parliaments
Study: Fewer women in parliaments after Arab Spring
World
March 3, 2012
Study: Fewer women in parliaments after Arab Spring
Opportunities from the Arab Spring to boost the low number of women in parliaments are being missed, while globally the…
Kuwaiti MP’s call for demolishing churches ignites controversy
World
February 18, 2012
Kuwaiti MP’s call for demolishing churches ignites controversy
A Kuwaiti MP's proposal to demolish all churches in the country and only allow mosques to be built has sparked…
Egypt’s radical Salafis approach secular rivals
Egypt
January 14, 2012
Egypt’s radical Salafis approach secular rivals
Egypt's ultraconservative Islamist party has reached out to rival secular and liberal political factions in an unusual, behind-the-scenes attempt to…
Brotherhood leader says group will not seek presidency
Egypt
April 27, 2011
Brotherhood leader says group will not seek presidency
The Muslim Brotherhood does not intend to field a candidate for the upcoming presidential elections, the group's top leader said.…
MPs spat over Naga Hammadi affair
Egypt
January 11, 2010
MPs spat over Naga Hammadi affair
Coptic Bishop Kirolos of the southern city of Naga Hammadi said Monday that he had been the main target of…