Newspapers publish Muslim prayers for Allah's revenge on Jews - who wrote them?

We have just begun the Muslim month of Dhul Hijjah, considered the holiest month of all, the month where Muslims go on Hajj to visit Mecca. The first ten days of the month are considered especially auspicious, and one tradition is to ask for specific requests in prayers, known as dua.Egyptian newspaper El Balad News helpfully prints a number of duas for each day...

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Arabs make up a lot of fake Golda Meir quotes

Wednesday was the 125th anniversary of Golda Meir's birth.She was known for many memorable expressions, but the Arab world seems to prefer to make up their own.Egyptian newspaper El Balad attributes to Meir a series of quotations that are completely fictional. It doesn't look like they made these up - these fake quotes have been mentioned in Arabic language articles (and even...

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How pathetic are Israel's Arab neighbors? A tiny but telling example.

Egypt's El Balad and Jordan's Ammon News describe an Israeli TV report that some 12,000 Israelis visited Jordan during the Jewish holidays over the past month, as many Israelis felt that it was less expensive than going overseas. Most of these visitors went to Aqaba as a cheaper alternative to Eilat. That's a fairly significant number of visitors, and Jordan's tourism...

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Egypt's third most popular news site: "Herzl wrote the Protocols, and screamed when they were leaked"

El Balad is Egypt's third most popular news site, with about 3 million visits per month.It has been publishing a series of articles by Najat Abdul Rahman that seem to be concentrating on attacking the Muslim Brotherhood. But it is based on conspiracy theories, and all conspiracy theories lead to Jews.Last week she mentioned that Egyptian cinema was overrun with immorality,...

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