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 
Posted on Sat, November 5, 2011 at 14:24 pm CET
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The Battle for Egypt: The Army Strikes Back

They claim to be protecting the country from Islamic fundamentalists, who appear likely to capture a plurality of seats in parliament… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Islamic Fundamentalism • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Salafism • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, August 18, 2011 at 00:14 am CEST
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Mubarak Deceived Israel as Muhammad Deceived Infidels?

In light of ousted president Hosni Mubarak’s ongoing trial, Western readers may be surprised to learn who some of… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Israel • Salafism • Taqiyya 
Posted on Tue, August 16, 2011 at 00:23 am CEST
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Egyptian forces take on Al Qaeda Militants in Sinai

Egyptian forces descended on the Sinai Peninsula Sunday, Aug. 14, for their first post-Mubarak operation to retake control of the territory… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Egypt • Islamic Terrorism • Jihadism • Salafism 
Posted on Thu, August 11, 2011 at 23:01 pm CEST
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Terrorism Returns to Egypt, Will Sanity about Islamism Arrive in the West?

We see the beginnings of terrorist Islamist groups in Egypt again, with a government unable or unwilling to stop them… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Christianism • Copts • Egypt • Islamism • Salafism 
Posted on Tue, July 26, 2011 at 23:37 pm CEST
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Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood, Sensing Power, Now Opposes Protests as Zionist Plot

Here’s how revolutions — at least ultimately undemocratic ones — work… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Wed, July 13, 2011 at 23:56 pm CEST
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The Incredibly Significant Missing Element in Egypt’s Revolution

As I always say, the most important stories about the Middle East are right there on the surface but are nonetheless neglected… Continue reading

Topics: Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Salafism • Tunisia 
Posted on Sun, July 10, 2011 at 23:24 pm CEST
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The ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood

Since its very beginning, the Muslim Brotherhood was based on ideological foundations that first emerged as a result of… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Global Islam • Global Jihad • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Thu, July 7, 2011 at 21:29 pm CEST
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Egypt: Desire for Money-Jizya-Prompts Attacks on Christians

If growing numbers of Muslims in Egypt have an intrinsic hatred for all things Christian… Continue reading

Topics: Copts • Egypt • Global Islam • Salafism 
Posted on Sun, July 3, 2011 at 20:53 pm CEST
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Egypt’s Religious Establishment Takes On The Muslim Brotherhood

In a major new development an Islamic force has arisen to challenge the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and support a more… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Muslim Brotherhood • Sunni Islam 
Posted on Mon, June 20, 2011 at 20:40 pm CEST
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Understanding Hamas, A Detailed Assessment

What do you have to do to be recognized as a revolutionary Islamist group using terrorism… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Hamas • Islamic Terrorism • Palestinian Terrorism • Salafism 
Posted on Wed, June 8, 2011 at 20:25 pm CEST
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Shari’a and Violence in American Mosques

How great is the danger of extremist violence in the name of Islam in the United States… Continue reading

Topics: Global Islam • Jihadism • Multiculturalism • Salafism • Sharia Law • United States of America 
Posted on Thu, June 2, 2011 at 12:02 pm CEST
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Egyptian Sheikh Jamal Qutb: “Sectarian Sedition was Fabricated by Mubarak Regime”

In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, a london-based Arabic newspaper, Islamic thinker and former chairman of Al-Azhar Fatwa Commission… Continue reading

Topics: Copts • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Muslim Brotherhood • Salafism • Sunni Islam 
Posted on Thu, May 26, 2011 at 01:37 am CEST
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The Army of Islam Designated as a Terrorist Organization by the United States

A spokesman for the American State Department announced that the Army of Islam had been designated as a terrorist organization… Continue reading

Topics: Army of Islam • Global Jihad • Palestinian Terrorism • Salafism • United States of America 
Posted on Wed, May 25, 2011 at 16:56 pm CEST
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Egypt: Christian Exodus

After the Egyptian Revolution, this is what the Copts in Egypt get… Continue reading

Topics: Copts • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Satire 
Posted on Fri, May 20, 2011 at 00:00 am CEST
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Obama’s Muslim Outreach 2.0: Doing business with the Muslim Brotherhood

President Obama’s latest paean to what he calls “the Muslim world,” delivered at the State Department today, was an exercise in whistling past the… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Muslim Brotherhood • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, May 10, 2011 at 21:18 pm CEST
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Israel’s New Neighbor Egypt: Radical Nationalist President; Islamist-Dominated Parliament

Amr Moussa, probably Egypt’s next president, has given a comprehensive picture of his views, a foretaste of the likely policies… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Egypt • Islamism • Israel • Muslim Brotherhood • Salafism 
Posted on Tue, February 8, 2011 at 11:12 am CET
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Islamic Jihadi Groups May Try to Exploit Egypt’s Turmoil

Exporting terrorism and subversion from the Gaza Strip: in our assessment terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip may exploit the recent events to increase… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Army of Islam • Gaza and Westbank • Hamas • Islamism • Morocco • Salafism 
Posted on Tue, June 29, 2010 at 18:11 pm CEST
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Israeli Arabs Involved in Violent Terrorist Attacks

Seven Israeli Arabs allegedly affiliated with al-Qaida and global jihad terrorist elements were indicted on Monday for allegedly murdering a Jewish taxi driver last year and carrying out a string of attacks against… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Semitism • Anti-Zionism • Global Jihad • Israel • Jew-Hatred • Salafism