Date of source: Friday, May 30, 2014
Sufī shaykhs and members of Sufī tarīqahs have gathered to celebrate the success of al- Sīsī in the presidential elections.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Hāttim Anān, brother of General Sāmi ‘Anān, former Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces, stated that he is holding negotiations with some of the heads of the Sufī orders to support his brother in the forthcoming parliamentary elections (Alī Kamāl, al- Shurūq, Aug 5, p. 3).
Date of source: Saturday, May 24, 2014
Amid very tense settings, due to the flights and mutual accusations by the two sufī leaders ‘Abd al- Hādī al Qasabī, the Shaykh of the Sufis, and head of the Islāh front, Shaykh Alā’ Abū al-‘Azāyim.
Date of source: Thursday, May 22, 2014
Thousands of Sufi followers have come to Cairo to visit the mosque of Sayyidah Zaynab, the granddaughter of the prophet, to celebrate her mūlid.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 20, 2014
The Supreme Council for Sufī Orders thanked Counselor Adlī Mansūr for effective management of state affairs during the period he served as interim president.
Date of source: Sunday, October 7, 2018
The Rockin' Imām Aḥmad Muḥsin Tuzer has been the headline news for a long time in Turkey for creating a rock band. The Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) has dismissed Imam Tuzer for his controversial activities.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 9, 2018
I’ve been in Egypt for about six weeks, but I mostly stayed in Cairo and Maadi. The capital city is incredibly vast lively and diverse, but I didn’t fall in love with the country. Too dusty, maybe. Harassment probably did not help as well. I have been in countries where being a young white foreign...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 28, 2017
MEMRI TV Clip No. 6274 highlighted the November 5 interview with firebrand lawyer Nabīh al-Waḥsh, who stated on Egyptian TV, “I'm proud to be anti-Semitic,” and “if I see any Israeli, I will kill him.”
Date of source: Tuesday, November 28, 2017
MEMRI TV Clip No. 6274 highlighted the November 5 interview with firebrand lawyer Nabīḥ al-Waḥsh, who stated on Egyptian TV, “I'm proud to be anti-Semitic,” and “if I see any Israeli, I will kill him.”
Date of source:
Interviewers: Quinta Smit, Eline Kasanwidjojo, Aidan Mascarenhas-Keyes
Language of interview: English (original intverview), English (presented transcript)
Transcript: Quinta Smit
Approval: Requested and no objection received
Dr. Nadia Muṣṭafā works at the Institute of Progressive Civil Studies...