http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/egyptian-court-convicts-12-christians-in-sectarian-violence-acquits-muslims/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/egyptian-court-convicts-12-christians-in-sectarian-violence-acquits-muslims/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 16:25:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134428 Religion Clause Blog: On Monday, Egypt's State Security Court sentenced 12 Christians to life in prison after they were found guilty of sowing public strife, possessing illegal weapons and killing two Muslims in Minya province last April. Eight Muslims were acquitted of possessing illegal weapons and burning down Christian-owned homes and businesses. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/egyptian-court-convicts-12-christians-in-sectarian-violence-acquits-muslims/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/voting-in-egypt-as-holy-war-its-only-value-to-empower-sharia/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/voting-in-egypt-as-holy-war-its-only-value-to-empower-sharia/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 18:02:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134337 Middle East Forum: Despite the fact that some in the West portray Islam and democracy as being perfectly compatible, evidence continues to emerge that, for many countries in the Middle East, democracy and elections are various means to one end: the establishment of a decidedly undemocratic form of law—Islamic, or Sharia Law. Thus, Egyptian cleric Dr. Talat Zahran proclaimed that it is "obligatory to cheat at elections, a beautiful thing," his logic being that voting is a tool, an instrument, the only value of which is to empower Sharia . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/voting-in-egypt-as-holy-war-its-only-value-to-empower-sharia/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/egypts-brotherhood-calls-for-islamic-rule/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/egypts-brotherhood-calls-for-islamic-rule/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 17:43:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133825 CBN: "We are seeing the dream of the Islamic Caliphate coming true at the hands of Mohammed Morsi," the cleric, Safwat Hegazy, blared from his podium. "The capital of the Caliphate and the United Arab States is Jerusalem, God [Allah] willing," he added, as thousands cheered and waved the Brotherhood's green flag, chanting, "The people want to implement God's law." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/egypts-brotherhood-calls-for-islamic-rule/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/15/egypt-brotherhood-takes-harder-line-in-campaign/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/15/egypt-brotherhood-takes-harder-line-in-campaign/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 19:22:07 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133728 Fox News: "We are seeing the dream of the Islamic Caliphate coming true at the hands of Mohammed Morsi," the cleric, Safwat Hegazy, blared from his podium. "The capital of the Caliphate and the United Arab States is Jerusalem, God willing," he added . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/15/egypt-brotherhood-takes-harder-line-in-campaign/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/egypts-extremist-islamists-flex-their-muscles/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/egypts-extremist-islamists-flex-their-muscles/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 21:14:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133095 AP: Militants who have vowed allegiance to al-Qaida attack security forces in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula close to Israel and enjoy unchallenged control of two border towns. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/egypts-extremist-islamists-flex-their-muscles/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/positions-of-egyptian-presidential-candidates-on-religion-and-state-published/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/positions-of-egyptian-presidential-candidates-on-religion-and-state-published/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 16:53:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132918 Religion Clause Blog: Aswat Masriya yesterday published a compilation of the positions of each of Egypt's 12 Presidential candidates  on whether they prefer a religious or civil state . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/positions-of-egyptian-presidential-candidates-on-religion-and-state-published/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/egypt-ayman-zawahiris-brother-leads-jihadi-protest-against-military/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/egypt-ayman-zawahiris-brother-leads-jihadi-protest-against-military/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 14:49:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132871 Middle East Watch: To appreciate this dichotomy—what Islamists are all about and why secularists want no part in Friday's march—consider who is among the characters spearheading tomorrow's mass protests: none other than Muhammad al-Zawahiri, the elder brother of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, and a seasoned terrorist in his own right. According to Youm 7, Zawahiri appeared yesterday "at the head of hundreds of protesters," including "dozens of jihadis," demonstrating in front of Egypt's Military Council near Cairo. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/egypt-ayman-zawahiris-brother-leads-jihadi-protest-against-military/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/israel-calls-up-6-reserve-battalions-more-authorized/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/israel-calls-up-6-reserve-battalions-more-authorized/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 19:47:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132752 The Times of Israel: Knesset approves IDF request to call up a further 16 battalions if needed ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/israel-calls-up-6-reserve-battalions-more-authorized/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/political-tensions-rise-again-in-egypt-11-killed/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/political-tensions-rise-again-in-egypt-11-killed/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 16:37:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132682 AP: Suspected supporters of Egypt's military rulers attacked predominantly Islamist anti-government protesters outside the Defense Ministry in Cairo Wednesday, setting off clashes that left 11 dead as political tensions rise three weeks before crucial presidential elections. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/political-tensions-rise-again-in-egypt-11-killed/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/opinion-movie-star-convicted-of-insulting-islam-signals-trouble-for-egypt/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/opinion-movie-star-convicted-of-insulting-islam-signals-trouble-for-egypt/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 19:15:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132613 CNN: Adel Imam, one of Egypt's most beloved comedic actors, was sentenced to jail for insulting Islam. Not for something he said but for roles he played in films. Yes, you read that right. That's like sentencing Edward Norton to life in prison for his role in "American History X." What makes this court ruling even more preposterous is that these films are not recent films. They are pre-revolution films that were approved by the former government. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/opinion-movie-star-convicted-of-insulting-islam-signals-trouble-for-egypt/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/egypt%e2%80%99s-women-urge-mps-not-to-pass-early-marriage-sex-after-death-laws-report/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/egypt%e2%80%99s-women-urge-mps-not-to-pass-early-marriage-sex-after-death-laws-report/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:42:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132348 Al Arabiya: Egypt’s National Council for Women (NCW) has appealed to the Islamist-dominated parliament not to approve two controversial laws on the minimum age of marriage and allowing a husband to have sex with his dead wife within six hours of her death according to a report in an Egyptian newspaper. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/egypt%e2%80%99s-women-urge-mps-not-to-pass-early-marriage-sex-after-death-laws-report/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/egyptian-womens-group-protests-bills-in-islamic-dominated-parliament/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/egyptian-womens-group-protests-bills-in-islamic-dominated-parliament/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:07:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132336 Religion Clause Blog: The most widely reported and inflammatory of the proposals (see reports in RT, London Mail), building on a fatwa issued last year by Moroccan cleric Zamzami Abdul Bari, would allow husbands to have sex with their deceased wives up to six hours after the wife's death. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/egyptian-womens-group-protests-bills-in-islamic-dominated-parliament/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/egypt-movie-star-acquitted-of-insulting-islam/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/egypt-movie-star-acquitted-of-insulting-islam/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:07:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132233 Reuters: Egypt's Adel Imam, the Arab world's most famous comic actor, had a conviction and three-month prison sentence for insulting Islam in his films and plays overturned on appeal, a state newspaper reported on Thursday. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/egypt-movie-star-acquitted-of-insulting-islam/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/role-of-islam-becomes-important-issue-in-egypts-presidential-race/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/role-of-islam-becomes-important-issue-in-egypts-presidential-race/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:24:02 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131893 Religion Clause Blog: In a front-page story today, the New York Times reports that Egypt's presidential race is increasingly becoming a contest over the place of Islam in the new Egypt. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/role-of-islam-becomes-important-issue-in-egypts-presidential-race/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/23/egypt-denies-8-us-nonprofits-including-churches-license-to-operate/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/23/egypt-denies-8-us-nonprofits-including-churches-license-to-operate/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:13:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131857 Boston Globe: The Carter Center is the most prominent of the eight groups denied permits. Some of the others are linked to U.S.-based churches. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/23/egypt-denies-8-us-nonprofits-including-churches-license-to-operate/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/tens-of-thousands-protest-militarys-rule-in-egypt/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/tens-of-thousands-protest-militarys-rule-in-egypt/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:01:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131673 AP: Islamists and liberals turned out together in force for the protest to show the widespread anger . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/tens-of-thousands-protest-militarys-rule-in-egypt/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/17/egypt%e2%80%99s-election-commission-ejects-front-runners-from-presidential-race/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/17/egypt%e2%80%99s-election-commission-ejects-front-runners-from-presidential-race/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:17:53 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131354 Washington Post: Egypt’s presidential electoral commission permanently disqualified 10 presidential hopefuls, including three front-runners, on Tuesday, upending the election just weeks before next month’s vote. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/17/egypt%e2%80%99s-election-commission-ejects-front-runners-from-presidential-race/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/13/egypt-islamists-rally-against-ex-regime-candidates/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/13/egypt-islamists-rally-against-ex-regime-candidates/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:58:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131075 AP: More than 10,000 Egyptians marched from mosques and protested in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday in a show of strength by Islamists, demanding the country's ruling generals bar Hosni Mubarak's former spy chief and other ousted regime officials from running . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/13/egypt-islamists-rally-against-ex-regime-candidates/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/13/defying-ban-egyptian-christians-visit-jerusalem/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/13/defying-ban-egyptian-christians-visit-jerusalem/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:28:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131069 AP: After the death of their spiritual leader, more than 2,000 Egyptian Copts have poured into the Holy Land for the Easter holidays, defying a ban he imposed on visiting Jerusalem and other Israeli-controlled areas. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/13/defying-ban-egyptian-christians-visit-jerusalem/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/worldview-egypt-brotherhoods-mission/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/worldview-egypt-brotherhoods-mission/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:00:41 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130982 Philadelphia Inquirer: Last week, a Muslim Brotherhood delegation from Egypt came to Washington to convince skeptics that Islam and democracy can coexist. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/worldview-egypt-brotherhoods-mission/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/egypt-candidate-suleiman-warns-of-religious-state/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/egypt-candidate-suleiman-warns-of-religious-state/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:13:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130935 AP: Hosni Mubarak's former vice president said he decided to run for president to prevent Islamists from turning Egypt into a "religious state." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/egypt-candidate-suleiman-warns-of-religious-state/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/10/egypt-court-suspends-constitutional-assembly/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/10/egypt-court-suspends-constitutional-assembly/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:38:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130852 BBC: Several lawsuits had demanded Cairo's Administrative Court block the decision to form the panel as it did not reflect the diversity of Egyptian society. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/10/egypt-court-suspends-constitutional-assembly/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/egypt-brotherhood-presidency-candidate-says-shariah-final-goal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/egypt-brotherhood-presidency-candidate-says-shariah-final-goal/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:52:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130596 YNetNews.com: El-Shater stressed that Shariah is his top and final goal and that he would work on forming a group of religious scholars to help parliament achieve this goal," the statement read. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/egypt-brotherhood-presidency-candidate-says-shariah-final-goal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/rocket-fired-from-egypt-hits-israeli-city-of-eilat/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/rocket-fired-from-egypt-hits-israeli-city-of-eilat/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:55:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130497 BBC: A Grad rocket has landed in the southern Israeli city of Eilat, but has caused no damage or injuries, Israeli security officials said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/rocket-fired-from-egypt-hits-israeli-city-of-eilat/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/egypt-elites-oppose-muslim-brotherhood/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/egypt-elites-oppose-muslim-brotherhood/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:50:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130455 Newsmax: Speaking out against religious extremism takes courage in today's Egypt, especially when extremists make up an absolute majority in Parliament ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/egypt-elites-oppose-muslim-brotherhood/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/egypt-sends-christian-student-to-jail-for-insulting-islam/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/egypt-sends-christian-student-to-jail-for-insulting-islam/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:49:02 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130453 The Telegraph: An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced a 17-year-old Christian boy to three years in jail for publishing cartoons on his Facebook page that mocked Islam and the Prophet Mohammad, actions that sparked sectarian violence. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/egypt-sends-christian-student-to-jail-for-insulting-islam/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/egypt-constitutional-panel-meets-to-resolve-crisis/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/egypt-constitutional-panel-meets-to-resolve-crisis/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:34:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130412 AP: Egypt's constitutional panel is meeting to try to resolve a crisis after liberals, Christians and others walked out . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/egypt-constitutional-panel-meets-to-resolve-crisis/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/02/egypts-coptic-church-out-of-constitution-body/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/02/egypts-coptic-church-out-of-constitution-body/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:44:23 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130100 AP: Egypt's official news agency says the country's Coptic Church is withdrawing from a committee to draft the nation's new constitution. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/02/egypts-coptic-church-out-of-constitution-body/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/islams-defining-moment-with-democracy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/islams-defining-moment-with-democracy/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:13:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130078 Christian Science Monitor: Islamist parties now dominate the constitution-writing process in post-revolution Egypt and Tunisia. If they can make Islam compatible with democracy, they will give hope to others in the Middle East still struggling in the unfinished Arab Spring. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/islams-defining-moment-with-democracy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/26/egypt-liberals-quit-islamist-led-constitution-body/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/26/egypt-liberals-quit-islamist-led-constitution-body/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:42:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129511 AP: The panel selected over the weekend includes nearly 60 Islamists and only six women and six Christians. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/26/egypt-liberals-quit-islamist-led-constitution-body/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/christian-family-evicted-from-egypt-town/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/christian-family-evicted-from-egypt-town/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:37:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129285 AP: Angry residents in the conservative, Muslim-majority town held protests and set fire to the Gergis family businesses. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/christian-family-evicted-from-egypt-town/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/egypts-coptic-pope-buried-christians-anxious/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/egypts-coptic-pope-buried-christians-anxious/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:14:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129179 AP: Pope Shenouda III, an giant figure for 40 years at the helm of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, was laid to rest on Tuesday . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/egypts-coptic-pope-buried-christians-anxious/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/08/egypt-again-postpones-trial-of-us-nonprofit-groups/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/08/egypt-again-postpones-trial-of-us-nonprofit-groups/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:45:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127974 AP: The decision to lift the travel ban and effectively let the American defendants avoid trial triggered a political storm within Egypt, with the ruling generals accused of succumbing to U.S. pressure and interfering in the work of the judiciary. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/08/egypt-again-postpones-trial-of-us-nonprofit-groups/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/05/islamists-attack-egypt-israel-gas-pipeline-for-12th-time/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/05/islamists-attack-egypt-israel-gas-pipeline-for-12th-time/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:18:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127704 Boston Globe (AP): Egyptian security officials say militants have again blown up a gas pipeline in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula that transports fuel to neighboring Israel. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/05/islamists-attack-egypt-israel-gas-pipeline-for-12th-time/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/05/egypts-constitution-how-5-stakeholders-would-shape-the-document/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/05/egypts-constitution-how-5-stakeholders-would-shape-the-document/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:34:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127661 Christian Science Monitor: With elections now over for Egypt’s parliament, lawmakers are are deciding who gets to write the country's new constitution. There is much at stake including the role of Islam in the state and the power of the military. Yet for such an important document, the timeline is rushed: The constitution is expected to be put to a referendum before presidential elections, scheduled to begin May 23. Here’s what key stakeholders want Egypt’s new constitution to look like. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/05/egypts-constitution-how-5-stakeholders-would-shape-the-document/feed/ 0