Date of source: Monday, August 6, 2012
While Egyptian officials try to contain the repercussions of clashes that erupted between Muslims and Christians in the district of Dahshūr, south of Cairo, which left one killed and dozens others wounded, sectarian violence took place in al-Zaqāzīq, the capital of al-Sharqia governorate.
Financial...
Date of source: Sunday, May 13, 2012
Most of the Islamists divided into groups and organizations announced they would back either leading Muslim Brotherhood member Muhammad Mursī or former Brotherhood member ‘Abd al-Mun’im Abū al-Futūh.
Copts, on the other hand, insist that they are not one voting bloc and that they are, like any...
Date of source: Saturday, March 21, 2015
Sayyid Yasīn from al-Hayāt Newspaper argues that the Muslim Brothers are currently using interpretations of Islamic texts that are very similar to those used by the Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ). Yasīn believes that “radicals such as the EIJ and the MB are influenced by classic books that are very...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 16, 2015
During a live interview conducted on Wednesday by “Al-Hayā al-Yawm” team, head of Ḥizb al-Tajammu‘ Party and member of the Constitution 50-committee, Hussein `Abd-al-Rāziq said that those who call for a constitutional amendment want President Al-Sisi to become “an absolute ruler”, emphasizing that...
Date of source: Monday, March 23, 2015
Religious freedom around the world
Jihād al-Khāzin analysed religious freedom around the world between 2007 and 2013. Focusing on state and social oppression against religious communities around the globe, al-Khāzin finds deteriorating conditions for all monotheistic religions. Although he finds...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 11, 2012
The Dutch government's decision to grant Egyptian Christians religious asylum angered Egyptians and led to a statement by President Muhammad Mursī refusing any foreign interference in Muslims-Christian relations in Egypt.
The Dutch Embassy in Cairo is working to contain the situation and denies...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 14, 2011
The Association of Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) filed a lawsuit before the Administrative Judiciary Court on September 10, 2011 against the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), the prime minister, minister of information and others for prohibiting licensing for new satellite...
Date of source: Monday, September 12, 2011
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Shaykh Hāfiz Salāmah, leader of the 1956 popular resistance in Suez, has said that all military facilities are property of the people, and anyone who sabotages these facilities should be regarded as a traitor to the nation.
Date of source: Sunday, September 11, 2011
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Saturday (September 10) represented the biggest event since the departure of former Egyptian President Husnī Mubārak, causing the direct revival of the Emergency Law in Egypt, as well as embarrassment to the Egyptian regime, which has seen new problems over containing the fallout. For his...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Mohammad Yassin, a leader of al-Jamā'ah al-Islāmīyāh, told al-Hayah that he has received news from the Iranian authorities of Mohammad Shawqy al-Islambuli’s imminent deportation to Egypt.