Latest in Tag: Salafi Highlight
Latest in Tag: Salafi
Al-Nour to participate in amending constitution
The Salafi Al-Nour Party announces it will take part in the 50-member committee to finalise amended draft constitution
Army and police are tyrants: Salafi Jihadists
By Nasser al-Azazi The “hatred oppression and tyranny” of the police and armed forces and their “heinous crimes against Muslims” are unforgiveable, the Salafi Jihadist Organisation of Sinai said in a recent statement. Appearing on a number of Jihadist websites, the statement condemned the army’s dispersal of pro-Morsi sit-ins at the Rabaa al-Adaweya and Al-Nahda …
Nine Morsi supporters referred to military prosecution
Detainees accused of complicity in torching churches and military trucks, detained for 15 days
Al-Nour Party rejects constituent assembly
The Salafi party opposes amending constitution under current government
Al-Sisi meets with Islamists
Meeting aimed at easing tensions, said army spokesman
Al-Nour Party suspends spokesman
Bakkar has been barred from interacting with the media
Al-Nour party warns against civil war
The Salafi party condemns “all forms of intimidation” and calls for reconciliation meeting
Al-Zawahiri calls for “victims and sacrifices”
Al-Qaeda Leader criticised Islamists for not uniting to implement Sharia
What is the nature of the relationship between the three groups of the political Islamist movement?
In previous articles, I went into detail regarding the three groups of the Islamist political movement: the political Islamist parties, at the heart of which is the Muslim Brotherhood; the religion-based political Islamist parties, at the heart of which is the Al-Nour party; and the radical Islamist parties, at the heart of which is the …
Al-Nour Party calls for new cabinet
Cabinet should represent political consensus, Salafi party says
Conflicting reports about boy’s death during Mahalla clashes
Clashes in the Gharbeya city resume for the second night; Al-Nour Party’s headquarters attacked
Security office in Mahalla under siege
Activists and residents blame pro-government for violence
Gabha Youth announce post 30 June plans
SCC president to take over, constitution to be stalled and a revolutionary commission to guide the regime
Controversy brews over Al-Watan Party resignations
Vice president of Al-Watan denies mass resignations from the party’s specialised committees
What are the ingredients and background of the Salafi movement in Egypt?
In the previous article, I covered the first segment of the Islamist movements in Egypt, which was the political Islamist parties, and it centred on the Muslim Brotherhood. Now, I will go into detail regarding the second segment, the religion-based Islamist parties. The religion-based Islamist parties are what we call Salafis. We call them the …
Islamist parties call for protests against violence
Islamist leaders: President can only be removed through elections
Al-Nour calls for ‘real’ reconciliation
Salafi party promotes its blueprint for reconciliation between political groups
What is the political map of the Islamist movement in Egypt?
The number of “Islamic” or “quasi-Islamic” parties has officially reached 12. The parties can be categorised into three groups: the first are “political” Islamist parties, the second are “religion-based political” Islamist parties, and the third are the “radical” Islamist parties, or rather of radical backgrounds. At the heart of all these parties is the Freedom …
Al-Nour Party Chairman speaks against Muslim Brotherhood
Chairman Makhyoun rails against targeting of Salafis at North Sinai conference
A country afraid of its parliament
There is not one political faction that wants to hold parliamentary elections nowadays, except maybe the Salafis. Elections were expected to be held in the next few months, right after the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. However, everyone seems to be dreading these elections, despite the show to the contrary. It seems that all parties …
Shi’as, Salafis…and Sheep
Living in a country populated by people both gifted with a strong sense of humour and beset by stark contradictions, following the news can put one in a predicament of whether to laugh out loud or shed bloody tears. I thought this week I would like to recap on some dark comedy material that hit …
Teetotal tourism
As new hotel opens in Hurghada serving no alcohol, hotel groups call for reconsidering ratings system
The Price
The return of Naguib Sawiris to Egypt, along with the entire Sawiris Family, has raised some eyebrows on both sides of the political divide in Egypt, especially given that the Presidency sent a special envoy to welcome him back and hailed him as one of the “honest businessmen of Egypt” in an official statement. …
Detention renewed for Gamal Saber and sons
Murder charges were brought against the three following deadly violence in Shubra
MOI denies reintroduction of Islamist crackdowns
Islamist protesters plan Thursday night demonstration
Abdallah Badr arrested
Controversial TV anchor given one-year prison sentence for defaming actress Elham Shahin
Al-Nour Party delegation to visit the United States
Visits to other foreign countries will follow
Seif pharmacies, racism and bringing down the Ikhwan
On Wednesday, Egyptian activists were in a frenzy. One of the most well-known pharmaceutical chains in Egypt, Seif Pharmacies, was in deep water after one of their appointed pharmacists refused to take money from a Nubian Egyptian for “being black”. Unfortunately for him, it was outspoken Nubian film director, Nada Zatouna. She went online and …
NCW condemns Shura Council’s criticism of women’s document
National Council for Women addresses the Shura Council’s attack on the UN’s declaration against violence towards women
Sayed Belal killer sentenced to 15 years
Court finds State Security officer guilty of being an accomplice to murder and torture