Date of source: Thursday, April 22, 2021
The Egyptian series “al-Ikhtiyār” (The Choice 2) featured a footage of the storming of the Kirdāsa Police Station in Giza, on August 14, 2013, concurrent with the dispersal of Rābiʿa al-ʿAdawiyya and al-Nahḍā sit-ins. This led to the death of 14 policemen and police officers, in what is known as...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 21, 2021
With Turkey’s recent attempts to restore relations with Egypt, sources for al-ʿArabiyya say that Cairo has stipulated that Ankara acknowledge the June 30th Revolution, which Ankara has agreed to do.
Date of source: Thursday, March 25, 2021
During the last weeks of March, we witnessed a new development in the attempted thawing of relations between Egypt and Turkey. Ayman Nour [Ayman Nūr], head of “al-Sharq” television network, announced that he had met with representatives of the Turkish government to discuss “toning down” criticism...
Date of source: Friday, March 12, 2021
Pope Francis’s visit to Iraq and his meetings with political and religious leaders is a powerful move by the pope to spread peace and bring hope to a country where there appears to be no limit to its suffering. However, the trip is also a powerful reminder of the trial and tribulations of...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 20, 2021
A few weeks ago, Turkish authorities released an Egyptian terrorist sentenced to death in Egypt for his role in the Kerdasa [Kirdāsa] Massacre after detaining him for six months without explaining the reason for his detention or his subsequent release.
Date of source: Saturday, July 11, 2020
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed a decree on Friday that hands Hagia Sofia over to the country’s religious authority and reopens it to Muslims for prayer, with little regard for the international criticism, condemnation, and expressions of disappointment from several political and religious leaders.
Date of source: Saturday, July 11, 2020
The Archbishop of Sebastia Atallah Hanna [ʿAṭā Allāh Ḥannā] commented on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decree which paved the way for the Cathedral of Holy Wisdom (Hagia Sophia) to be converted into a mosque. The Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem criticised this...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 14, 2020
In an interview with the program “The 9th” on Egyptian Channel One, Dr. Aḥmad Karīma, professor of Islamic law [sharīʿah] and comparative jurisprudence [fiqh] at al-Azhar University, said that it is prohibited to take up hostile acts against religious places of worship for Jews and Christians [ahl...
Date of source: Sunday, June 21, 2020
The legal case to strip Egyptian citizenship from [several] people associated with the Muslim Brotherhood who have fled to Turkey has sped up. The first circuit of Egypt’s Administrative Judicial Court has decided to refer the suit to the State Commissioners Authority, which will prepare a legal...
Date of source: Sunday, April 5, 2020
The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood announced that it is forming a committee of specialists and professionals, both at home and abroad, to combat the novel coronavirus crisis. Leading Muslim Brotherhood figures would be among the committee members, as well as figures from professional bodies including...