Islamism

Fury over young activist publishing nude self-portrait
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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