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CNNs Kaitlan Collins Incorrectly Says El-Sayed Denounced Muslim Brotherhood

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On Wednesday evening, it got heated in the second and final debate between Michigan Senate candidates, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers, over the issue of the Muslim Brotherhood, which many in the liberal media have wrongly claimed El-Sayed has condemned. That exchange was highlighted Wednesday night on CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins, where the host falsely claimed El-Sayed has previously denounced the Muslim Brotherhood, and the term Islamophobia made an appearance. Before Collins played a clip from the debate, her lead-in included an inaccurate defense of El-Sayed.

COLLINS:  Days after we saw Abdul El-Sayed denounce the Muslim Brotherhood with a voter exchange and later with reporters, Mike Rogers sought, again, to tie him to the Islamist movement, prompting El-Sayed to fire back with this. Presumably, Collins was referring to last Saturday’s town hall in Michigan, where El-Sayed was asked whether he would disavow the Muslim Brotherhood, and gave a dismissive answer of, “Sure. Yeah, absolutely”. He did however later tell reporters, “I clearly disavow it.”  But the definition of disavow is, to deny responsibility for, to refuse to acknowledge or accept. The definition of denounce is, criticizing a person or action severely and publicly because you feel strongly that they are wrong or evil.

El-Sayed did not do that in either of the two instances noted by Collins.  And she is not alone on. Previously on CNN, the notion that El-Sayed has condemned the Muslim Brotherhood had been tossed around. The definition of condemned is, declared to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil. He has not done that either. Part of the debate clip Collins played featured Rogers accusations against El-Sayed’s alleged terrorist ties, and the Democrat’s response.  EL-SAYED: He keeps raising this question about this association with an organization I’ve never been a part of because, my mom who is a nurse in Missouri? It doesn’t make any sense. It does  if you have seen a report in the Free Beacon, which says, “El-Sayed’s familial ties to the Muslim Brotherhood run through his mother, Elkomy, who at one point worked for the Islamic American Relief Agency, which was sanctioned for funding al-Qaeda.”

Other connections are cited as well. Collins never mentioned that, as she welcomed Democrat strategist Ameshia Cross to weigh in. CROSS: I think that the only thing that Mike Rogers has, and the thing that he thinks that he can latch on to the strongest is a — him trying to create a connection between someone who is of the Muslim faith, is of the Islamic faith, to terrorist groups…. He should be able to practice his and honor his faith in the way that he is doing it. However, I think that trying to tie that to something that is terroristic is a real problem….  I think that it’s shameful…. and I think that El-Sayed responds every time with the right answer. That’s sloppy spin. Rogers was not confusing the Muslim religion for the Muslim Brotherhood.

The question is whether Abdul and his family are “honoring” their faith by supporting terrorist groups. Collins turned to the former Republican Governor of New Hampshire Chris Sununu, and it didn’t take long for Cross to interrupt with a charge she apparently forgot to level during her turn. SUNUNU: He is an extremist. There’s no doubt about that. So, take all that Muslim Brotherhood stuff aside, whether it’s valid or not valid. I just think– CROSS: It’s islamophobia. Sununu’s response was interrupted by former Trump campaign advisor, CNN’s David Urban, who set Cross straight. SUNUNU: Well — well, no, no– URBAN: No. Matter of fact, that’s not true. (CROSSTALK) URBAN: No one’s saying he can’t be Muslim or practice be — the Islamic faith. SUNUNU: Right. URBAN: There’s a question about whether his family member was a supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood, a terrorist organization. That’s a yes or no answer, which he’s never answered. …All he has to say is, I disavow it.

Of course, it’s a terrible organization. They’re terrorists. I would have nothing to do with it. He has never done that, not once.  That would actually be a condemnation. Urban continued his impassioned response. URBAN: This isn’t about Islamophobia. This is about terrorists who want to do harm to the West. And if Abdul El-Sayed can’t condemn that, if he thinks that Iran is a bigger threat to America than Israel, then that’s a guy who shouldn’t be in the United States Senate.  CROSS: He has said multiple times that he does not support the Islamic — that he does not support terrorist regimes. URBAN: But he’s not denounced the Muslim Brotherhood. CROSS: He’s called them out. (CROSSTALK) URBAN: So, it’s nothing to do with his faith. Then Urban said Abdul’s candidacy is doomed: “This guy’s not gonna win. He’s going down, his ship is sinking, fast.” Seemingly shocked, Collins asked, “You think he’s not going to win”? He said: “No, not close.”    No Kaitlan, not even with the false claims of El Sayed having denounced the Muslim Brotherhood, and of Islamophobia from Rogers.

Source: CNNs Kaitlan Collins Incorrectly Says El-Sayed Denounced Muslim Brotherhood

Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
Philippians 4:5

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Police in Algeria Arrest 12 Christians during Worship

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Special force police in Algeria raided a worship service at a humanitarian shelter on Sept. 4, arresting all 12 Christians present on suspicion of holding an unauthorized, non-Muslim religious service, sources said. The House of Refuge shelter in L’Ayaida, 36 kilometers (22 miles) east of Oran, serves as a haven and restoration center for vulnerable women and their families. It housed a worship hall before authorities ordered its administrative closure in October 2019, but Christians have continued to meet for church services in one of the separate apartments on the shelter premises.

The premises have been under surveillance for some time, sources said. After law enforcement officers raided the site with a search warrant, the 12 detained Christians were transferred to the Bethioua police station about 40 kilometers from Oran. During the operation, police seized all Christian literature, mobile phones and identity cards of those present, said the sources, unidentified for security reasons. The women were released to be questioned the following morning, while the men were held until late at night, some until 3 a.m. Christians fear the detainees could be charged under Ordinance 06-03 governing non-Muslim worship in Algeria, which heavily criminalizes collective worship outside the officially approved state framework or any action deemed to “shake the faith of a Muslim.” 

The restrictive law exposes them to heavy fines and substantial prison sentences. Punishment under the 2006 law can range from two to five years in prison and fines of 500,000 to 1 million Algerian dinars ($3,745 to $7,490). It requires non-Muslim worship buildings to be licensed, but all applications to do so have remained unattended. The arrested Christians were not yet brought before a prosecutor, who would then quickly take them to court for judgment. Christian support group Open Doors has reported that nearly all of the 47 official churches affiliated with the Protestant Church of Algeria (EPA) have received administrative closure orders or have been sealed by the authorities.

More than 50 Christians have been prosecuted for their faith in recent years, according to the organization. The Sept. 4 raid was part of a long-standing pattern of judicial harassment against Christians in Algeria, particularly in the Oran Region. In 2021, authorities convicted Pastor Rachid Seighir and Nouh Hamimi and closed their bookstore. Also notable were the harsh five-year prison sentence handed down to Hamid Soudad, imprisoned for January 2021 to July 23 as part of a five-year sentence for “insulting Islam” related to Facebook caricature, before he was ultimately pardoned in 2023.

EPA Vice-President Youcef Ourahmane was sentenced on appeal in May 2024 to one year in prison simply for organizing a spiritual retreat; originally he had been sentenced to two years and a fine. Pastor Ourahmane is the founder of the Timothee School and the L’Ayeida refuge center. These cases and significant events all attest to the persistence of a policy aimed at criminalizing the Christian faith and its structures within the country. According to Christians in the Béjaïa, Tizi Ouzou, and Bouira regions, authorities in the past month have been seeking to permanently resolve the “church issue” in Algeria. To this end, special envoys were appointed and sent across the country to meet with various leaders who were not affiliated with the EPA.

Their mission was to identify and approach congregants, urging them to join a new Christian association project intended to replace the EPA. This maneuver aims to orchestrate a reorganization under strict state control, paving the way for the potential reopening of places of worship subject to conditions rigorously imposed by the government. The number of Christians in Algeria is estimated at about 150,000 people, 0.3 percent of the total population of 48 million, according to Open Doors.

There are 8,000 Catholics, while Methodists, Anglicans and Mennonites are made up mostly of foreigners, including diplomats. Algeria ranked 20th on Open Doors’ 2026 World Watch List of the 50 countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian.

Source: Police in Algeria Arrest 12 Christians during Worship – Morningstar News

If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.
John 15:10

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Muslim Severely Wounds Christian Wife during Worship in Uganda

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NAIROBI, Kenya The Muslim husband of a mother of six in eastern Uganda severely wounded her this month as she was worshipping at a Bible study after he learned that she had converted to Christianity, sources said. Hajati Kyakuwa Kamiyati, 45, remains in treatment for severe injuries at Bugiri Joint Clinic after the March 11 attack during the worship in Bugiri town, in the district of the same name. Kamiyati, who made the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca last year, came to faith in Christ two months after her return

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Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, But a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.
Proverbs 31:30

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