Not a good time to be a western tourist at a Red Sea resort
I hope ISIS doesn't destroy St Catherine's Monastery
St. Catherine's Monastery (Sinai)
Originally founded by the Emperor St. Justinian the Great in 527, the monastery has weathered numerous changes in the history of the region, including the invasion of Islam, whose founder Mohammed himself guaranteed protection for the monastery. (The monastery still has possession of a written document from Mohammed to prove it.)