Libyan parliament confirms death of 21 kidnapped Coptic Egyptians
Salafi incitement behind ‘Islamic State’ kidnapping of Egyptians: Copts coalition
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5 members of Salafi Front arrested in Cairo ahead of 28 November protests
Suspects were planning to “stage protests and incite violence”, says interior ministry
The Brotherhood ‘deviated’ from original focus, prioritised politics over revolution: Kamal Helbawy
Daily News Egypt interviews former Muslim Brotherhood member Kamal Helbawy to discuss his history with the group, reasons for his departure, and the future of the now outlawed group
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 …
Three suspected jihadists dead in Tunisia police raid: Ministry
AFP – Security forces killed three suspected jihadists in an anti-terrorist operation Monday in a region of northwest Tunisia where Islamist militants shot dead four people last month, the interior ministry said. The police surrounded a house in the Jendouba region straddling the Algerian border and killed “three terrorists,” ministry spokesman Mohamed Ali Aroui said, …
Shi’a lynching result of years of incitement: EIPR
Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights details root of hatred towards Shi’a Muslims, which culminated in this week’s lynching that left four dead
Update: Four Egyptian Shi’as killed by mob in Cairo
A group of Shi’a Muslims was attacked by a hostile mob in a village near Cairo
Tunisia topless protester faces new charges
Amina Sboui, better known by her pseudonym Tyler, will be charged under the “criminal conspiracy” section of the penal code
The popular myth of the ‘unpopular Ikhwan’
By Dr Mohamed A. Fouad We all know it or seem to think we know it; we like to advance several pieces of evidence to suggest this infamous statement: “The Muslim Brotherhood’s popularity is going down the drain!” However, we never seem to follow this notorious assumption with an important question: So what? If only …
A Mufti for the Muslim Brotherhood
The mufti is a Muslim legal expert who is empowered to give rulings on religious matters. Every country that defines itself as Muslim has a grand mufti and an Iftaa institution that includes hundreds of muftis. These muftis have a specific education and must study an array of Islamic subjects, based on which sect of …
Celebrating Mubarak’s birthday
Today, 4 May, marks a date hated by many of my generation; Hosni Mubarak’s birthday. For 30 years, the “people” celebrated his birthday. The people in this case were mainly state media, publishing articles regaling our magnanimous dictator, as state TV aired songs praising his birth, mainly with a song well-mocked among the younger generation, …
Bailing out
By: Philip Whitfield Robert Browning (1812 –1889) is a favourite poet among high schoolers: Judge people by what they might be – not are, nor will be. Seems their parents and teachers are taking him to heart. I’m getting more invitations these days to farewell parties. It’s not a lemming-like flight. It’s a dolorous brain drain. …
El-Haddad and Tahtawi travel to Iran
No reason has been given for the presidential team’s visit
Cabinet reshuffle: Bad News
It was quite surprising to sense optimism in some people’s voices when they received news on the cabinet reshuffle, disrespectfully announced in a tweet by Morsi. All the signs indicate an even worse government taking over. First of all the prime minister remains, which means that inadequacy will continue to be the main characteristic of the new cabinet. For …
Raising tyrants in the name of Islam
“In China, they have blocked YouTube, Facebook and Twitter and no one is upset; life is good and everyone is happy. And they say we do not have freedom of speech in Egypt.” These were the enlightened words of Saad Al-Shater on his Facebook page, the son of Khairat El-Shater, vice of Muslim Brotherhood’s Supreme …
Egypt’s Shura Council agrees on new stamp tax
Al-Nour Party accuses government and Muslim Brotherhood of scaring away investors as a result of country’s new stock market tax
Al-Nour Party boycotts recent amendments to tax law
Salafi party accuses government of withholding information from public regarding pending IMF loan
Columnists debate sectarian tensions in Egypt
After the recent incidents in front of St. Mark’s Cathedral, writers in major Egyptian newspapers have explored the issue of sectarian strife in the country, believing that the extremism spreading across Egypt is the primary cause of the sectarian violence. The road to fascism Mohamed Abul Ghar Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper Abul Ghar condemns the recent …
Has the Muslim Brotherhood adopted Sectarianism?
I have attempted over the last several articles, to shed light on the fault lines of the various political and socio-economic divisions that exist within Egyptian society, in addition to the ideologies of those who seek during elections to secure their place within the country’s political system. Traditional left wing theory tells us that social …
Review: April 6 celebration and Iranian tourists
Commentators in major Egyptian newspapers have discussed the celebration of the sixth anniversary of the April 6 Youth Movement and the potential for establishing its own political party. Meanwhile, some writers continued to condemn the negative reaction of the Salafis in Egypt after the recent visits of Iranian tourists to Luxor. Mohamed Salmawi The …
Islamists weigh in on media in ministry-sponsored seminar
Salafis: Media code of ethics needed before legislation prohibiting arrest of journalists can be adopted
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In Pictures: ‘Bearded’ policemen protest in front of Abdeen Palace
Calling for the Ministry of Interior to allow them to return to work
Salafis halt church construction
Cairo governor orders construction on church property to stop after Salafis surround it
Bust of Taha Hussein disappears in Minya
Famous Egyptian thinker’s statue stolen from public square
Review: Commentaries ask: ‘What are Islamists fighting for?’
After Islamists organised a number of protests on Friday calling for the implementation of the Sharia, many writers are asking what their exact definition of “Sharia” is. On another note, some columnists criticise the performance of the “opaque” security apparatus in Egypt. Who stands against the Sharia? Emad Al-Din Hussein Al-Shorouk newspaper Hussein recalls …
Islamist figures speak at rally
Thousands group in front of Cairo University for Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya-organised demonstration
Friday Islamist marches announced
Several marches will head to Cairo University on Friday, FJP and Al-Nour not decided yet
Salafis, Shi’a react to Ahmadinejad visit
Egyptian Shi’a differ from their Iranian counterparts, Ahmadinejad’s visit is a sign of penetration, says Shi’a spokesperson in Egypt
No Coptic or female quotas in new elections law
Parties must field single female candidate, no requirement for Coptic representation
Islamist parties begin drawing coalition lines
Al-Nour Party states intentions to run independently, FJP ‘open’ to creating multiparty coalition