Tag: Islamists

Tanzanian police arrest 15 in acid attacks

Tanzanian police have arrested 15 people, including suspects with ties to terror groups, believed to be responsible for a series of acid attacks. According to the police commissioner, some of the suspects have links to al Qaeda and Somali militant group al-Shabab. Tuesday’s arrest follows an acid attack on a […]

Egypt bans 55 000 mosque preachers

Originally published in WND Around 55,000 unlicensed clerics in Egypt will be barred from preaching in mosques, the country’s minister of religious endowments said on Tuesday. The move is the latest against supporters and sympathizers of deposed Islamist President Mohammad Morsi. The minister, Mohammad Mokhtar Gomaa, said the clerics lack […]

‘Western media complicit in nightmare facing Christians in Syria’

  Midguided US, Europe arming fundamentalist jihadists, say Christian sources [notice]In this biting report on the devastating situation in Syria, Italian journalist  Alessandra Nucci writes that the rebel forces fighting against the regime of dictator President Bashar al-Assad are not fighting for democracy but to establish a radcial, Islamic state that would […]

No Islamists in Egypt’s interim cabinet

Originally published in CBN News Interim Egyptian President Adli Mansour swore in a new cabinet that includes women and Christians, but no members of Islamist parties. The changes come as Egyptian society remains divided between Islamists angry over former President Mohammed Morsi’s removal and those who seek democratic reforms. The […]

Christians targeted for retribution in Egypt

Originally published in New York Times The military’s ouster of President Mohamed Morsi has unleashed a new wave of violence by extremist Muslims against Christians whom they blame for having supported the calls to overthrow Mr. Morsi, Egypt’s first Islamist elected leader, according to rights activists. Since Mr. Morsi’s ouster […]