Date of source: Sunday, July 8, 2012
[Reviewer’s Note: Article II of the Egyptian Constitution reads, “Islam is the official religion of the state, Arabic its official language and the principles of Islamic sharī’ah are the main source of legislation”. Salafists seek removing the word ‘principles’ or replacing it with the word ‘...
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The Center for Arab-West Understanding had faced numerous obstacles from the moment the founders wanted to establish the organization in 2004, despite its lofty goal of facilitating understanding between communities in Egypt and the Arab World and the West, through producing material for Arab-Wes
Date of source: Thursday, June 21, 2018
Following my initial visit to ‘Izbat al-Hajjānah [1], I furthered my research on other issues occurring in the aḥayʾ sha‘abiya of Cairo, or the popular areas where Egypt’s poor are living. The word ‘slum’ is disputed since Egypt does not have the abject poverty such as is seen in for example India...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 1, 2013
In an interview with al-Misrī al-Yawm, Georgette Qillīnī, a Coptic lawyer, said that she refused her appointment in the Shūrá Council because it is against the Constitution. She added that any legislation that will be issued by the Council will be illegitimate: “Mursī appointed 90 members of the...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 to Saturday, March 3, 2018
Tension built up between Cairo and Washington after some U.S. activists and officials in non-governmental organizations (NGOs) were referred to trial in Egypt as the Egyptian military delegation abruptly ended a visit to the U.S. is scheduled to return to Cairo today (Feb. 8).
Date of source: Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Dr. Magdy Ashour [Majdī ʿĀshūr] , the adviser to the Mufti of the Republic, stressed that Christians in Egyptian are permitted to build churches when living under an Islamic state.
Date of source: Friday, April 22, 2016
Saif al- Dīn Muḥammad Muṣṭafa, the hijacker of the EgyptAir flight, said in his first court hearing in Nicosia, Cyprus, that he would face the death penalty in the event of his deportation to Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, January 10, 2014
Al-Azhar is lost between the old and the new!
Date of source: Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Security personnel arrested Isma`ĭl Iskandarānī, a journalist and human rights activist, at Hurghāda airport late Sunday, security sources told Al-Masrī Al-Yawm.