jihadis vandalized this ancient land and wiped out Christianity as well as the ancient culture of Egypt… Continue reading

Topics: Byzantine Empire • Christianity • Copts • Egypt • Global Islam • Global Jihad 
Posted on Thu, March 3, 2011 at 01:30 am CET
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Obama Administration is loosing the Competition in the Middle East

In testimony to the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said, “We are in a competition. I just stress over and over again… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Iran • Islamism • Lebanon • Syria • The Middle East • United States of America 
Posted on Tue, March 1, 2011 at 01:24 am CET
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Egypt’s Revolution and Israeli Interests: A Strategic Assessment

What does the Egyptian revolution mean for Israel? A great deal and, unfortunately, none of it is particularly good, though Israel will have to adjust… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Democracy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Israel • The Middle East 
Posted on Mon, February 28, 2011 at 23:29 pm CET
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Portrait of Sheikh Dr. Yusuf Abdallah al-Qaradawi: A “Moderate” Islamist?

Sheikh Dr. Yusuf Abdallah al-Qaradawi is a central figure affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood. He was expelled from Egypt and found refuge in… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Anti-Semitism • Egypt • Global Jihad • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Islamism • Jew-Hatred • Muslim Brotherhood • Sunni Islam 
Posted on Mon, February 28, 2011 at 19:40 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Egypt’s Increasing Efforts to Combat Hamas-Related Smuggling Activity

The government of Egypt claims to have increased its efforts against Hamas-related smuggling activity, and reports recent success in… Continue reading

Topics: Counter-terrorism • Egypt • Gaza and Westbank • Hamas • Islamic Terrorism • Muslim Brotherhood • Somalia • Sudan • United States of America • WikiLeaks • Yemen