Posts Tagged: Mohamed Morsi
Another Dubious State of the Union Guest
A New Jersey Muslim community leader who attended last night's State of the Union Address with Senator Cory Booker also serves as treasurer of a political group that strongly...
Egyptian Justice Minister Invokes Antisemitic Tropes to Damn Terrorists Behind Cairo Bombing
Egyptian Justice Minister Ahmed el-Zend invoked antisemitic tropes in cursing the terrorists behind a bomb blast in Cairo that killed state prosecutor Hisham Barakat earlier this week. "God Almighty will...
Mohamed Morsi Faces Espionage Charges for Conspiring With Hamas and Hezbollah
JNS.org - Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, along with nearly three dozen Muslim Brotherhood leaders, will stand trial on espionage charges for conspiring with...
Al Jazeera Bankrolling Exiled Muslim Brotherhood Leaders as They Chart Strategy for Political Islam
Al Jazeera is footing the bill for several Muslim Brotherhood members who have fled to Doha, The Washington Post has reported. The newspaper said that several Brotherhood...
Egypt Closes Rafah Crossing for Muslim Festival
Egypt has announced that its border crossing with the Gaza Strip will be closed for the week because of the Muslim festival of Eid Al-Adha,...
Violence Erupts in Egypt Following Friday Prayers
Another round of violent clashes erupted in Cairo following Friday prayers, Egyptian state news agency MENA reported. Security forces fired teargas at supporters of ousted president...
Egypt Court Bans Muslim Brotherhood from Country
NBC News - A court banned the Muslim Brotherhood from operating in Egypt and ordered the confiscation of all its assets Monday in a...
Egypt Continues Crackdown on Sinai Militants Near Gaza Border, Finds Anti-Aircraft Missiles and Motorized Paragliders
Egypt's crackdown on militants in the Sinai continued over the weekend as military forces raided several villages near Rafah, Palestinian Ma'an News Agency reported. Ma'an reported seeing...
Egypt on Edge as Muslim Brotherhood Calls for More Protests
Daily Telegraph - Defying criticism from major Western allies, Egypt's army-backed government warned it would turn its guns on anyone who attacked...
Hamas Uses Social Media to Crackdown on Dissent Amid Fears of Egypt Chaos Spillover
The protests that left more than 500 dead yesterday in Egypt have understandably put Hamas on its toes, with the terrorist organization and political ruler...
State of Emergency Declared as Chaos Erupts in Egypt
Cairo has come under curfew—and many parts of Egypt under a month-long state of emergency--after protests Wednesday turned violent, leaving as many as 150 people...
Dozens Dead Amid Chaos in Egypt
CNN - In a matter of hours, two peaceful protest camps in Cairo turned into unrecognizable war zones. And the violence is still under...
Egypt Government Says Mediation to End Crisis Has Failed, US Diplomat Leaves Cairo
Reuters - A senior U.S. diplomat involved in trying to mediate an end to Egypt's political crisis left the country on Wednesday, Cairo airport officials...
Report: Hamas Declares State of Emergency Amid Fears of Gaza Coup
Terror group Hamas is becoming increasingly concerned that the actors responsible for the removal of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi from power last month are encroaching...
