Christian Martinez of Sydney, Australia, knowingly, willingly and intelligently converted to the extremely strict branch of Islam known as Wahhabism. Martinez found out first hand exactly how strict and violent Wahhabism is. Four men, Wassim Fayad, 44, Zakaryah Raad, 21, Tolga Cifci, 21, and Cengiz Coskun, 22, were charged with administering 40 lashes
Most Egyptians want their country and Iran to have nuclear weapons, and they also favor renewing ties with Tehran and breaking off relations with Israel, according to a poll by The Israel Project, a pro-Israel advocacy group. Eighty-seven percent of the respondents want Egypt to have its own nuclear bomb, and Iran is more
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood President Morsi joins preacher in prayer for destruction of the Jews MEMRI vi Jihadwatch Savagery in Egypt: "Egyptian President Morsi Joins Preacher in Prayer for Destruction and Dispersal of the Jews," from MEMRI, October 19: Following are excerpts from a sermon delivered by Egyptian cleric Futouh Abd Al-Nabi Mansour, Head of
Jordan has foiled a “terrorist plot” and arrested 11 Al-Qaeda suspects who planned to carry out suicide attacks against shopping malls and diplomats, Petra news agency reported on Sunday. “The General Intelligence Department has foiled a terrorist plot against national security, by an 11-member terrorist group linked to Al-Qaeda’s ideology,” it said. The
Egyptian Salafist Muhammad Al-Zawahiri, brother of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri, recently called for jihad against the Jews. In a television interview which aired on Egypt’s CBC TV on October 4, Zawahiri also said that he does not recognize the elections that were held in the country nor the legitimacy of President Mohammed Morsi. The
Defense Minister Ehud Barak visited the scene of the Turning Point 6 emergency drill Sunday and said that the scenario of a missile attack on central Israel is a "very practical" one. While the drill is supposedly meant to rehearse an earthquake situation, Barak was not trying to hide the fact that he was more
The trial in absentia of seven U.S.-based Egyptian Copts and a U.S. pastor opened on Sunday, in which the defendants are accused of involvement in an anti-Islam film that sparked violent clashes worldwide. The defendants -- seven Copts and Florida pastor Terry Jones who is said to have promoted the film -- are based
Cypriot authorities appear to have foiled an attempt to carry put a terror attack against Israelis, according to the newspaper Alithia, as quoted by Voice of Israel public radio Thursday. The paper reported that security forces in Cyprus have foiled a plot by terrorists to strike Israeli targets – most likely ships carrying tourists.
The political party of Egypt’s powerful Muslim Brotherhood elected a former speaker of parliament as its new leader Friday to replace Mohammed Mursi, who resigned from the post after winning the country's presidential election. Saad al-Katatny, who led Egypt’s Islamist-dominated parliament until it was dissolved by a court order earlier this year, garnered 581
Egypt will open a trial on December 2 of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak’s last premier Ahmed Shafiq who is wanted for alleged corruption, state media reported Friday. Shafiq, who narrowly lost a June presidential election to Islamist Mohammed Mursi, is accused of corruption when he headed various aviation state agencies. Shafiq, who left
