John Rossomando

Hundreds of Egyptians – Christian and Muslim alike – gathered outside the White House Thursday afternoon to call attention to the plight of Coptic Christians and denounce what they see as the Obama administration’s tepid response to a recent spate

Amjad Qourshah, an Islamic studies professor at the University of Amman in Jordan with ties to the Muslim American Society (MAS) and the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), has unleashed a tirade of anti-Christian venom against Egypt’s Copts, accusing

A memo posted on the Facebook page of a local office of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party obtained by the Investigative Project on Terrorism shows a clear call to incitement against Egypt’s Coptic Christian population, giving its blessing to the

Egypt’s Coptic Christian minority has become a favorite target for Muslim Brotherhood supporters and other radical Islamists across the country in the wake of the military’s decision to clear supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi from their Cairo sit-ins this morning. No

Conflicting reports suggest a deal could be in the works with Egypt’s military rulers to let deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood save face and end a month of demonstrations by Morsi’s supporters. The Independent reported Monday that the

America’s leading Muslim Brotherhood legacy groups, including the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and the Islamic Circle of America (ICNA), are demanding that the Obama administration take punitive action against Egypt in the

Hamas, Hizballah and Iran held secret talks last month in Lebanon in an effort to smooth over strained relations stemming from their rival stances on Syria, according to the London-based Asharq al-Awsat. Hamas has supported Syrian rebels trying to overthrow Bashar

A Pittsburgh man may be the latest American killed as part of the global Muslim jihad against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The man, identified as Amir Farouk Ibrahim, 32, was reportedly killed July 22 in fighting between Syrian Kurdish forces and those

Hamas finds itself in an uncomfortable predicament following the ouster of its longtime allies, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood. The terrorist group’s leaders worry that a wave of popular demonstrations similar to those that pushed Egypt’s military

When the European Union (EU) designated Hizballah’s military wing as a terrorist group earlier this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described it as a half measure. All of Hizballah – its political and military wings – should be blacklisted. “As far as the

American diplomats could find themselves in the Muslim Brotherhood’s crosshairs now that Essam el-Erian, the vice president of the Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, has called on protesters to besiege the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. El-Erian blames the U.S. government

A leader of the Muslim Brotherhood-dominated Free Syrian Army (FSA) has accused British Prime Minister David Cameron of betrayal in the wake of confirmation that the British will not be arming the rebel group. This is despite last month’s announcement by the United Kingdom,

Violence by Islamic radicals aimed at Egypt’s Coptic Christian minority has increased in the wake of the military’s July 3 ouster of President Mohamed Morsi. Muslim Brotherhood supporters blame Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II for supporting the Egyptian military’s removal

The Investigative Project on Terrorism has uncovered evidence that radical Muslim cleric Sheik Abdullah Bin Bayyah, who met with top White House officials last month, personally urged Muslim nations to aid the Palestinian terrorist groups in Gaza militarily. “Muslim rulers are required

According to testimony given Wednesday before the House Homeland Security Committee, last month’s Boston Marathon bombings exposed that federal and local law enforcement agencies still haven’t corrected failures in intelligence sharing, a topic emphasized after the 9/11 attacks. “We learned over a decade ago,

Three State Department whistleblowers told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Wednesday that bureaucratic wrangling led to the tragedy in Benghazi, Libya on Sept. 11, 2012 that left four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens, dead. The whistleblowers included Gregory

A clerical error thwarted the FBI from discovering that now-deceased Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev had traveled to Russia last year for six months. It underscores broader problems that have persisted in federal counter-terrorism databases since 9/11. Sen. Lindsey Graham,

Palestinian terrorists have launched numerous rockets in to Israel since Tuesday, prompting the largest Israeli response since Egypt brokered the cease-fire between Hamas and Israel last November. The latest salvo launched by a Salafist militant group calling itself the Mujahadeen Shura Council in

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi warned opponents Sunday that he would act against the Muslim Brotherhood’s opponents if rioting continues. Morsi’s threat followed violent demonstrations Friday at the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters that left 160 people injured. “If investigations prove that certain

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is viewed in the West as a moderate in comparison to Hamas and other Palestinian groups. But that may be because Western media ignores incendiary rhetoric Abbas routinely makes in Arabic. An example came earlier

The Obama administration chose to listen to voices suggesting that Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood was moderate rather than those who warned it would resort to violence if it came to power, cables obtained by the Investigative Project on Terrorism show. The