Date of source: Friday, April 10, 2020
Uncertainty lingers around the fate of al-Tarāwīḥ prayer (mass Ramadan evening prayers) in Ramaḍān 2020 at mosques after the Ministry of Endowments’ [al-Awqāf] decision to suspend Friday and congregational prayers at all mosques of Egypt as a precautionary measure to prevent gatherings that would...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 17, 2020
With the rise in the number of cases of Coronavirus in Egypt, politicians and human rights activists are raising their voices, demanding for the release of those in preventative custody especially for issues of opinion in light of the spread of the novel Coronavirus, which the World Health...
Date of source: Monday, February 24, 2020
The Egyptian House of Representatives is discussing a bill presented by Dr. Usāma al-ʿAbd, head of the religious and endowment affairs Committee, and 60 other representatives, to amend the way to choose the Mufti of Egypt. The bill aims to grant the President of the Republic of Egypt to choose...
Date of source: Sunday, April 7, 2019
After Saturday protests against President al-Bashīr’s government, clashes between the protesters and the Sudanese security forces led to the killing of 5 people and more than 25 wounded.
An eyewitness said that those demonstrations in Omdurman [Umm Durmān], seems to be the biggest since their...
Date of source: Friday, November 8, 2019
Over the past two days, participants gathered at the Egypt Media Forum to discuss the state of journalism in Egypt and the factors, affecting its quality and production. Under the title of “Quality Journalism: Content, Practices and Business Models,” the forum, as organized by the DEDI Media Club...
Date of source: Thursday, September 19, 2019
The 22nd Knesset Elections has shaken the confidence of the current Israeli Prime Minister and leader of the Likud Party, Benjamin Netanyahu, who has canceled all of his meetings at the UN this Friday in order to meet with his coalition of right-wing parties. He is hoping to address the slim...
Date of source: Monday, September 30, 2019
The killing of twelve-year-old Muḥammad al-Durrah in Gaza was played out on television screens across the world on September 30, 2000, days after the start of the Palestinian uprising known as "al-Aqṣā Intifāḍah". A number of young Egyptians shared their thoughts to Miṣr al-ʿArabiyya on the 19th...
Date of source: Sunday, September 29, 2019
The German newspaper Bild shed light on the decision by German authorities in the capital city of Berlin to ban an art show that a Palestinian rap group was supposed to perform in front of the historic gates of Brandenburg. An official spokesman for the Berlin authorities said that they wanted to...
Date of source: Thursday, July 18, 2019
Amīra, a 15 year old girl from Fayūm, experienced a terrifying nightmare that no one could have ever anticipated.
Date of source: Saturday, September 28, 2019
On Saturday, September 28th, the Turkish-Muslim association known as (ICMG - Islamische Gemeinschaft Millî Görüş) led a number of events across 25 cities in Germany and the Netherlands to draw attention to what they alleged amounts to discrimination against Muslim women in their daily lives.