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Egypt’s radical Salafis approach secular rivals
Egypt

Egypt’s radical Salafis approach secular rivals

Egypt's ultraconservative Islamist party has reached out to rival secular and liberal political factions in an unusual, behind-the-scenes attempt to…
The veil, the chair and the virtue police
Life & Style

The veil, the chair and the virtue police

The role of religion in defining the relationship between citizens and the state has for some time been mainly limited…
Hamas considers shift to non-violent resistance, relocation to Egypt
Egypt

Hamas considers shift to non-violent resistance, relocation to Egypt

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, is adopting a popular, non-violent resistance strategy in a move aimed at gaining international…
Salafi party claims commitment to peace treaty with Israel
Egypt

Salafi party claims commitment to peace treaty with Israel

The spokesman for the Nour Party, the leading Salafi political party in Egypt, has affirmed his party's commitment to the…
Give Islamists a try, says Salafi leader
Egypt

Give Islamists a try, says Salafi leader

Sheikh Hafez Salama, a famous Salafi figure in Suez, has said he is delighted by the large turnout in the…
We won’t force women to wear headscarves, says Salafi party
Egypt

We won’t force women to wear headscarves, says Salafi party

The Salafi Nour Party has no authority to force women to wear the Islamic headscarf, said Nader Bakar, spokesman of…
Salafi preacher interrupts school dance to preach against singing
Egypt

Salafi preacher interrupts school dance to preach against singing

Students at the Nile Academy in Mansoura were surprised when a Salafi preacher interrupted their prom Tuesday to preach against…
Supporting Islamist candidates is a religious obligation, Salafi leader says
Egypt

Supporting Islamist candidates is a religious obligation, Salafi leader says

Backing Islamist candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections is a religious obligation because those candidates seek to apply Sharia (Islamic…
Women running in elections should be veiled, says Salafi leader
Egypt

Women running in elections should be veiled, says Salafi leader

Salafi leader Mahmoud Amer has said there should be conditions on women running in the upcoming parliamentary elections, namely that…
Officer involved in killing Salafi released after questioning
Egypt

Officer involved in killing Salafi released after questioning

West Alexandria prosecution services released late on Sunday Major Adham al-Rouby, a former agent of the disbanded State Security Investigation…
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