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 Dr. Yāsir Burhāmī, Vice President of the Salafist Call, has spoken out about a number of matters dealt with by the Egyptian courts, specifically divorce and khulʿ(practice of Islamic law whereby a woman seeks a divorce from her husband but must give him compensation). He declared that divorce in...
The New York Times is reporting that the U.S. Government is resuming its military aid to Egypt in an attempt to end tensions with its long time ally. The resumption in aid will no longer allow the Egyptian government to purchase military equipment through credit financing, although it will still...
A report published on the website, “Middle East Briefing,” ponders if the Muslim Brotherhood is collapsing from within. The report begins, saying that the most likely answer is no, however the report goes on to claim that the group is undoubtedly suffering from sizeable internal rifts. Instead, the...
“Respect for children starts with respect among children for each other,” said Herman Kaiser, Mayor of Arnhem during the 10th anniversary of the International Monument for the Unknown Child in the Netherlands on September 28, 2014.  Dr. Farouk Hosni, Minister of Culture of Egypt from 1987 to 2011,...
Dr. Mahmūd ‘Azab was the Advisor of the Azhar’s Grand Imām for Dialogue Affairs and Director of the Azhar’s Center of Dialogue. He passed away on Sunday June 29, 2014, at the age of 59, due to a heart attack. He was a staunch advocate for dialogue and was outspoken about the need to renew the...
On August 12, Human Rights Watch released a 188 page report titled “All According to Plan” about the violence in Egypt in the Summer of 2013. The report concluded that the violent dispersal of the sit-ins at the Raba’a al-Adawiya and al-Nahda squares are likely “crimes against humanity.” Massive...
We are grateful for the blog space Egypt Today is providing Arab-West Report, an electronic magazine and database founded in 1997 to foster understanding between people of different cultures and convictions. We believe in pluralism, which means that we have to accept that people, both individuals...
The future of the Salafi Nūr [Nour] Party is in question, and it is yet uncertain if they will survive in the post-June 30 era, let alone thrive. The new constitution bars the formation of political parties based on religion in Article 74, and it will be up to the judiciary to decide if the Nūr...
By self-description, Mus’ad Abū al-Fajr really wasn’t that important. In almost every categorization he was in the minority. But he also counts himself a ‘son of the revolution’ and fully worthy. And as a Bedouin, his participation in Egypt’s constitutional Committee of Fifty was itself one of its...
National reconciliation, once achieved, is a decisive result experienced by many countries which have suffered from radical regime transformations or internal conflicts. It is considered one of the most important terms of any political settlement.

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