Latest in Tag: Muslim Brotherhood Highlight
Latest in Tag: Muslim Brotherhood
Islamists to meet with Saleh to discuss Sukuk Law
Members of prominent Islamist parties are set to meet with Minister of Investment Ossama Saleh next Monday to discuss the possibility of introducing Islamic debt guidelines. “This meeting is mainly to coordinate between political parties and the government to come up with a coherent legal framework in order to issue sukuk [Islamic bonds] in Egypt,” …
Editor’s letter: Fight or work for Egyptian TV
Why do they hate the media? And who are they?
Are there strategic constants unifying Muslim Brotherhood and political powers toward the Palestinian issue?
An agreement on some strategic foundations is necessary for any country going through a democratic transition. It is unreasonable for any winning party in any country to turn against the policies of its predecessor, especially in terms of foreign policy. A major change in a country’s strategic focus means there has been a major change …
Student groups fight back
18 student movements and parties criticise the Egyptian Student Union’s attempt to dominate the drafting of governing bylaws
Review: new political coalitions and ways to combat religious offences
As political parties continue their pursuit of establishing solidified alliances for the upcoming parliamentary elections, Egyptian columnists dissect the new partisan coalitions, filled with hopes that division won’t strike at them once more. Some writers continue analysing American anti-Islam film, at the risk of becoming overwhelmed, by exploring options through which Muslims could prevent conflict …
Political activist Alber Saber could face up to five years in prison
Saber was referred to court for “insulting god,” “contempt of religion” and founding anti-religion Facebook pages
Leftist groups march for “the rights of Egyptians”
Saturday march from Tala’at Harb Square focus on five demands
People’s Assembly dead and buried
Supreme Administrative Court says parliament’s lower house is “null and void”
Tens of thousands protest anti-Islam film in Nigeria
(AFP) –KANO, Nigeria — Tens of thousands of people on Saturday protested on the streets of Nigeria’s second city of Kano against an anti-Islam film made in the US that has stirred outrage across the Muslim world. An AFP reporter said the crowd of demonstrators stretched several kilometres through the city, the largest in Nigeria’s …
Editor’s Letter: Unavoidable clash of values
If you don’t like it, just don’t watch it!
Elections to select new FJP president likely in October
Six or seven party figureheads are planning to run
New leftist coalition announced
Leftist parties and movements form Revolutionary Democratic Coalition
Jordan passes law restricting internet freedom
New online media laws to increase censorship in Jordan
Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood causes contreversy
The Jordanian Brotherhood’s new plan to limit powers of the king
Muslim Brotherhood: Victimhood in Power?
Power begets responsibility, which should beget accountability
Veiled newscasters on state TV
is the appearance of a veiled newscaster a step towards deepening democracy and ending the discriminations or is it a step towards discrimination against non-veiled women and perhaps even against those women who do not wear the niqab as well?
A country of extremists
It is safe to say that Egypt is going through its own version of a culture war
Praying at gunpoint
By Mohammed Aly Ibrahim The fear of Friday 13th in western superstition as an unlucky day touched upon me as I was heading to perform my weekly prayer. Many Egyptians, myself included, think that the mosques of Prophet Muhammad’s ancestors here bestow endless blessings upon those who regularly visit such places of worship. The most …
Israeli airline may stop Cairo flights
High economic costs, lengthy security processes, and low demand are the reasons for the move
Human Rights Corner: What National Council for Human Rights?
At a time when many liberals and seculars are rightly worried about the future of human rights in Egypt, the formation deepened those concerns
Review: columnists observe Morsy’s attitude, IMF loan, and Coptic community
Egyptian opinion writers have explored a variety of topics that relate to President Morsy’s surprising moves, starting from his first trip to Saudi, to his latest in Iran. Many columnists continue to dissect Egypt’s internal platform with regards to the growing fears of the Coptic community in the country. Others criticise the acceptance of the …
Does the Brotherhood have the right to “Ikwanise” the state?
We face now worrying bids to change the state, not the government
Ten Tips to the Dostour Party
In an attempt to be positive, here are 10 tips to help Al Dostour Party avoid repeating the same mistakes that all of the previous parties did.
Review: columnists condemn division of Liberal bloc
Major opinion pieces in Egyptian newspapers have debated a variety of topics that relate to Egyptian politics. Most importantly, most commentators have condemned the division and separation hitting the landscape of the secular power in Egypt. The success of the Muslim Brotherhood and the popularity of political Islam in Egypt has led many writers to …
National Front for Democracy and Justice goes after Constituent Assembly
Constituent assembly accused of lacking transparency
Thou Shall Fear Salafis
Next time you read one on Salafis, read it with a grain of salt
The Other Side: Fish, milk… human rights
We are talking about an important human rights council whose members may be figures with political and religious influence, but this does not mean that they are qualified to be members of such an institution
Review: Columnists debate emergency law, Coptic community and Tahrir Square
Across different Egyptian newspapers, columnists have tapped upon various issues that relate to Mohamed Morsy’s rule. Some writers have condemned the debate over female circumcision; others criticise proposals of the new Justice Minister to reinstate the long-lived emergency law. On another note, some commentators discussed how the deteriorating Tahrir Square is calling upon Egyptians to …
Islamic Sukuk forecast to exponentially increase
The demand for Islamic Sukuk is expected to reach to $900 billion by 2017, according to Ernst & Young’s Global Islamic Banking of Excellence (GIBE) estimates. Ernst & Young’s GIBE reports that the forecasted exponential increase in demand for Sukuk stems from the growth of Islamic banking industry, and the increasing demand for financial tools …
All 12 detainees of Syrian Embassy clash released
“Charged with assaulting police officers” detainees released by the public prosecutor