Islamism
Fury over young activist publishing nude self-portrait
Egypt
November 13, 2011
Fury over young activist publishing nude self-portrait
In an unprecedented move, a young Egyptian female on Sunday dared to publish a nude self-portrait, along with other nude…
Christian minorities fear Arab Spring may threaten their existence
Egypt
October 11, 2011
Christian minorities fear Arab Spring may threaten their existence
The rapid transformation in the Arab region - the result of popular rejection of authoritarian regimes - has raised fears…
Salafi party to launch weekly paper
Egypt
September 18, 2011
Salafi party to launch weekly paper
The Salafi-run Nour Party will launch its first weekly newspaper next week, said Nader Bakkar, a member of the party's…
Arab spring best answer to 9/11 attacks, EU leaders say
World
September 9, 2011
Arab spring best answer to 9/11 attacks, EU leaders say
Brussels - The Arab Spring revolutions that have uprooted authoritarian regimes in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya are “the strongest answer”…
Thousand-plus soldiers to hunt down extremists in Sinai
Egypt
August 29, 2011
Thousand-plus soldiers to hunt down extremists in Sinai
The Egyptian army and police started a campaign on Monday to hunt down extremist Islamic groups in North Sinai. Security…
Al-Jama’a al-Islamiya: The battle within
Opinion
August 29, 2011
Al-Jama’a al-Islamiya: The battle within
The meteoric rise of the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafis in Egyptian politics has drawn attention, rather unfairly, away from another…
5 books on: Views of Islamism in Egypt
Books
August 21, 2011
5 books on: Views of Islamism in Egypt
If you piled up all the books that feature one-dimensional Islamist characters, you would have a veritable mountain of thrillers,…
Rebelling against Tantawi is ‘haram’, says prominent sheikh
Egypt
August 15, 2011
Rebelling against Tantawi is ‘haram’, says prominent sheikh
Prominent Islamist Sheikh Mohamed Amer has declared that Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, supreme commander of the Egyptian armed forces, should…
An Islamist threat?
Opinion
August 1, 2011
An Islamist threat?
Rather than being the day of national unity it was billed to be, last Friday belonged to the Salafis. Still,…
Egypt’s Sufis see Islamist threat after Mubarak
Egypt
June 14, 2011
Egypt’s Sufis see Islamist threat after Mubarak
Down the narrow alleyways of Cairo's Sayidda Zeinab neighbourhood, 100 men sway their heads and clap in rhythm as they…