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An Islamist lawyer alleged that cartoonist Doaa Eladl disparaged Islam for drawing a caricature depicting a man and woman standing next to an apple tree as a third person says to them: “If you had said ‘yes,’ you wouldn’t have been driven out of paradise. Life is about fortune, father.”
Islamist lawyer accuses Al-Masry Al-Youm cartoonist of blasphemy
Al-Masry Al-Youm 27 Dec 2012
Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah referred an Islamist lawyer’s complaint alleging that a cartoon published in...
150 Salafi Nour Party members resign
MENA 26 Dec 2012
One hundred and fifty members of the Salafi Nour Party from 23 governorates submitted their resignation from the party...
Mali Islamists destroying more Timbuktu mausoleums
AFP 23 Dec 2012
Armed groups occupying Timbuktu in northern Mali used pickaxes on Sunday to smash up any remaining mausoleums in the...
Unidentified attackers stormed the headquarters of Wafd Party in Dokki, 15 December 2012. The party accused supporters of Salafi Sheikh Hazem Salah Abu Ismail of being behind the attack, while Abu Ismail denied in a telephone interview with Al-Hayat satellite channel that he or his supporters had anything to do with the incident.
Thursday’s papers: Alleged gunmen in custody, rising tensions between Islamists and opposition
Jano Charbel 20 Dec 2012
Topping the news in Thursday’s papers are three chief developments: the arrest and detention of two Islamists,...
A protester holds up a banner during mass rally against Constitutional Declaration, Alexandria, 30 November 2012. Political forces called for mass protests all over Egypt to bring down the Constitutional Declaration issued by President Mohamed Morsy on 22 November.  
Protesters for and against Morsy gather in Alexandria
Al-Masry Al-Youm 11 Dec 2012
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Alexandria on Tuesday to reject the referendum on the draft constitution,...
Nour Party decides not to take part in Tuesday protests
MENA 10 Dec 2012
Galal Morra, secretary general of the Salafi Nour Party, said the party has so far decided not to take part in a...
Hundreds of members of Muslim Brotherhood protesting in front of High Court of Justice, Cairo, 22 November 2012, to support the presidential decisions and constitutional declaration issued by President Mohamed Morsy Thursday evening.
Islamists to demonstrate in Cairo, Alexandria, Assiut Tuesday to support Morsy
Al-Masry Al-Youm 09 Dec 2012
Islamist forces are organizing three mass demonstrations in Cairo, Alexandria and Assiut on Tuesday, titled “...
President Mohamed Morsy
Analysts: Morsy’s recent moves might lead to further upheaval
AFP 09 Dec 2012
Egypt's Islamist president, Mohamed Morsy, overreached by giving himself broad powers and trying to ram through a...
The President Mohamed Morsy delivers his speech before thousands of his supporters, who gathering at Presidential Palace to support the Constitutional Declaration, Cairo, 23 November 2012. On other hand political forces called for mass rallies to reject that declaration. 
Islamist coalition: All options are open to 'maintain legitimacy'
MENA 08 Dec 2012
The Islamic Forces Coalition warned on Saturday of what it described as “manipulators of the will of the people...
Islamist protester in front of security forces at the Ministry of Defense.
Update: Islamist movements rally outside Media Production City
Al-Masry Al-Youm
Egypt Independent
07 Dec 2012
The privately-owned satellite channel ONTV Live, the sister channel of ONTV, reported Friday that its staff had been...