Posts Tagged: Egyptian Jews
Honoring Jewish Refugees From Arab Lands: A Letter From a Forgotten Jew
I am a forgotten Jew. My roots are nearly 2,600 years old; my ancestors made landmark contributions to world civilization; and my presence was felt from...
Report: Egyptian Antiquities Ministry Official Calls on World to Help Fund Restoration, Preservation of Country’s Ancient Jewish Artifacts
The head of the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities Monuments Department is calling on the world to help fund the restoration and preservation of ancient Jewish...
Egyptians Angry Over TV News Ticker Calling Murdered Jews ‘Martyrs’
Egyptian satellite channel CBC has come under attack for how it described Jews murdered in Jerusalem. The news ticker (pictured) says: "Martyrdom of settlers and wounding...
Egyptian Journalist Dons Orthodox Jewish Garb in Search of Cairo Synagogue (VIDEO)
A journalist at Egyptian popular news site Dotmsr dressed up as an ultra-Orthodox Jew and walked the streets of Cairo asking locals for directions to...
Egyptian Jewish Community Selects New President
The Egyptian Jewish Community Council has selected Magda Haroun as its new head succeeding Carmen Weinstein, who died on Saturday aged 82. Haroun, 61,...
Arab Media Article: Story of Jewish Egyptian Girl as “Fake” as Anne Frank
An article posted to the IDF blog over Passover and covered by The Algemeiner has been denounced in the Arab media. Rashid Shaheen, who writes...
Egyptian Jewish Leader Acquitted of Fraud
Jerusalem Post - Carmen Weinstein, the president of the Egyptian Jewish community, was acquitted last week of fraud and embezzlement of 3 million Egyptian...
New Egyptian Film Explores Fate of the Country’s Jews (VIDEO)
An exclusive preview for a new film titled "The Jews of Egypt," about the fate of Egyptian Jews in the 20th century, was recently posted...
The Muslim Brotherhood Has Been Antisemitic Since Its Founding
The New York Times' January 14 report on the Middle East Media Research Institute's (MEMRI) videos of Egyptian Mohamed Morsi's 2010...
Beyond “Apes and Pigs”: Ten Morsi Quotes That Tell All
Is Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's recently revealed statement that Zionists are "descendants of apes and pigs" cause for concern? At least one Jewish...
In Meeting with Senators, Morsi Implies that Jews Run the Media
Foreign Policy - Last week in Cairo, seven U.S. senators had a highly contentious meeting with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy during which the Muslim Brotherhood...
Enshrining Ideologies: Egypt and the U.S.
For days now, the twittersphere and even the mainstream media have been agog at the anti-Semitism spewing in a now-viral video by Mohammed Morsi in...
Morsi’s Anti-Semitism Reveals More About Us Than Him
It's a story that began with an eagle-eyed Jewish blogger who writes under the pseudonym "Challah Hu Akbar" and progressed all the way to...
US: Egyptian Statement on Morsi Antisemitic Comment “Good First Step,” But Not Enough
Fox News - The Obama administration said Thursday that a statement issued by the Egyptian presidency is welcome but not enough to ease concerns...
