Magdy Samaan 09 Nov 2012
Members from nearly twenty different Islamic movements and parties gathered in Tahrir Square on Friday, in what...
Egypt Independent 06 Nov 2012
A high-profile spokesperson for the Salafi Dawah, the parent organization of the Nour Party, accused the Muslim...
Al-Masry Al-Youm 05 Jul 2012
The Coptic Orthodox Church threatened to withdraw its Constituent Assembly representatives Wednesday over concerns the...
AFP 10 Jun 2012
A Saudi city known for its ultra-conservatism has created its own version of the "Arabs Got Talent"...
Reuters 14 Feb 2012
The government, seeking to head off a funding crisis, is preparing to raise about US$2 billion through its first issue...
AFP 14 Feb 2012
Iran may reject Western influences, but Valentine's Day has become a growing phenomenon thanks to the romantically...
Ahmed el-Beheri
Suzan Atef
23 Jan 2012
Parliament should be allowed to institute Islamic Sharia law, Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa said at a meeting with youth groups...
Egypt Independent 15 Jan 2012
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb broke with strict traditional interpretations of Islamic law on Sunday by arguing...
Ahmed el-Beheri 11 Jan 2012
Egypt is a liberal country governed by a democratic system approved by Muslim scholars, Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa told Al-...
Amina Ismail 13 Nov 2011
Last month, Mohamed Selim al-Awa, a moderate 69-year-old Islamist intellectual, announced the temporary suspension of...