Items related to political Islam

Imaginary secrets: Kharabawy’s work about the Brothers has more conspiracies than truths
Noha El-Hennawy 03 Feb 2013
With the thrilling title “The Secret of the Temple,” a dissident from the Muslim Brotherhood has shaken the...
This videograb provided by the Site Intelligence Group shows a picture of al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri as he delivers an audio message released by al-Qaeda media arm as-Shahab on February 24, 2011, encouraging extremists everywhere to dream up new ways to attack the West, as the September 11 bombers did nearly 10 years ago. The 35-minute message -- a video containing only a still picture of Zawahiri in which he can be heard delivering a speech -- was the second in a series titled "A Message of Hope and Glad Tidings to the People of Egypt."
Al-Qaeda leader calls on Abu Ismail to reignite the revolution
Al-Masry Al-Youm 10 Dec 2012
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri posted a YouTube video on Monday urging Salafi leader Hazem Salah Abu Ismail and his...
Imam of Mohamed Ali Mosque leads Eid al-Fitr prayer, Cairo, 19 August 2012.
Another Eid with a political flavor
Al-Masry Al-Youm 26 Oct 2012
  Despite the Cabinet's ban on using political slogans in areas where Eid al-Adha prayers would be performed,...
Wednesday's papers: Sinai and septic water
Mai Shams El-Din 22 Aug 2012
News of the arrest of members of a jihadi group in Sinai, the bombing of three alleged terrorist cells in the border...
Q&A with Ennahda's Ajmi Lourimi
Noha El-Hennawy 06 Aug 2012
TUNIS — Ajmi Lourimi, a member of Ennahda’s highest decision-making body, stands out as one of the most...
In this photo released by the office of the Egyptian Presidency, President Mohammed Morsy, second from right, talks with Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, second left, as they attend a military graduation ceremony with Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzoury, left, and military Chief of Staff Sami Anan, right, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, 17 July 2012.
From military to civilian rule, historic experiences
Jahd Khalil 23 Jul 2012
Since the Free Officers coup ended colonial rule in Egypt 60 years ago, civilian groups — both secular and...
Profile: Who stands behind Abouel Fotouh’s campaign?
Noha El-Hennawy 27 Feb 2012
Before the revolution, Ahmed Ossama, a 35-year-old electrical engineer by training, made a conscious decision to pursue...
Protester holding banner reading "People wants an elected president soon" during a protest, Beni Suef, 17 January, 2012.
Human Rights Watch urges West to get over Islamist aversion
Reuters 22 Jan 2012
Western democracies should overcome their aversion to Islamist groups that enjoy popular support in North Africa and...
Sheikh Hafez Salama ,leader of resistance in Suez and symbol in the act of charity
Give Islamists a try, says Salafi leader
Arabic Edition 14 Dec 2011
Sheikh Hafez Salama, a famous Salafi figure in Suez, has said he is delighted by the large turnout in the parliamentary...
Salafis demonstrating
Clergymen reject fatwa banning votes for Coptic candidates
Al-Masry Al-Youm Staff 30 Oct 2011
Islamic scholars have condemned a recent fatwa by a Salfi preacher calling on Muslims not to vote for Coptic and...