More amateur video of the current slaughter of the copts
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Looks a lot like Muslims attacked a peaceful Coptic demonstration over how they are being slaughtered and burned down everywhere
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/10/2011109155853144870.html
4:34 PM
Al-Jazeera’s Rawya Rageh, reporting from Cairo, said “utter chaos” prevailed in the centre of the capital.
Rageh said: “It was supposed to be a peaceful protest, demanding that Coptic rights should be fulfilled. But it soon escalated into violence, with people on balconies pelting the demonstrators with stones, clearly disagreeing with the cause of the Coptic demonstrators.”
The Christian protesters said their demonstration began as a peaceful attempt to sit in at the television building. But then, they said they came under attack by thugs in plainclothes who rained stones down on them and fired pellets.
“The protest was peaceful. We wanted to hold a sit-in, as usual,” Essam Khalili, a protester wearing a white shirt with a cross drawn on it, said.
“Thugs attacked us and a military vehicle jumped over a sidewalk and ran over at least 10 people. I saw them.”
Wael Roufail, another protester, corroborated the account.
“I saw the vehicle running over the protesters. Then they opened fired at us,” he said.
Egypt Copts and Muslims wage civil war
Today, all of us are Coptic people.
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Riots over church attack in Egypt kill 19
By MAGGIE MICHAEL
Associated Press
CAIRO (AP) — Massive clashes that drew in Christians angry over a recent church attack, Muslims, and Egyptian security forces raged over a large section of downtown Cairo Sunday night, leaving at least 19 people dead and more than 150 injured, Health Ministry officials said. It was the worst violence since the 18-day uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak in February.
The ongoing clashes lasted late into the night, bringing out a deployment of more than 1,000 security forces and armored vehicles to defend the state television building along the Nile, where the trouble began. The clashes spread to nearby Tahrir Square and the area around it, drawing in thousands of people. They battled each other with rocks and firebombs, some tearing up pavement for ammunition and others collecting stones in boxes. Continue Reading →
STRATFOR: update on Coptic protests now riots
Something tells me full on war between Muslims and non-Muslims is starting in Egypt. We in the west better watch closely. This war will know no geographical borders as we nationalists see them.
Egypt: Update On Cairo ViolenceOctober 9, 2011
Seventeen people have been killed and more than 100 injured in the Oct. 9 clashes in Cairo between Coptic Christians and Egyptian security forces, Egyptian state TV reported. Al Arabiya reported that at least 14 had been killed. |
Egyptian veteran of the Arab Spring uprising
Christians fear Islamist pressure in Egypt
From Yahoo.com
CAIRO (AP) — On her first day to school, 15-year-old Christian student Ferial Habib was stopped at the doorstep of her new high school with clear instructions: either put on a headscarf or no school this year.
Habib refused. While most Muslim women in Egypt wear the headscarf, Christians do not, and the move by administrators to force a Christian student to don it was unprecedented. For the next two weeks, Habib reported to school in the southern Egyptian village of Sheik Fadl every day in her uniform, without the head covering, only to be turned back by teachers.
One day, Habib heard the school loudspeakers echoing her name and teachers with megaphones leading a number of students in chants of “We don’t want Ferial here,” the teenager told The Associated Press. Continue Reading →
Egyptian blogger, imprisoned and hungry, is steadfast in his protest of regime
Yes, the military DID do virginity tests on women in Tahir sq.
From CNN
By Shahira Amin, for CNN
October 6, 2011 — Updated 1536 GMT (2336 HKT)
Egyptian protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square in September, to express anger over the military rulers’ handling of the transition.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad is on a hunger strike in an Egyptian prison
- He was arrested in March, accused of “insulting the military” and spreading false information
- He’d said military gave virginity tests to protesters in Tahrir Square, which it later admitted
- Rights groups are protesting Sanad’s imprisonment, and he continues protest as health fails
(CNN) — Time is running out for imprisoned Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad. He has been on a hunger strike since August 23 to protest his confinement for comments he made about the military on Facebook and in his blog.
Sanad’s family fears he may not survive until his appeal hearing next week. The hearing had originally been scheduled for October 4, the 43rd day of his hunger strike, but was adjourned until October 11 after a judge said that documents were “missing from the courtroom.”
Sanad’s lawyer Negad el Borei said he believes the postponement is intentionally signaling “a possible lack of interest in saving Maikel’s life.” The case raises questions about how things have really changed in Egypt since President Hosni Mubarak was forced out by pro-democracy protesters nearly eight months ago.
Sanad, 26, was arrested on March 28 on charges of “insulting the military establishment and spreading false information about the military.” He had accused the military of conducting virginity tests on female protesters in Tahrir Square — a charge that a senior military general later admitted was true. Continue Reading →
Attacks against Coptic churches, part of a plan to expel Egypt’s Christians
From ASIANEWS.IT
In Upper Egypt, Salafis attack two churches are in less than three days. A plan hatched in Saudi Arabia would see Egypt come under an Islamic regime without any place for other religions.
Cairo (AsiaNews) – Recent attacks against Coptic churches in Merinab (Aswan) and Elmadmar (Sohag) are part of a strategy promoted by Saudi Arabia to use its petrodollars to bring the country under a radical Islamic regime, sources in Cairo told AsiaNews. The latter are fearful of a mass exodus by Egypt’s minority Christians.
On Sunday in Merinab (Aswan, Upper Egypt), more than 3,000 Muslims, incited by their local imam, set fire to the local Coptic church after they accused Christians of building it without a permit.
On Monday, a group of Muslims in Elmadmar, (Sohag province, Upper Egypt) tried to tear down Saint Mary Church, but were repulsed by police sent to rescue the Christian community. However, none of the attackers were arrested.
Today, about 500 Christians demonstrated in front of the Governatorate building in Bani Suef (Aswan) demanding the reconstruction of the church of Merinab and the governor’s resignation.
Sources say Egypt’s military is powerless against attacks by Salafis who use money and promises to turn people in the poorest regions of the country against Christians.
The extremist group is spreading across the Middle East, Egypt, Syria, Libya, Tunisia, Iraq, and Lebanon.
Salafis are taking advantage of the region’s instability to get caretaker governments to impose their ideology based on Sharia and Islam’s supremacy on other religions.
According to a recent report cited by the Assyrian News Agency (Aina), about 100,000 Christians have already left the country since Mubarak’s fall.
“The figure is an exaggeration,” sources told AsiaNews, “but many Copts are indeed leaving the country. In Upper Egypt, but also Cairo and Alexandria, many parish churches lay empty. People are afraid and believe that if the Muslim Brotherhood wins, there will be no place for Christians in the country.” (S.C.)
Egypt rapidly descending into Nazi rabid chaos.
Some things are too awful to post but you still have to post. I’ll leave it to the left to try and fix problems by pretending or insisting they don’t exist.
I asked some people I know to check the Arabic in this video to make sure there wasn’t some horrible misunderstanding as I have seen in forged videos before. I remember one from the original Tahir Sq. demonstrations where the audio had been forged to make it out to be an antisemetic event when, at least that specific gathering, it was not. However this is, from what I have been able to gather, what it appears to be. The Arabic long sign also says:
“One nation for a new Holocaust.”
There is an entire article over at The New English Review on this soccer match although there doesn’t appear to be much chanting for soccer here.
Now let’s add this story also about Egypt from WND.COM
‘EXTERMINATE CHRISTIANS, CLOSE PYRAMIDS, SPHINX’
A rising leader in the radical Islamic movement in Egypt that has become a major political player since the demise of Hosni Mubarak’s regime says Christian churches may need to be blown up and Christians exterminated to allow the advance of Islamic law, or Shariah.
The comments come from Sheik ‘Adel Shehato, a senior leader with the Egyptian Islamic Jihad terrorist group. The sheik was jailed in 1991 because of his positions but was released earlier this year in the revolution that removed Mubarak from power.
His interview with the Egyptian daily Roz Al-Yousef was translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute.
Please click over to World Net Daily for the whole article. as well as The New English Review for much more detail on the video and who actually is behind the ransacking of the Israeli Embassy
Assyrian International News Agency: Another Church in Egypt Attacked By Muslims
AINA) — On Monday, October 3, Muslims surrounded St. Mary’s Church in the Upper Egyptian village of Elmadmar, Tema district, Sohag province, in an effort to demolish it. The Muslims blocked the road to the church and hurled bricks at the building. Church personnel contacted the authorities. “For the first time, security came and in big numbers,” said activist George Bouchra.
None of the assailants were arrested.
According to the priest of the church, Muslims came early before 8 AM and held banners with “No to the Church” and demanded that no prayers be held. He described the assailants as young people under the leadership of some village Muslims, “whom I know by name.”
The Muslims insisted that it was never a church but a house that was turned into a church. This was refuted by the priest, who said the church was built eight years ago, to be used as a church and belongs to the Coptic Diocese. “It has state security approval to operate, but its license is still pending.” The church was used once a month and a mass has been held every Saturday for five months. Muslims claim that we hold a mass every day at 4 PM, and we ring the church bell, which the church does not have, besides singing hymns, which they claim disturbs them.”
Although, Elmadmar is inhabited by 15,000 Christians, it has only one other church on the other side of the village, which also serves neighboring villages.
“The problem in Elmadmar village has been brewing for some time,” said Bouchra. “We have been watching it for some time now.” He added that in spite of the current calm and the presence of the security forces one cannot be optimistic, because the Muslims are still insisting that the church should be closed.
By Mary Abdelmassih
http://www.aina.org/news/20111004183833.htm
New Egyptian NAZI party
Too many contradictions and obfuscations here to list them all. Listen carefully. It all seems funny at first but…
Muslim Brotherhood Leader: “Every Israeli who enters Egypt–tourist or not–should be killed”
A very dialed-in reader of Vlad identified the cleric in the above clip as the man in the clip below, who was central in the whole, Rifka Barry incident. I recommend reading the comments below this post for some interesting revelations about Government supported, ‘Moderate Islam’ in the USA
An everyday tale of anti-Semitism in Cairo
For a good analysis of this, please click through to Jihad Watch
From The BBC Sept. 15 2011
Protests against Egypt’s slow pace of reform continue to take place in Tahrir SquareRelations between Israel and Egypt have become increasingly strained in recent weeks, and in the Egyptian capital there is a mounting sense of tension, including incidents of anti-Semitism.
Suspicion is a feature of everyday life in Egypt, and a fondness for conspiracy theories is as much a part of the landscape here as the constant traffic jams and their accompanying symphony of blaring car horns.
With the democratic certainties that greeted the immediate aftermath of January’s revolution having faded, however, the climate of mistrust and unease about the hard-won gains of the revolution is becoming increasingly palpable.
As disquiet sets in, so does the fear of foul play, backroom deals and, increasingly, malign foreign influences.
I noticed this tendency towards cynicism while enjoying some of the incredible food on offer in Cairo.
The streets here are dotted with makeshift, roadside restaurants where in the mornings you can pick up a veritable feast of quintessential Egyptian dishes that, thanks to a weak Egyptian pound, will only cost you around $0.80 (50p).
As dishes of seasoned aubergine, heavily spiced beans, salad, fermented cheese, chips, tamea [falafel] and gorgeous wholegrain Egyptian bread were laid out before me, I realised I was beginning to attract attention, and not just because of my appetite.
A group of old men slurping tea mixed with incredible quantities of sugar was studying me.
Cafes offer the chance to relax and discuss politicsEventually one of the men struck up a conversation, revolving primarily around what exactly I was doing in Egypt at a time when most foreigners had left.
My answers met with furrowed brows and clearly dissatisfied shakes of the head, when suddenly, raising his hand in front of his mouth in a conspiratorial gesture one man shot, “I bet he’s from Israel” into the ear of his friend so quickly as to be barely discernable.
I was shocked. In nearly six months of living in Syria, where orchestrated hysteria about Israel is integral to the very identity of the state, I had never heard the accusation surreptitiously levelled against me.
Neither am I from Israel, nor am I Jewish, but as someone of unmistakably European appearance, I have found myself constantly associated with Israel in Egyptian eyes.
‘Conspiracy theorists’
A few days later, while sitting with the same group of men in the cafe, a bridge in a nearby neighbourhood collapsed with an incredible “boom”.
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State media reported five people killed. My new friends exchanged knowing glances, apparently linking my appearance in the neighbourhood a few days earlier to an otherwise inexplicable calamity nearby.
Israel is just one of a panoply of worries that exercise the conspiracy theorists that frequent Egypt’s cafes.
The standard fare of political gossip tends to revolve around the trial of [former President Hosni] Mubarak, internal corruption, and the causes behind the dire economic woes Egypt is currently experiencing.
A prosecuting lawyer at Mr Mubarak’s trial even introduced the novel idea that the ex-president had died years ago, and that the man on trial was none other than an impostor.
I would hazard a guess that Israel struggles to make it into the top-five political issues discussed in Egypt.
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a strong and sometimes violent dislike of Israel is a fact of Egyptian life”
Israel has probably been less of a concern than the rising power of Shia Iran in the region, which apparently worries many in this overwhelmingly Sunni country, partly thanks to a constant stream of stridently sectarian rhetoric broadcast from Saudi Arabia.
In the Byzantine politics of the region, hearing strident opposition to Israel and its greatest regional foe, from the same person, almost in the same breath, is commonplace.
Nevertheless, a strong and sometimes violent dislike of Israel is a fact of Egyptian life, something I was unfortunate enough to discover after a cross-border raid by Israel killed several Egyptian security personnel.
The Israelis had been chasing a group of gunmen who had attacked an Israeli bus close to the border between the two countries.
While walking in the street someone pushed me from behind with such force that I nearly fell over.
Turning around, I found myself surrounded by five men, one of whom tried to punch me in the face. I stopped the attack by pointing out how shameful it was for a Muslim to assault a guest in his country, especially during Ramadan.
Relieved that a seemingly random assault was over, I was appalled by the apology offered by one of my assailants. “Sorry,” he said contritely, offering his hand, “we thought you were a Jew.” Continue Reading →
Egypt declares Camp David accords with Israel ‘not a sacred thing’
Egypt’s prime minister triggered angry consternation in Israel on Thursday after declaring that the historic Camp David accords underpinning peace between the two countries were “not a sacred thing”.
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, embrace as US President Jimmy Carter applauds during a White House announcement of a Middle East peace agreement reached at the Camp David Summit earlier that year in 1978 Photo: AP
Dramatically heightening tensions during an increasingly volatile time in Israel’s relations with the Arab world, Essam Sharaf’s suggestions that the 32-year treaty could be revised prompted disbelief in the Jewish state.
“The Camp David agreement is not a sacred thing and is always open to discussion with what would benefit the region and the case of fair peace,” Mr Sharaf told Turkish television. “We could make a change if needed.”
Coming just days after an angry mob stormed the Israeli embassy in Cairo, Israeli officials said they were staggered more by the timing of Mr Sharaf’s comments than their actual content. “Less than a week ago, we had the problem with the embassy,” an Israeli official said. “I don’t think a responsible prime minister should say things like that.”
Reeling from a noxious diplomatic row with Turkey and fearing that an expected Palestinian bid for statehood at the UN next week will heighten its growing sense of isolation.
On Thursday, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish prime minister, raised the stakes by repeating his intention to deploy warships in the Mediterranean to challenge Israeli “aggression”. Continue Reading →
CNN and PBS reporters mobbed, almost killed, by crowd in Cairo
From Amnation.com
Based on its url, the articlewas posted last Saturday, September 10, the same day as the incident. Has anyone heard about it in the major media? Seems our guardians are still keeping to a minimum the reporting of any untoward facts about Muslims and what happens when Muslims are free, free!
Among the reporters who narrowly escaped serious injury or death was Margaret Warner of The News Hour. Do you believe, after the near-killing of Lara Logan last February, that Western media would send a mousy little female like Warner into the maelstrom of Muslim Egypt? Of course you believe it. Female equality uber alles. Female equality unto death.
Angry crowd turns on journalists reporting embassy attack in EgyptCairo–An angry crowd lingering near the Israeli embassy in Cairo after an attack on the building a day earlier turned on journalists reporting the incident Saturday, accusing at least one of being an Israeli spy.