The Syrian Game of Thrones Gains Momentum
The Syrian Game of Thrones Gains Momentum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b0gW3io_iQ
Tag: Islam
Egypt’s Land Grab Threatens the World’s Oldest Christian Monastery
“In the sixth century, Christian monks built St. Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. The monastery is believed to be located at the very place where God appeared to Moses via a burning bush. Valuable Christian relics are stored at St. Catherine’s, among them parts of the Codex Sinaiticus, which contains the oldest complete copy of the New Testament.
Since its inception, the monastery has never been destroyed, but recent efforts by the Egyptian government could effectively end St. Catherine’s independence and inhibit the religious freedom of its monks.
In May, a legal ruling by an Egyptian appeals court “affirmed government ownership of land beneath the centuries-old Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai,” although the government stressed that it would not interfere with the monastery’s long-standing autonomy, reports Egyptian Streets. Despite these assurances, the monks of St. Catherine’s protested against the ruling and closed the site to all visitors on June 6.”
https://reason.com/2025/08/22/egypts-land-grab-threatens-the-worlds-oldest-christian-monastery/
Jonathan Conricus provides a live update on the situation in southern Syria — Alma Israel
Israel struck Syria to defend the Druze who were under attack by other groups who were supported by the Syrian government. Druze civilians were being slaughtered.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ioOE0gZSY
Is Syria’s interim government quelling or fueling sectarian violence? | DW News
Is Syria’s interim government quelling or fueling sectarian violence? | DW News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSr_yE8MrGg
Is ISIS Returning?
ISIS is still causing chaos and trying to kill people around the world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtZdSfgHOnQ
“October 7th on Steroids” Inside Syria’s Brutal War on the Druze — Khalifa Khalifa explains
Syrians are slaughtering the Druze people in Syria.
Ordinary citizens are joining organized radicals in killing the Druze for not being Muslim, some asking who the real prophet is, and if they answer wrong, killing them.
A hospital was surrounded and slaughtered. Electricity and internet have been cut to give Muslims the space to slaughter the Druze.
Regime forces are participating in this violence.
Minorities are not safe in the Middle East.
I assume there will be campus protests against these atrocities…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CyA_ewuyL0
How Egyptians Became Arabs
Egyptians speak an imperial language.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sppGTEd0MVA
The Taliban Banned Chess
“Since retaking power, the Taliban has banned certain music, barred women from parks, and now outlawed chess.”
https://reason.com/2025/06/03/the-taliban-banned-chess/
Opinion | Iran’s Target Isn’t Just Israel. It’s Us.
“Iran is the most aggressive and dangerous totalitarian force of our time. Its leaders seek to weaken and destroy free society, democracy and human rights with Russian and Chinese support. In Iran, women are systematically oppressed and abused. Homosexuals are murdered. Those who think differently are imprisoned and tortured. In Tehran, the cynical abuse of the civilian population in Gaza as human shields is also cold-bloodedly conceived and financed.
According to official state doctrine, the primary goal of the mullahs in Tehran is the annihilation of the State of Israel. Ayatollah Khamenei has described Israel as a “cancerous tumor.” And clocks in the streets of Tehran celebrate countdowns to the “destruction of Israel.”
But Israel is only the first target. Once Israel falls, Europe and America will be the focus. Radical Sunni and Shiite Islamism has been preparing for this for decades. The fatwa against Salman Rushdie, 9/11, the attacks in Paris, the caliphate of ISIS — each event was a warning sign. Only those who did not want to see the signs are surprised today. The attacks are directed against our values, our way of life.”
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/06/14/israel-iran-attack-freedom-autocracy-00406288
Trump issues new multi-country travel ban
“President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued a sweeping new travel ban for people from 19 countries, citing national security risks.
The ban fully restricts people from Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen from entering the United States. The president is also partially restricting and limiting U.S. entry for nationals of Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/04/trump-issues-new-multi-country-travel-ban-00388047