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Salafists Court Washington (and Vice Versa)

It was another message to Washington that the forces of political Islam are varied and include many parties and camps, and are not exclusive...

‘Working Group on Egypt’ Ask Obama to Punish Egypt

Dear Mr. President:We write to you out of deep concern that your administration may pursue policies towards Egypt, a major U.S. ally in the...

Egypt Faces New Threat in Al-Qaida-Linked Group

Ansar Beyt al-Maqdis (ABM), or Champions of Jerusalem, first emerged in 2011, amid a security vacuum caused by the fall of Hosni Mubarak. Based...

Top Islamic Leader Calls on U.S. to Wage ‘Jihad for Allah’

Then, while working himself up because the U.S is only providing weapons to the jihadis in Syria, as opposed to directly intervening, Qaradawi declares...

Tony Blair Backs Egypt’s Government and Criticizes Brotherhood

In a television interview on Thursday morning, Britain's former prime minister said Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood had stolen Egypt's revolution, and the army who...

Policeman Killed in Shooting at Church in a Cairo Suburb

An exchange of gunfire followed and security forces managed to apprehend two of the shooters.The rate of attacks on churches has rapidly increased following...

Al-Qaeda to Morsi: Execute All Christians and Secularists Who Oppose Sharia

One call is especially telling regarding al-Qaeda's enmity for secularists, Coptic Christians, and all who oppose the Sharia agenda. I translate portions below:Zawahiri: "The...

Morsi Faces Death Penalty in Trial Over Prison Escape

The judiciary charged the deposed Muslim Brotherhood-backed President Mohammed Morsi with espionage, killing prison guards and illegally fleeing jail in connection with his 2011...

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