Month: February 2015

“In unverified recordings supposedly of Sisi and his chief of staff, Abbas Kamel, the man said to be Sisi says Saudi Arabia, Egypt’s most generous donor, should pay $10bn (£6.5bn) directly into the army’s account, circumventing the rest of the Egyptian state”: Egyptian PM Dismisses Alleged Sisi Recordings (Guardian) “Mr. Greste, Mr. Fahmy, and their…

“I came to the United States because I valued living as a free person, one who is able to advocate in a democratic society. Unfortunately, the U.S. has been turning into a less free society, a police and surveillance state, especially after 9/11″ — Sami Al-Arian Exclusive Interview: Sami Al-Arian, Professor Who Defeated Controversial Terrorism…

“[T]he U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child said it has received reports of “several cases of mass executions of boys, as well as reports of beheadings, crucifixions of children and burying children alive”, … UN: Islamic State Torturing, Killing Children in Iraq (AP /abc News) … an association of Muslim scholars declared that…

“Today’s death sentences are yet another example of the bias of the Egyptian criminal justice system. These verdicts and sentences must be quashed and all of those convicted should be given a trial that meets international standards of fairness” – Hassiba Sahraoui, Amnesty International: Egypt Court Sentences 183 Muslim Brotherhood Supporters to Death (Reuters) “From religious efforts…

Rep. Molly White (R-Belton) has the nerve to demand that her American constituents who happen to Muslim pledge allegiance when they have the better right to question her loyalty for placing the flag of a foreign nation (you guessed it: Israel) on her office desk at the Texas state capital: Lawmaker to Staff: Ask Muslim Visitors to Pledge Allegiance;…