Date of source: Saturday, April 23, 2016
Columnist Aḥmad 'Abd al-Rabu wrote in an opinion article published by al- Shurūq about the ranking of Muslim Countries in the Democracy Index, attempting at highlighting the reasons behind the declination of freedoms in those countries and whether it is secular authoritarian or Islamist regimes...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 26, 2016
In an opinion article published by Civic Egypt, Rāghib Al- Rikābī wrote about the difference between Islam during the early Islamic period of Mecca and the Islamic experience witnessed after the hijra, or emigration; the date of this event marks the beginning of the Muslim calendar.
Date of source: Monday, April 25, 2016
Dr. Muḥammad Mukhtār al-Jumaʿa, lashed out against the call for demonstrations today against the maritime demarcation agreement between Egypt and Saudi Arabia which concedes the two Tiran and Sanafir islands to the latter.
Date of source: Monday, April 25, 2016
al-Karāmah Party and The Popular Current (Al- Tayār Al- Shaʿbī), said in a statement that the Egyptian authorities only allowed a segment of Egyptians to publicly celebrate the liberation of Sinai day only because they are supporters of the regime. The party contends that Egyptian authorities deny...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Member of the Parliament, Muḥammad ʿEsmat Al-Sādāt, who was recently elected as the head of the Parliamentary Committee for human rights, in an interview with Misr al-‘Arabiyya -when asked about the recent demonstrations that broke out in protest of the Egyptian government decision to concede two...
Date of source: Monday, April 25, 2016
Dr. Muḥammad Nūr Faraḥāt, professor of constitutional and international law, said that the youth movements do not have the adequate and required ability to propose alternatives in the current political scene, considering that the power possessed by the youth is limited to staging protests only.
Date of source: Monday, April 25, 2016
Security forces arrested a number of young suspects in the vicinity of Al-Fatḥ mosque in Ramsis and intensified their presence. Four police cars and armored vehicles were stationed.
Date of source: Friday, April 22, 2016
The Egyptian newspapers on Friday, highlighted a number of different topics, most importantly the statements of the Minister of Defense and Military Production, Major-General Sidqī Subhī, where he confirmed during an educational seminar for the armed forces that the armed forces managed during the...
Date of source: Saturday, April 16, 2016
Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of the Saint Mark , said that the Coptic Orthodox Church has cordially welcome the historic visit of the Saudi King, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salmān bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Saʿūd.
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Background:
ʿAmru al-Miṣrī is an Egyptian journalist who works for the Middle East News Agency (MENA), the official Egyptian news agency. He was the agency’s correspondent in Ankara between 2013 and 2016. He arrived in Cairo a week before this interview (17.07.2016) that was conducted two days...