Gatestone Institute

Despite these recent attacks on innocent civilians, excuses were made that blamed the victims and exonerated the perpetrators. A growing problem, the radicalization of Muslim youth, all too often gets brushed off as a Western problem: specifically, being racist toward Muslims, and making them feel alienated and angry .

Reuters

Coptic Pope Tawadros II, head of Coptic Orthodox church,
gestures during an interview with Reuters in Cairo, April 25

(Reuters) - Egypt's Christians feel sidelined, ignored and neglected by Muslim Brotherhood-led authorities, who proffer assurances but have taken little or no action to protect them from violence, Coptic Pope Tawadros II said.

The Associated Press

Egypt has been increasingly knocking on doors around the world seeking billions to fill rapidly draining coffers.

An Egyptian street vendor feeds his sheep that are offered for sale in Cairo.

CAIRO - During a meeting in a Black Sea resort city, Egypt's president and members of his government turned to Russian President Vladimir Putin and asked for a sizable loan, according to Putin aide.

AINA

(AINA) -- A deadline given by a Muslim family, with support of most Muslims in the area, to all of the Christian Coptic inhabitants of the town of El-Wasta, 90 kilometers south of Cairo, expired today.

The Telegraph, London

After all, those pagan pyramids can surely be of no use to the Muslim Brotherhood.

The Muslim Brotherhood wants this back

The Islamic Society of North America, an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, has published an article that calls Andalusia – the hottest bit of Spain – a “paradise” that will return when “the only victor is Allah.”

New York Times

UK Parliament

East Belfast MP Naomi Long

Naomi Long (Belfast East) (Alliance): I am pleased to have secured this debate on the increasing threat to freedom of religion in certain parts of the world, which is an important issue.

Foreign Policy

It's been an exciting month for the funniest man in Egypt. Not only was Bassem Youssef, a heart surgeon-turned-satirical television host, briefly detained for "belittling" President Mohamed Morsy and "insulting" Islam, he was also named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine (here he is giving a toast at the Time 100 gala).