Sufis
Wednesday’s papers: Violence in Gerga, stock market ‘dies,’ families clash and Mubarak walks
Egypt
August 10, 2011
Wednesday’s papers: Violence in Gerga, stock market ‘dies,’ families clash and Mubarak walks
The rift between state-owned and independent papers continues to grow Wednesday. While the headlines of independent papers continue to express…
Friday protest not canceled, Sufi leader says
Egypt
August 9, 2011
Friday protest not canceled, Sufi leader says
A senior Sufi leader on Tuesday denied any intent to cancel a million-strong protest scheduled for Friday by 57 political…
Tagammu Party to form coalition with Sufis and liberals
Egypt
August 8, 2011
Tagammu Party to form coalition with Sufis and liberals
Leftist Tagammu Party Vice President Samir Fayyad said on Monday that his party is planning to form a coalition with…
Sawiris rejects calls for million-man protest Friday
Egypt
August 8, 2011
Sawiris rejects calls for million-man protest Friday
Free Egyptians Party founder Naguib Sawiris rejected calls for a million-man protest Friday in response to a mass protest by…
Monday’s papers: Israelis protest like an Egyptian
Egypt
August 8, 2011
Monday’s papers: Israelis protest like an Egyptian
Egypt’s flagship paper Al-Ahram has been brave enough to highlight the recent Israeli political turmoil, in which hundreds of thousands…
Sufis mull alternative venue for Friday protest
Egypt
August 7, 2011
Sufis mull alternative venue for Friday protest
Followers of Islamic Sufism in Egypt are discussing the possibility of organizing a protest on Friday at a location other…
Sufis and Salafis refuse call for Friday of solidarity with Arab uprisings
Egypt
August 4, 2011
Sufis and Salafis refuse call for Friday of solidarity with Arab uprisings
Sufi and Salafi movements announced Thursday their refusal to attend the protest planned for Friday next week to show solidarity…
ElBaradei appears to reverse ‘constitution first’ stance
Egypt
August 3, 2011
ElBaradei appears to reverse ‘constitution first’ stance
In an apparent reversal of his previous stance, potential presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei said he is not against holding elections…
Political forces divided on Friday protest
Egypt
July 21, 2011
Political forces divided on Friday protest
or yet another week, Islamic movements and secular forces are divided on whether to participate in Friday protests in Tahrir…
Sufi protest to demand constitution before elections
Egypt
June 26, 2011
Sufi protest to demand constitution before elections
Reformist Sufi leaders have called for a million-strong demonstration in Tahrir Square and Sayeda Zeinab Square on Tuesday to demand…