Latest in Highlight
Latest in
The city of the dead
The city of the dead was historically known as the city of domes due to the high number of domes and mosques
Review: Op-Eds voice anger against Muslim Brotherhood
After the attacks by Muslim Brotherhood members on reporters and media professionals in front of the group’s headquarters in Moqattam, several columnists have expressed their frustration with the group’s intolerance of others’ views and perspectives. Islam’s morals Amr Al-Shobaki Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper Looking at the background of the Muslim Brotherhood’s structure, Al-Shobaki states that …
Islam’s enemy!
It goes without saying that the Egyptian crisis is now beyond repair. None of the parties involved, including the military, have the power to resolve the conflict that the country seems destined to engage in. At some point there was hope for such a solution, but it now all seems that we are heading to …
Egypt and Turkey are the key countries to ease tensions in Syria
By Aylin Kocaman In watching the disorder on Syria that has lasted for two years and cost 70,000 lives, people have always asked, “What is Assad doing?” They believed the problem could be resolved with a single decision from Bashar Al-Assad. They imagined he was alone in his character of dictator. Assad is not alone. …
Iran offers Morsi guidance on building an Islamic state
A letter sent by advisors to Iran’s Grand Ayatollah has offered to share scholarly advice with Egypt
Egypt and Iran—odd bedfellows?
By Nervana Mahmoud The extraordinary and well-organised funeral procession of the deposed Iranian Shah in 1980 marked the first state funeral to be held in Old Cairo in modern Egypt’s history. The Egyptian president Anwar Sadat had done his best to give the Shah a dignified burial. Sadat had chosen the beautiful Rifa’i Mosque, where …
Islamic Summit launches in Cairo
Syrian and Palestinian issues dominate the conference’s agenda
Leaving Islam in the age of Islamism
A growing generation of skeptics and atheists is increasingly coming to the fore
Women of the Arab Spring, beyond objects and subjects
By Natana DeLong-Bas Boston, Massachusetts – The Arab Spring introduced us to the strength and determination of the many Arab women who took to the streets and the internet to call for change in their governments and societies. Gone were the stereotypes of oppression and passivity. In their place were voices and faces of hope, …
Constitutional crisis continues
The draft doesn’t minimise the judiciary or the prosecution’s jurisdiction
Is Turkey immune from radical Salafism?
By Nervana Mahmoud Turkey is a unique Muslim nation with a distinct history, geography, and political progression. It has never been occupied, and its contemporary path has evolved differently than that of its Muslim neighbors. Turkey has a strong secular establishment and is mostly governed by secular laws. Turks are proud, moderate Muslims who follow …
Off with their heads!
A video of Egyptian self-proclaimed cleric Sheikh Saad Arafat went viral on Monday, showing one of his religious “lessons” on Al-Rahma channel, a self-described Islamic channel. In the video he deals with sexual harassment as follows, “even if you [the woman] are face-veiled, you are the reason for harassment for going out of your house …
Ethiopia charges 29 Muslims under anti-terror law
Among the accused was Habiba Mohammed, the wife of the former minister of civil service, charged with smuggling funds to support religious extremism
The Angry “Liberal”?
In any ideological struggle or clash of discourses original ideas may not necessarily hold water.
Muslim pilgrims flood Mecca for hajj
Thursday marks the most important day, when all pilgrims assemble in the Arafat plain outside Mecca.
Salafi Front Launches “Al-Shaab” Party
Rights of workers, farmers, Nubians and the Sinai are the new party’s priorities
Khula: the last resort?
Daily News Egypt investigates women who depend on khula and those who are fighting for its existence
Sukuk law remains under deliberation
Islamic political parties push for the Sukuk law
Abu Islam, Abu Youssef and a journalist brought to court
Abu Islam claims to be protecting the Islamic doctrine
Are there strategic constants unifying Muslim Brotherhood and political powers toward the Palestinian issue?
An agreement on some strategic foundations is necessary for any country going through a democratic transition. It is unreasonable for any winning party in any country to turn against the policies of its predecessor, especially in terms of foreign policy. A major change in a country’s strategic focus means there has been a major change …
French publication denies allegations of bankruptcy
Charlie Hebdo claims it is selling more copies in wake of prophet cartoons
Bible burner Abu Islam set for trial
Abu Youssef denies reports that investigations have begun into Bible burning
Grand Mufti speaks out about protests against film mocking Islam
Condmemns violence that followed protests, says such action beneath the example of the prophet
Bounty on anti-Islam film-maker disowned by Pakistani authorities
Pakistan detaches itself from bounty announced by minister, as president is scheduled to speak on religious harmony in UN general assembly
Guide to Islam to address misrepresentations of Islam in the west
Educational institute to issue English language guide to address misconceptions about Muslims
The Islamic civilization quest
As Islamic discourses become mainstream in several Muslim countries, one wonders what is there to make out of it? After all practically all modern Islamic movements came about with the objective of reviving an Islamic society, polity or both. The Islamist movement as a whole has come a long way since the demise of the …
400 protest near French embassy in Iran
No violence was reported
The myth of the underdog
Could it all be just a big bubble? How big will the clout of zealous political Islam get before Egyptians begin to realise that it’s just another trick to mobilise masses and score votes? At the expense of painting with a broad brush, political Islam in Egypt might be a bubble close tobursting. The underdog …
Philippines to make landmark peace with Muslim rebels
Ceasefire and autonomy promised by government could end nearly 40 year old conflict that left hundreds of thousands dead or displaced.
Twenty one killed in two days of anti-US protest in Pakistan
Pakistani protesters clash with police, 21 killed on government-sanctioned “Love for the Prophet Mohamed Day”