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Egyptian mom, daughters killed in suspected 'honor' crime
Written by Haggag Salama   
Saturday, 25 May 2013

Associated Press

Ten male relatives strangled and beat an Egyptian mother and two daughters and threw their bodies in the Nile, police say.

LUXOR, Egypt — A mother and two daughters were allegedly killed by male relatives in southern Egypt who believed they'd had affairs, the latest apparent example of so-called "honor killings" in which women are slain for violating traditional morals in the conservative region, a security official said Friday.

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Where is President Obama as Egypt's Coptic Christians Die and Churches Burn?
Written by Michael Terheyden   
Friday, 24 May 2013

Catholic Online


Last week, hundreds of Coptic Christians in Egypt stood up to a mob of 20 thousand Muslims. They risked their lives to protect their church, their religious freedom and each other. As Copts continue to suffer and die and their churches and property are destroyed, Christians have begun to notice President Obama's silence.

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Morning Bits
Written by Jennifer Rubin   
Friday, 24 May 2013

Washington Post


Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies on the Benghazi
attack before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Underachiever?  “ [W]hen an administration and a president start out as Mr. Obama did, in essence reviling his predecessor’s policies in the Arab world and assuring Arabs that he had a new and better way, it is striking if the product is less popularity.

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In Egypt, Obama Even Less Popular Than Bush Was: New Pew Poll
Written by Elliott Abrams   
Friday, 24 May 2013

Council on Foreign Relations
Washington Post

The Egyptian government generally failed to prevent, investigate, or prosecute crimes against members of religious minority groups, especially Coptic Christians, which fostered a climate of impunity.


U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with Egypt's
President Hosni Mubarak in the Oval Office of the White
House in Washington September 1st, 2010

There are many ways to measure the success of American foreign policy, and popularity is not necessarily the best one.

Last Updated ( Friday, 24 May 2013 )
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The 'Turkish Model' of Islamism and the new Arab world
Written by H.A. Hellyer   
Thursday, 23 May 2013

Tahrir Squared

 As Islamist parties assume power in Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco, many- in both the region and abroad- have looked to Turkey as a “model” for the relationship between Islam and the state for these countries to adopt as they reform their governments.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 23 May 2013 )
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Building Bridges: Towards a Peaceful Future in North Korea
Written by Amazon   
Thursday, 23 May 2013

New Book by David Alton and Rob Chidley


For sixty years North Korea has had neither war nor peace; simply an Armistice signed in 1953 - this lack of resolution has perpetuated instability, fear, and a risk of further tragedy. Behind the backdrop is the ever present danger of a major conflict.

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Egypt’s 2011 jailbreaks still a mystery, carry potential embarrassment for Islamist leader
Written by Associated Press   
Thursday, 23 May 2013

Washington Post


April 28, 2010 file photo, relatives of the 26 suspected Hezbollah members,
accused of plotting attacks on tourists and shipping in the Suez Canal and
sending operatives and explosives to Gaza to help militant groups there.

CAIRO — It was one of the most perplexing events of Egypt’s revolution: orchestrated attacks on prisons around the country that broke out more than 20,000 inmates while police were tied down with the massive popular protests that swept autocrat Hosni Mubarak from power.

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British Islamist Anjem Choudary: As Muslims We Reject Human Rights
Written by The Internet, Press TV (Iran)   
Wednesday, 22 May 2013



Anjem Choudary: "Let me be absolutely clear: As Muslims, we reject democracy, we reject secularism, and freedom, and human rights. We reject all of the things that you espouse as being ideals."

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UK: Soldier killed in ‘terror attack’ at barracks
Written by Mark Duell   
Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Daily Mail, London

Soldier 'beheaded' in Woolwich terror attack


A dramatic video tonight emerged of a man with bloodied hands, carrying knives and ranting 'We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you', after a serving soldier was hacked to death by two men just 200 yards from an Army barracks.

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State Department Neglects CPC Designation of Egypt
Written by Coptic Solidarity   
Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Press Release


WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Monday Secretary Kerry unveiled the annual International Religious Freedom Report for 2012. The report makes no mention of which countries will be designated as ‘Countries of Particular Concern,’ (CPC) countries that engage in and egregious religious freedom violations.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 22 May 2013 )
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