https://pjmedia.com/author/sandmonkey/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 15:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Mohammed Habib is slated to become the next Supreme Leader of the Muslim Brotherhood.]]>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 01:21:10 -0400<![CDATA["Sandmonkey"]]>https://pjmedia.com/sandmonkey/2008/08/24/an-interview-with-the-muslim-brotherhoods-2-n18926<![CDATA[Joyous rioting in the streets. Stores destroyed. Government buildings ransacked. Pictures of the long-ruling tyrannical leader of this middle-eastern country were stepped on. The footage of what was taking place was simply exhilarating, with people expressing the hatred they felt toward their ruler for the first time in over a quarter-century. If you think I&#8217;m describing Iraq after the fall of Saddam, you are mistaken. This is happening in Egypt &#8212; in a small delta city called Mahalla el-Kobra to be exact &#8212; where that aforementioned dictator is still alive and very much in power.]]>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:36:14 -0400<![CDATA["Sandmonkey"]]>https://pjmedia.com/sandmonkey/2008/04/08/violent-riots-hit-egypt-n20880<![CDATA[Fouad Al-Farhan, the prominent &#8212; and probably most famous &#8212; Saudi blogger out there was detained on December 10. The reasons for the arrest are unknown, and the details are limited at best. However, it seems like Farhan, who works as a manager at &#8220;Smart Info Co.&#8221; in Jeddah, knew that the Saudi authorities were coming for him. The 32-year-old father of two daughters explained why in this letter, which was sent to a friend two weeks before his arrest:]]>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:30:56 -0500<![CDATA["Sandmonkey"]]>https://pjmedia.com/sandmonkey/2008/01/03/outrage_saudi_arabias_most_pop-n22098<![CDATA[PJM contributor Lisa Goldman&#8217;s appearance on Israeli television&#8217;s Channel 10 on Wednesday night wasn&#8217;t your standard network news report. Her observations on the anniversary of the Israeli-Lebanese war took place on the balcony of a hotel room in Beirut, with the city as her backdrop &#8212; a spot where Israeli citizens do not venture publicly.]]>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 04:15:33 -0400<![CDATA["Sandmonkey"]]>https://pjmedia.com/sandmonkey/2007/07/12/the_reaction-n22962<![CDATA[A crackdown on the Egyptian opposition continues its second day with the warrant for the arrest of 19 activists including every single Kefayah leader (the Egyptian secular opposition group), and three of Egypt&#8217;s most prominent bloggers: Wael Abbas, Mohamed Sharqawi, and Alaa seif el-Islam.]]>Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:26:02 -0400<![CDATA["Sandmonkey"]]>https://pjmedia.com/sandmonkey/2007/03/16/smashing-dissent-in-egypt-n23412