Latest in Tag: Islamist Highlight
Latest in Tag: Islamist
Better than Syria?
It was back in the late 1980s when I, a young teenager then, visited my Syrian side of the family. In the garden of a family memberâs villa, a group of us, all teenagers, gathered late at night and started telling jokes. The Syrians love the Egyptian sense of humour and jokes, and so I …
Qatar to expel 7 Brotherhood members
The Qatari authorities decided on Friday to expel seven Muslim Brotherhood members who had earlier fled Egypt to Qatar, press reports said Saturday. The Brotherhood members include Islamist preacher Wagdy Ghoneim and senior member of the Brotherhoodâs now dissolved political wing, the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), Amr Darrag. In a short video placed on …
Egypt is witnessing less freedom of expression than under Mubarak or Morsi : John R. Bradley
Daily News Egypt interviewed Bradley to discuss Egyptâs internal political situation and its foreign affairs, ranging from human rights abuses to the recent geopolitical developments in the region.
Senior Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya leaders arrested near Sudan
Among the arrested is the groupâs spokesperson Safwat Abdel Ghany
Verdict expected Monday in Al-Jazeera case
Court accuses journalists of terror-related charges
World Cup sparks Islamist debate on footballâs integrity
By James M. Dorsey Ultra-conservative clerics are condemning football as a Jewish and Christian tool undermining Islamic culture as millions of Muslims worldwide tune in to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The condemnations revive an enduring debate among conservatives and militants about the footballâs integrity. They constitute one side of a jihadi and Salafi …
Al-Beltagy and Hegazyâs request for new judge denied
Islamist leaders charged with torturing two policemen and managing Rabaa Al-Adaweya sit-in
At least 15 dead as Islamists strike again on Kenyan coast
AFP – At least 15 people have been killed in a new attack near Kenya’s coast, officials said Tuesday, just 24 hours after Somalia’s Shebab rebels massacred close to 50 people in the same area. The Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist group said its fighters carried out the latest attack on a village, and that its commando unit …
Pakistan repels second Taliban attack on Karachi airport
The attack on the security post targeted an entry point to an Airport Security Force (ASF) camp 500 metres (yards) from the airportâs main premises, and around a kilometre from the passenger terminal.
Suspected jihadists seize Iraqâs Nineveh province
Military units first withdrew from the cityâs east, heading to its west, and then began leaving the city, along with thousands of residents, he said.
Salafi choices during the presidential elections
By Nader Bakkar From an intellectual point of view, the Salafi movement is a rich one, distinguished by varying interpretations within the same school of thought and containing both positives and negatives simultaneously. A group of scholars and independent preachers that belong to this movement have preferred to withdraw completely from the political scene and …
State institutions hold no bias toward particular candidate: Mansour
Those who do not participate in political life run risk of being ruled by someone who does not represent their interests, says interim president
Egyptâs rule of law: Strong on paper, shakier on the ground
Earlier this month, Egyptâs cabinet passed a law confronting one of the countryâs worst epidemics. The new sexual harassment law both increases fines against offenders and expands actions which are defined as harassment by law. In a country where it has been estimated that 99.3% of women are sexually harassed, the amendments to the Penal …
There is a conspiracy to weaken the east: Al-Tayeb
The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar shared his thoughts on revolutions in the Middle East, west and east relations, student violence and the tribal crisis in Aswan
British hate preacher goes on trial in New York
It is the second high-profile terror trial to be heard by a Manhattan jury since Osama bin Ladenâs son-in-law Suleiman Abu Ghaith was convicted on March 26
Saudi lists ‘terror’ groups, orders Islamist fighters home
The move represents a major escalation against the Brotherhood of deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi and indicates rising concern in Riyadh over the potential risks to domestic security of Saudi extremists fighting in Syria.
Al-Nour Party lists challenges for next president
The Islamist party says it will not field a presidential candidate and will evaluate nominees based on a number of criteria
Niger calls for international intervention in Libya
Niger, an impoverished but mineral-rich former French colony which adjoins southern Libya, has had to contend with numerous Islamist attacks and kidnappings on its own soil, some of which have threatened the security of its uranium production.
Tunisia Islamist PM set to step down as unrest mounts
The Islamist Ennahda party has been under mounting pressure to relinquish the grip on power
ESU President: The entire country would suffer both economically and politically if the school year stops
Egyptian universities have been under the spotlightdue to the escalating violence since the beginning of the school yearas a reaction to the military backed transition in power. Egyptâs Student Union (ESU)President Mohamed Badran has been under fire for his statements and his political stances. He was able to win the elections against the candidate of …
Egypt’s Christians pray for peace after months of unrest
Coptic Christians, who make up about 10 percent of Egypt’s 86 million people and constitute the largest Christian community in the Middle East, have long complained of official discrimination and feared attacks by radical Islamists.
Wasat Party initially boycotting constitutional referendum
The decision comes one day after the Anti-Coup Alliance announced that it would boycott
Al-Nour party to vote ‘yes’ on constitutional amendments
This is the available choice to fulfill stability: Islamist party chairman
Hundreds stage Tunis anti-government protest
Protesters demand the resignation of Tunisia’s Islamist-led government, ahead of a national dialogue aimed at ending months of political deadlock.
Where are they?
âWhere are they? Where have they all gone? Where are all those young activists from the 25 January revolution?â It is a question that I get asked almost every time I engage with non-Egyptians; those based in Egypt or those who live in other capitals. The cynical among them reckon those activists âsold outâ, and …
Tunisia mediators say Islamists accept crisis plan
The country’s largest union confederation called on the Islamists and the secular opposition to agree on a date next week for a “national dialogue” aimed at ending a crisis sparked by the murder of a prominent opposition MP in July.
Islamists criticise constituent assembly
The Salafist Callâs deputy leader and Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya accuse assembly of trying to change Egyptâs âIslamist identityâ
Tunisia Islamists urged to fully accept crisis plan
The Ennahda party had issued a statement on Friday saying it accepted the blueprint for the formation of a government of independents and a national dialogue to finalise a new constitution and clear the way for elections.
The Grand Mufti and Al-Nour Party oppose proposed amendments to Sharia-related articles in the constitution
Controversy surrounds the 50-strong constitutional committee as its members discuss amending articles that pertain to Sharia in the suspended 2012 constitution
Al-Nour party changes position on Article 219
Salafi constitutional representative leaves session in protest