Posted on Mon, July 24, 2017 at 19:28 pm CEST
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Islamic Propaganda: The Importance of Da’wah

Da’wah and Jihād are an all-encompassing effort to make the Islamic rule prevail… Read more

Topics: Global Islam • Global Jihad • Islamic Proselytization • Islamization • Religion • Salafism • Taqiyya 
Posted on Sun, July 23, 2017 at 21:02 pm CEST
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Loving and Hating for the Sake of Allah: The al-Wala’ wal-Bara’ Doctrine

It is vital to understand the Islamic worldview concerning non-Muslims, as vividly illustrated in the al-Wala’ wal-Bara’ doctrine. Accordingly, Islam is superior, and to maintain its superiority Muslims are required to hate and fight ‘others’ who resist Islam’s domination of the world… Read more

Topics: Anti-Americanism • Anti-Christianism • Anti-Israelism • Anti-Westernism • Global Islam • Global Jihad • Islamic Terrorism • Religion • Salafism • Sunni Islam • Wahhabism 
Posted on Mon, February 29, 2016 at 00:10 am CET
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The Key to Combating Radicalization

What can we do to counter the message of hate preached by radical imams… Read more

Topics: Economy • Egypt • Global Islam • Islamic Fundamentalism • Islamism • Jihadism • Religion • Salafism • Sunni Islam • Wahhabism 
Posted on Sun, June 7, 2015 at 12:50 pm CEST
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The ISIS Worm in Time

What’s wrong with Islam?… Read more

Topics: Global Islam • Islamic State • Islamic Terrorism • R. Joseph Hoffmann • Religion • Salafism • Wahhabism 
Posted on Mon, September 2, 2013 at 19:37 pm CEST
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The Muslim Brotherhood: Origins, Efficacy, and Reach

The Muslim Brotherhood is the most important Islamic organization in the world… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Global Islam • History • Muslim Brotherhood • Religion • Salafism 
Posted on Mon, December 10, 2012 at 23:24 pm CET
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Ayman Zawahiri and Egypt: A Trip Through Time

Around 1985, current al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri fled his homeland of Egypt, presumably never to return, he never forgot his original objective: transforming Egypt into an Islamist state that upholds and enforces the totality of Sharia law, and that works towards the resurrection of a global caliphate… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Anti-Americanism • Anti-Christianism • Anti-Israelism • Anti-Westernism • Egypt • Global Jihad • Islamic Terrorism • Religion • Salafism 
Posted on Thu, July 12, 2012 at 21:31 pm CEST
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A First Look at Egypt’s New Constitution Shows a Careful Ambiguity On Islamic Rule

Although it isn’t official, the first two articles of Egypt’s new Constitution have been reportedly drafted by the committee of parliamentarians charged with that task… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Islamism • Politics • Religion • Salafism • Sharia Law 
Posted on Sun, July 8, 2012 at 15:15 pm CEST
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Egypt’s “Sex-Slave” Marriage

What is being dubbed as Egypt’s “first sex-slave marriage” took place mere days after the Muslim Brotherhood’s Muhammad Morsi was made president… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Global Islam • Human Rights • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Religion • Salafism • Sharia Law 
Posted on Sat, June 23, 2012 at 13:58 pm CEST
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Egypt: Islamists vs. Copts

The future of Egypt’s indigenous Christians, the Copts, looks bleak… Continue reading

Topics: Copts • Culture • Egypt • Islamism • Jihadism • Muslim Brotherhood • Religion • Salafism • Sharia Law 
Posted on Fri, June 15, 2012 at 21:27 pm CEST
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Court Dissolves Egyptian Parliament; Army Takes Over; Civil War?

The Egyptian Supreme Constitutional Court has invalidated the parliamentary election there… Continue reading

Topics: Algeria • Democracy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • History • Muslim Brotherhood • Religion • Salafism 
Posted on Fri, June 15, 2012 at 20:57 pm CEST
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The Wild Card in Arab “Democratic” Politics: Extra-Parliamentary Violence

Consider just a small part of what’s gone on in Tunisia, a relatively moderate country where the radical Islamists “only” got 40 percent of the vote… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Islamism • Religion • Salafism • Tunisia 
Posted on Sat, April 7, 2012 at 18:46 pm CEST
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After the Arab Spring, Salafists are Moving Closer to Changing the Face of the Maghreb

Now the initial euphoria about the Arab revolts has subsided, it’s clear the ‘Arab Spring’ will not bring a liberal, secular, Western (or Islamic) model of democracy to the Arab world… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Arab World • Crethi Plethi • Democracy • Islamism • Maghreb • Mauritania • Religion • Salafism 
Posted on Wed, April 4, 2012 at 20:29 pm CEST
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U.S. Government and Media Cheer Muslim Brotherhood Regime in Egypt

A year ago we were told that Egypt was going to become a moderate democratic state ruled by hip Facebook kids. Now Egypt is going to become a moderate Islamist republic ruled by the Muslim Brotherhood… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Salafism 
Posted on Thu, March 22, 2012 at 20:55 pm CET
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Mohammed Merah was a new breed of Iron Man terrorist

The French-born al Qaeda killer, Mohammed Merah, who shocked the world by murdering three Jewish schoolchildren and their teacher in Toulouse by shots to the head… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Anti-Semitism • Counter-terrorism • France • Global Jihad • Islamic Terrorism • Jew-Hatred • Religion • Salafism • Security and Defense 
Posted on Mon, February 20, 2012 at 19:19 pm CET
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A New Year of ‘Dhimmitude’ for Egypt’s Copts

2012 appears to be unfolding as the “year of dhimmitude” for Egypt’s Christians… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Christianism • Copts • Egypt • Human Rights • Muslim Brotherhood • Religion • Salafism 
Posted on Sat, February 18, 2012 at 22:14 pm CET
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Manufacturing Heresy: How the Mildest Muslim Liberalism is Turned into a Capital Punishment Offense

Nageeb Kashgari is a young man in a lot of trouble… Continue reading

Topics: Human Rights • Islamic Fundamentalism • Islamism • Political Correctness • Religion • Salafism • Saudi Arabia • Sharia Law • Wahhabism 
Posted on Thu, February 16, 2012 at 00:36 am CET
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Good-Bye, Middle East! Quietly, Liberals and Minorities are Fleeing

I wonder how much higher are the number of visa applications from Egypt, Tunisia, and Turkey to North America, Europe, and Australia… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Arab World • Democracy • Human Rights • Islamism • Salafism • The Middle East 
Posted on Wed, January 25, 2012 at 16:51 pm CET
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America and the Arab Spring

A year ago this week, on January 25, 2011, the ground began to crumble under then-Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak’s feet… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Bahrain • Democracy • Egyptian Revolution • Human Rights • Iraq • Islamic Fundamentalism • Islamism • Israel • Jordan • Libya War • Muslim Brotherhood • Salafism • Syria • U.S. Middle East Policy • Yemen 
Posted on Mon, January 23, 2012 at 16:37 pm CET
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Islamist Parties Dominate Egypt’s Parliament

We’re starting to get a good picture of what the lower house of Egypt’s parliament will be like… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Democracy • Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Politics • Salafism 
Posted on Fri, December 16, 2011 at 19:46 pm CET
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Who’s the Leading Authority in Defining Islam? Ayatollah Western Media

The Washington Post has an article by Michael Gerson attacking Newt Gingrich’s warning that the imposition of Sharia law… Continue reading

Topics: Global Islam • Muslim Brotherhood • Religion • Salafism • Sharia Law • The Media • United States of America 
Posted on Wed, December 14, 2011 at 20:03 pm CET
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Iranian speculations on Egypt’s Islamists: Shi’ite-style revolutionaries or Turkish-style democrats?

There have been various speculations in Iranian press on the significance of the Islamists’ victory and the nature of the Islamist faction in Egypt… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Egyptian Revolution • Iran • Islamism • Maghreb • Salafism • Saudi Arabia • Shi'ism • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam 
Posted on Tue, December 13, 2011 at 20:47 pm CET
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Middle East: We’re Going to Have a Revolution and We Can Do it the Hard Way or the Easy Way

Do I have to draw you a picture of how Islamism is just pretending to be moderate… Continue reading

Topics: Communism • Islamism • Jihadism • Muslim Brotherhood • Religion • Salafism • Slavery in Islam • Sunni Islam • The Middle East 
Posted on Tue, December 6, 2011 at 21:26 pm CET
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Egypt: We’ve Heard What the Majority Thinks

Let’s figure out what the voting in Egypt means in concrete terms… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Islamism • Politics • Religion • Salafism 
Posted on Thu, December 1, 2011 at 00:11 am CET
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Egyptian Election Outcome is Worse Than Expected

Since last February I have predicted that the Muslim Brotherhood would win elections in Egypt… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Politics • Salafism 
Posted on Sun, November 20, 2011 at 15:38 pm CET
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Aliaa ElMahdy is not afraid of being a woman despite harassment in Egypt

Aliaa Magda ElMahdy, a blogger and female activist, sparked controversy and attracted both criticism and admiration in Egypt after… Continue reading

Topics: Crethi Plethi • Culture • Democracy • Egypt • Global Islam • Human Rights • Religion • Salafism • Sharia Law