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“I will Survive” the Muslim Brotherhood: Leftist Egyptian Youth Music Video

Not an endorsement, but this cover by secular leftists of Gloria Gaynor’s 1978 “I will Survive,” with satirical Arabic lyrics (translated in subtitles) about the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafis in Egypt since the fall of dictator Hosni Mubarak gives a window into the grievances and disappointments of the youth who made the [...]

Why engaging with the Muslim Brotherhood isn’t quite as simple as it seems

Conventional wisdom has long suggested that we should engage pernicious groups like the Muslim Brotherhood in order to defang them. Just talk to them, it is said, and you’ll discover… Continue reading The post Why engaging with the Muslim Brotherhood isn’t quite as simple as it seems appeared first on Spectator Blogs.

Saturday nutpick-a-palooza: Benghazi Benghazi Benghazi

Today's source material: Erik Rush's big idea: [G]iven his connections to the Muslim Brotherhood and legendary understanding of all things Islamic, it is possible that President Obama could even have arranged for the assault on the compound without the foreknowledge of his Cabinet. You just knew they would go there. Show More Summary

The Global Bust-Out Series (Chapter 3): The BCCI Enterprise and The Financial Jihad

The Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) sponsored leading jihadi terrorist organizations while "busting out" the global financial system. And so began what Muslim Brotherhood leaders now call "The Financial Jihad".

New report on the Muslim Brotherhood

by Aron Lund for Syria Comment The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, which has a great Syria resource site, just released my new paper on the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood. They’re also about to release a second report by Raphaël Lefèvre, a French scholar who recently published a well-received book on the Syrian Ikhwan, called Ashes [...]Show More Summary

Radical Cleric Swears to 'Pop America's Eye' if Moderate Morsi Threatened

American Middle East analysts often claim that Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood is a moderate organization, nothing like the more radical Salafis. If true, what do we make of the fact that the most intolerant, anti-American, hate-filled Salafis...Show More Summary

Can Egypt's Islamist finance minister cut a deal with the IMF?

The big news in Cairo is that a long-awaited cabinet reshuffle has finally become a reality. President Mohamed Morsy swore in nine new ministers today in a move that increases the Muslim Brotherhood's representation in the government. Show More Summary

Egypt's Mursi brings more Islamists into cabinet

Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi increased the influence of his Muslim Brotherhood over government in a reshuffle that replaced two ministers involved in crucial talks with the International Monetary Fund over a $4.8 billion loan.The...Show More Summary

Egypt announces cabinet reshuffle

Changes include removal of two ministers involved in IMF loan talks, and increase of Muslim Brotherhood representation.

Egypt opposition can't harvest Brotherhood unpopularity

It's harvest time in Egypt but the secular opposition is reaping scant benefit from the Muslim Brotherhood's difficulties in government, two years after an Arab Spring uprising swept away President Hosni Mubarak.Many Egyptians are looking...Show More Summary

Egyptian Muslims Prohibited from Wishing Happy Easter

An Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood fatwa prohibiting Muslims from wishing Christians a "Happy Easter" has revealed the insidious underbelly of the Muslim Brotherhood’s plan for assimilating Egyptians into accepting sharia. The Brotherhood...Show More Summary

MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD NAMED PREDATOR OF INFORMATION FREEDOM

As the UN celebrates the 20th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, Reporters Without Borders has named five new predators of freedom of information, putting a new focus on China, the Middle East, and the Maldives in its global list of presidents, politicians, religious leaders, militias and criminal organizations committing the worst abuses against journalists.

Gohmert Strikes Again, Says FBI Is Advised By Muslim Brotherhood

Rep. Louis Gohmert is that crazy relative that comes to family dinners and hisses under their napkin about "those people" and how they're "ruining America." Except Gohmert is in Congress, and isn't as easily dismissed as Aunt Gert at...Show More Summary

Congressman Believes Attorney General Holder Is On The Side Of The Boston Bombers

Louie Gohmert also believes the government has been infiltrated by the Muslim Brotherhood. GOHMERT: Think about it, when your attorney general spent more of his legal career helping terrorists than defending the country, then you know we all have certain biases and lean certain ways… Gohmert then went on to reiterate his belief that the [...]

GOP Rep. Gohmert To Glenn Beck: Eric Holder’s Sympathies Lie With Boston Bombing Suspect

Days after he told WND Radio about the Muslim Brotherhood's infiltration of the U.S. government, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) went on Glenn Beck's radio show to continue his crusade against the Obama administration. Not only did Gohmert...Show More Summary

Egypt: ” Muslim Brotherhood Seeking Revenge on the Judges” – Moussa

The Constitutional crisis in Egypt between the Muslim Brotherhood president, Muhammad Morsi, and the thousands of judges in the Egyptian judiciary, according to Amr Moussa, derives from a misplaced desire for revenge on the part of the Brotherhood. Under the regime of Hosni Mubarak, the Brotherhood was only semi-legal, and members were often imprisoned (Morsi [...]

Bolitics: Rep. Louie Gohmert Comes For Barack Obama ” This Administration Has So Many Muslim Brotherhood Members That Have Influence, That They Are Making The Wrong Decisions For America”

People just won’t let this Muslim thing go! Louie Gohmert Makes Muslim Accusations Against White House According to Raw Story Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) revisited the anti-Muslim accusations lobbied by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MI) last year in a radio interview,

And In the “More Good News from Egypt” Department . . . .

Well, it looks like we have more “good news” regarding those friends of tolerance and democracy, the current government of Egypt.  You know, that Muslim Brotherhood dominated group that the current US Administration watched overthrow the government led by former US ally Hosni Mubarak? About three weeks ago – on 7 April 2013 – there [...]

Gohmert: Muslim Brotherhood members ‘have influence’ in White House

Tea Party Congressman: Muslim Brotherhood Is Guiding Obama In Boston Bombings Investigation

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) told a conservative radio program this week that the Obama administration “bungled” the investigation of the Boston bombing due to internal guidance from the Muslim Brotherhood. Appearing on World Net Daily’s radio show, Gohmert speculated that Attorney General Eric Holder read bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev his Miranda rights to “shut him up” [...]