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*/ In Beheira governorate, Dr. Yāsir Burhāmī, Vice President of the Salafī Call [da'wah], confirmed the acceptance of nomination of women from inside the salafī-Nūr Party (Hizb al-Nūr) to the upcoming parliamentary elections. He states that a Muslim woman, obedient to Islam, is certainly better...
Tomorrow, on August 3, former Egyptian president, Husni Mubarak, his sons, Alaa and Gamal, and eight other individuals related to the government are to face trial for killing protestors during the revolution.
Pope Shenouda urged Copts to halt their current protests in front of the Maspero. However, he seemed to backtrack after meeting with senior members of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. This was interpreted differently among Christians. Some felt the Pope is fast losing influence among Copts...
The reactions to Muslim Brotherhood member Abdel-Moneim Abul-Fotouh's announcement that he intends to run for the presidency vary considerably. One reaction is that his announcement signifies that he has effectively severed his relationship with the Brotherhood. Another predicts that he will face...
On Palm Sunday on 17 april 2011 the second holy mass was held in the newly rebuilt Two Martyrs Coptic Orthodox Church in Atfih. The first mass was on Wednesday 13 April. The church was restored in 28 days in the presence of army generals and the elders of Atfih. Re-opening the church was a joyous...
For a fifth consecutive day thousands of angry demonstrators in Qena governorate staged sit-ins to protest against the appointment of a Copt governor, on 14 april, Emad Shehata Mekhail. Protesters insiste they are not ready to repeat the experiment of a Copt governor. Magdi Ayoub, Qena's former...
In many Arab countries that were rocked by revolutions, Muslim organizations find in the mass protests and new revolutionary spirit a liberating factor. They are tempted to lead, mobilize and influence the directions. In the current state of revolutionary turmoil religious-oriented mass...
According to journalist Jamāl Nkrumah, Copts fear to be treated as second class citizens with confined citizenship rights in case that Egypt should fall under Islamic rule. “Islam is a religion whereas Islamism is a political agenda”, states Professor Jalāl Amīn. The article elaborates on recent...
According to journalist Amīrah Huwaydī, the Muslim Brotherhood's involvement in politics, particularly its foundation of the “Freedom and Justice” party, represented a key issue at the MB Youth conference. A majority of participants expressed their doubts concerning the general logic and the future...
A lot of documents from the State Security Intelligence of Egypt are appearing everywhere. However, their source is often uncertain, as is their reliability. The documents deal with the monitoring of political life in Egypt, the media and the judiciary by the SSI. Other memos are more controversial...

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