Posts Tagged: Sharia law
With Sharia Law Scaled Back, Egyptians Hopeful About Constitution
JNS.org - Egypt's new draft constitution, to be voted on in a national referendum in January, is being hailed for its improvements over the...
Sharia Law Less Prominent, But Still in Egypt’s Draft Constitution
JNS.org - Egypt's new draft constitution, to be voted on in a national referendum in January, de-emphasizes Sharia law when compared to the 2012 Islamist-backed...
Egypt vs. Turkey: Are All Islamists Autocratic?
Mohamed Morsi's recent ejection as president of Egypt prompts a contrast-and-compare with his Turkish counterpart, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Their careers at the top...
Large Majority of Iranians Favor Sharia Law
Times of Israel - NEW YORK — Iranians favor implementing Sharia law in Iran by a huge majority — 83 percent to just 15 opposed...
The AP Capitulates to the Muslim Brotherhood on Narrative
In a stunning move, the Associated Press (AP) capitulated to pressures by Islamist group CAIR to drop the use of the term "Islamist"...
A ‘Sudanese Genocide’ in Egypt?
The current tensions in Egypt between the Muslim Brotherhood-led government and a fragmented populace that includes large segments of people who oppose the Islamization of...
Islamic Jihad Threatens Jews Who Return to Egypt: “Islamic Sharia Says They Deserve to be Killed”
The Islamic Jihad terror movement has vowed to kill any Jews that return to Egypt. In statements reported by the Egypt Independent Mohamed Abou Samra,...
Jewish Group Condemns Latest Islamic Terrorist Attack Against Christians in Nigeria
Two terrorist attacks rocked the beleaguered Nigerian Christian community on Christmas Eve, resulting in 12 Christian deaths, Morning Star News reported. On Christmas Eve, suspected Islamic extremists...
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Winning Argument
In the ongoing conflict between those Egyptians who strongly oppose a Sharia-based constitution—moderates, secularists, non-Muslim minorities—and those who are strongly pushing for it, Islamists are...
Doctors Without Borders Founder Warns of Islamists in Syrian Opposition
After returning from treating patients in Aleppo, Syria, Jacques Beres, co-founder of the medical charity group Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), said...
Don’t Fall for Illusions in Egypt
We mustn't fall into a trap of illusions. Despite Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's tough response to last week's terror attack in Sinai, the mass...
Muslim Brotherhood “Democracy”: Slapping, Stabbing, and Slaying for Sharia
Prior to Egypt's presidential elections, Islamists made clear that the electoral process was an obligatory form of "holy war." Then, any number of Islamic...
Robert Fisk Demonizes Mideast’s Persecuted Christians
Robert Fisk, the Middle East correspondent for the U.K.'s widely-read Independent, recently showed why it is that Islamic jihadists and terrorists, including the late Osama...
Parallel Betrayals: Iranian Revolution and Arab Spring
Many are the lessons to be learned between the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and the current revolutions of the Arab world. Consider the issue of the...
