Tag: Muslim Brotherhood

The Brotherhood is down, but is it out?

July 4, 2013 Egypt Islamic extremism, Mohamed Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood

It’s been a heady week for opponents of Mohamed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood. The Brotherhood has withstood decades of opposition, however.Zeinab Mohamed / Flickr / Creative Commons These are dark days for the Muslim Brotherhood. But it has seen dark days before. For now, it has been shoved aside . . . Read More

Voices from the revolution

July 3, 2013 Egypt Arab Spring, Copts, Hosni Mubarak, Mohamed Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood

Hebatalla Safwat Ghali in Tahrir Square. “As a Coptic I present my Christian love of my country. I care about my people’s worries.”World Watch Monitor Who stole Egypt? The answer depends on who you ask among the thousands of Egyptians who have swarmed the streets across the country since . . . Read More

The rise of Islamic extremism in Central Asia and the Caucasus

June 6, 2013 Afghanistan, Arab Spring, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Central Asia, Chechnya, Dagestan, Georgia, Hizb ut-Tahrir, Islamic extremism, Kazakhstan, Muslim Brotherhood, Russia, Soviet Union, Uzbekistan

Islamic extremism in Central Asia and the Caucasus will further increase in the next few years, predicts a new report by Anna Münster, a Fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House. US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2014, and expected regime changes in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan threaten to . . . Read More

Unemployed and Christian in Egypt

May 28, 2013 Egypt Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Islamic extremism, Muslim Brotherhood

It’s harder than ever to find a job in Egypt, where the unemployment rate has risen to a record 13 per cent. For young Egyptians, the jobless rate is much higher. For out-of-work Christians, finding a job can be especially tough. They are 10 to 12 per cent of a . . . Read More

Egypt’s Christians, fearing instability, seek security elsewhere

April 9, 2013 Egypt Arab Spring, Bishop Angaelos, Copts, Hosni Mubarak, Maspero, Mohamed Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood, Samalut

In downtown Cairo¬ mid-March, the multicolored pharaoh-motif tablecloths and dishtowels were missing from a fabric store once known for such items. The owner of the textile factory that produced them closed down and left Egypt soon after the country’s 2011 revolution. Assad Attiya, a clerk who has worked at the . . . Read More

Book review: ‘Christianophobia: A Faith Under Attack’

December 21, 2012 Global News -- No Particular Country Al-Qaeda, Arab Spring, China, Egypt, Iraq, Islamic extremism, Mao Zedong, Middle East, Mohamed Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood, Nigeria, Prophet Muhammad, Turkey

Jesus warned his followers that they would experience persecution, a prediction that was already coming true before the books of the New Testament were completed. Today, Rupert Shortt, author of Christianophobia: A Faith Under Attack, argues, “the greatest curbs on religious freedoms take place in Muslim majority countries.” Take Egypt, . . . Read More

Christians hail dissolution of Egyptian parliament

June 14, 2012 Egypt Copts, Egypt, Elections, Hosni Mubarak, Islamic extremism, Muslim Brotherhood

Christians in Egypt welcomed today’s court decision to dissolve the Islamist-controlled parliament due to election irregularities. The decision offered hope for Christians, many of whom were convinced the country was about to be handed over to Islamists who would stifle religious freedom and persecute non-Muslims. “Christians are happy, because they . . . Read More

Court rulings mirror fears, hopes in Egyptian vote

May 30, 2012 Egypt Copts, Egypt, Elections, Minya, Mohamed Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood, Sharia

In the lead-up to the country’s first democratic presidential election, a court ruling confirmed fears that justice will continue to elude the Christian minority in post-revolutionary Egypt, while another verdict offered some hope. On May 21 a judge sentenced 12 Coptic Christians to life in prison for their alleged part . . . Read More

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