Archive | June 18, 2012
Iran/Syria. Major General Firouzabadi: “Al-Qaeda more dangerous than threat of nuclear weapons”.

Iran/Syria. Major General Firouzabadi: “Al-Qaeda more dangerous than threat of nuclear weapons”.

The provocative statement comes from Hassad Firouzabadi, chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces. Diplomatic sources and experts confirm the terror network’s increased activity in the region. Muslim extremists want to get their hands on Assad’s chemical weapons and medium-range missiles. The establishment of “Al-Qaeda on the southeast coast of the Mediterranean is more [...]

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Syria. What will post-Assad Syria look like?

Syria. What will post-Assad Syria look like?

What will happen if the Free Syrian Army is provided Western arms? How does exacerbating and prolonging the uprising not inevitably lead to regime change? What happens after Assad falls? What will post-Assad Syria look like? Will it peacefully co-exist with its Jewish neighbor and be a partner with the United States? Or will it [...]

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Iran. After 130 days in prison – the situation of five Christians is still unknown.

Iran. After 130 days in prison – the situation of five Christians is still unknown.

It is now 130 days since five Christian converts were arrested by plain clothes security officers in Shiraz. Their situation has been unknown ever since! Last February a report was published on a wave of arrests in Shiraz and just after it the pressure by the authorities on Christians increased in various cities of Iran. [...]

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Egypt. Islamist candidate Mohammed Morsi declared victory in president vote.

Egypt. Islamist candidate Mohammed Morsi declared victory in president vote.

Islamist candidate Mohammed Morsi declared victory Monday in Egypt’s first free presidential election since Hosni Mubarak’s ouster 16 months ago. But the military council that has ruled since the uprising issued an interim constitution just as polls were closing that gave the generals sweeping authority to maintain their grip on power and subordinate the nominal [...]

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Kuwait. New Death Penalty for Blasphemy.

Kuwait. New Death Penalty for Blasphemy.

Kuwaiti lawmakers have passed a legal amendment authorizing the death penalty for Muslims who curse their God or the Quran, or who defame their Prophet Mohammed or his wife. In the amended article, if the defendant publicly repents and apologizes for the crime, the penalty will be reduced to five years in jail, a fine [...]

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Egyptian Islamic Association: “Eating tomatoes is forbidden because they are Christian”.

Egyptian Islamic Association: “Eating tomatoes is forbidden because they are Christian”.

A Salafist group called the Popular Egyptian Islamic Association has come under fire after sending out a warning on Facebook urging its followers not to eat tomatoes because the vegetable (or fruit) is a Christian food. The group posted a photo on its page of a tomato – which appears to reveal the shape of [...]

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