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Constitutional crisis continues
By Ibrahim Al-Masry The Constituent Assembly has resolved some controversial issues. PHOTO BY HASSAN IBRAHIM) The disagreement over certain controversial articles within the draft constitution appeared...
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Women of the Arab Spring, beyond objects and subjects
By Natana DeLong-Bas Boston, Massachusetts – The Arab Spring introduced us to the strength and determination of the many Arab women who took to the streets and the internet to call for change in their...
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Leaving Islam in the age of Islamism
Mohamed Abdelfattah By Mohamed Abdelfattah What would prompt a former youth member of the Muslim Brotherhood to declare that he is putting his belief in Islam “on hold”? What would convert young people...
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Islamic Summit launches in Cairo
Iranian President during the previous summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) held in Mecca on August 14, 2012. (AFP PHOTO/FAYEZ NURELDINE) The 12th session of the Organization of...
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Egypt and Iran—odd bedfellows?
By Nervana Mahmoud The extraordinary and well-organised funeral procession of the deposed Iranian Shah in 1980 marked the first state funeral to be held in Old Cairo in modern Egypt’s history. The...
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Iran offers Morsi guidance on building an Islamic state
The idea of using Islam as a basis for ruling Egypt was one of the major talking points during the drafting of Egypt’s new constitution.Picture: President Mohamed Morsi and President Mahmoud...
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Egypt and Turkey are the key countries to ease tensions in Syria
By Aylin Kocaman In watching the disorder on Syria that has lasted for two years and cost 70,000 lives, people have always asked, “What is Assad doing?” They believed the problem could be resolved with...
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Islam’s enemy!
Mahmoud Salem It goes without saying that the Egyptian crisis is now beyond repair. None of the parties involved, including the military, have the power to resolve the conflict that the country seems...
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Review: Op-Eds voice anger against Muslim Brotherhood
After the attacks by Muslim Brotherhood members on reporters and media professionals in front of the group’s headquarters in Moqattam, several columnists have expressed their frustration with the...
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The city of the dead
One of the domes in the City of the DeadAbdel-Rahman Sherief One of the most extraordinary areas of Cairo is the city of the dead, as a testament to the interest of people in the afterlife while their...
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Brotherhood’s attack on women bodes ill
By Hussein Ibish No more illusions. No further evasions. Tolerate not a single additional apologetic explanation. Admit no further concessions to a false moral and cultural relativism. The Egyptian...
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Profile: On the life and death of Mohamed Yousry Salama
Mohamed Yousry Salama during a protest(Photo courtesy of Facebook) Mohamed Yousry Salama was 39 when he passed away due to a stomach illness earlier this week. Salama was born on 1 October 1974. He...
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The spiritual journey to Mecca
The Holy House of Mecca(Photo By: Abdel-Rahman Sherief) A visit to the Holy Mosque of Mecca or the House of Allah, as Egyptians prefer to call it, and Medina, with the grave of the Prophet Muhammad, is...
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Satirist Bassem Youssef is slapped with new allegations of insulting Islam...
A new investigation has been launched against satirist Bassem Youssef for allegedly insulting Islam(Photo Courtesy of Bassem Youssef’s official Facebook page) A new investigation has been launched...
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Mazhar Shahin suspended
Minister of Endowments Tala’at Afify decided on Tuesday to suspend Mazhar Shahin the Imam and preacher of Omar Makram mosque in Tahrir Square from work(DNE File Photo) Minister of Endowments Tala’at...
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Raising tyrants in the name of Islam
Sara Abou Bakr “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...
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Al-Wafd Party calls for national unity
El-Badawi delivered a speech at the conference which addressed a number of topics regarding the current political situation in Egypt, stressing that the country must be saved from a state of...
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Pope visits Roman counterpart
Pope Tawadros II is on a visit to the Vatican and will meet with Roman Catholic Pope Francis.(AFP File Photo) Pope Tawadros II has embarked on a four day visit to Rome to meet with his recently elected...
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Coptic teacher remains in prison
The detention of a Christian school teacher in Luxor was renewed on Saturday for an additional 15 days, pending investigation.(AFP File Photo) The detention of a Christian school teacher in Luxor was...
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Al-Azhar to send convoys to combat extremism
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmad Al-Tayeb announced that Al-Azhar will be sending out convoys throughout Egypt to spread moderate Islamic thought, and to right misconceptions and destructive beliefs,...
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