Secular
Egypt’s court overturns ruling allowing bearded policemen to resume work
Egypt
September 16, 2018
Egypt’s court overturns ruling allowing bearded policemen to resume work
An Urgent Matter Court in Egypt has overturned a ruling allowing bearded policemen to return to the force, a…
Tunisia’s main secular party wins most seats
World
October 30, 2014
Tunisia’s main secular party wins most seats
Tunisia's main secular party Nidaa Tounes won 85 seats in the new 217-member parliament in Sunday's election, while the Islamist…
Groups approve Al-Azhar constitutional document, but make it non-binding
Egypt
August 17, 2011
Groups approve Al-Azhar constitutional document, but make it non-binding
Islamist and secular groups on Wednesday endorsed a document issued by Al-Azhar earlier this summer affirming that Egypt’s new political…
A show of weakness
Opinion
August 1, 2011
A show of weakness
Last Friday’s rally in Tahrir was perplexing. Not because it showed the Islamists’ strong political presence, that much we already…
A tedious matter
Opinion
June 23, 2011
A tedious matter
Many readers are beginning to get bored of the ongoing controversy over what should come first, the constitution or the…
Brotherhood rejects pre-election drafting of constitution
Egypt
May 8, 2011
Brotherhood rejects pre-election drafting of constitution
The Muslim Brotherhood on Sunday rejected calls made by Egyptian liberal and leftist movements for drafting a new Egyptian constitution…
Egypt court adjourns trial of activists who protested in Coptic solidarity
Egypt
January 13, 2011
Egypt court adjourns trial of activists who protested in Coptic solidarity
An Egyptian court on Thursday postponed the trial of eight leftist activists who were protesting in Cairo in solidarity with…