The return of the caliphate: between Islam and politics
ISIS is obsessed with the myth of the Mehdi, and is preparing for his reign, claim AUC professors
Latest in Tag: Caliphate Highlight
Latest in Tag: Caliphate
Suicide bombers in Libya include Egyptians: reports
ISIS-affiliated website publishes images of alleged suicide bombers in Libya, claiming they are group members
Egypt is witnessing less freedom of expression than under Mubarak or Morsi : John R. Bradley
Daily News Egypt interviewed Bradley to discuss Egypt’s internal political situation and its foreign affairs, ranging from human rights abuses to the recent geopolitical developments in the region.
Al-Sisi promises support for Iraq’s Maliki
Egyptian president makes phone call to Iraqi counterpart as conflict worsens
Egypt is ready to play political role in Iraq: Foreign Ministry
After taking over parts of Iraq, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) announced the establishment of a Caliphate or Islamic State
Review: Columnists ask who makes decisions in the palace?
After President Morsy withdrew the decision to raise the taxes on all luxurious commodities, columnists ask, who influences the president in making such decisions? Many writers have accused him of not being able to differentiate between ruling a nation and obeying his Islamist group. Â Ibrahim Eissa Tahrir Newspaper Failure Reveals its President With a …
Off with their heads!
A video of Egyptian self-proclaimed cleric Sheikh Saad Arafat went viral on Monday, showing one of his religious “lessons” on Al-Rahma channel, a self-described Islamic channel. In the video he deals with sexual harassment as follows, “even if you [the woman] are face-veiled, you are the reason for harassment for going out of your house …
Morsy’s “men of the Interior”
Remember that the trigger for the revolution was police brutality
The Islamic civilization quest
As Islamic discourses become mainstream in several Muslim countries, one wonders what is there to make out of it? After all practically all modern Islamic movements came about with the objective of reviving an Islamic society, polity or both. The Islamist movement as a whole has come a long way since the demise of the …