Salafism

Saudi prince: Saudi Arabia would never support Egypt’s Salafis
Egypt

Saudi prince: Saudi Arabia would never support Egypt’s Salafis

The gulf state would never support the Salafis in Egypt, a prominent half-brother of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah said on…
Salafi party opposes coalition with forces who reject Sharia
Egypt

Salafi party opposes coalition with forces who reject Sharia

The Salafi-oriented Nour Party will not form an alliance with secular forces opposed to application of Islamic Sharia law, said…
Mubarak-era figures recycle careers in rural Egypt
Egypt

Mubarak-era figures recycle careers in rural Egypt

Far from Egypt's cities where Hosni Mubarak's old allies might fear to face the electorate, figures from the deposed leader's…
Leading Salafi preacher rules out coalition with liberal parties
Egypt

Leading Salafi preacher rules out coalition with liberal parties

Yasser Borhamy, a religious leader from the Salafi-oriented Nour Party, has ruled out the possibility of a parliamentary coalition between…
Looking to consolidate its influence, Brotherhood takes to the media
Egypt

Looking to consolidate its influence, Brotherhood takes to the media

In a spacious newsroom divided by pillars, reporters, focused on their computers, sit at a round table. Around the corner,…
Nour Party chairman tries to ease fears
Egypt

Nour Party chairman tries to ease fears

A visit to the Maadi headquarters of the Salafi Nour Party instantly contradicts some stereotypes of the ultraconservative Islamic movement.…
Minister: Tourism is not just about wine and bikinis
Egypt

Minister: Tourism is not just about wine and bikinis

Egypt should use its beaches as resources to promote tourism, Minister of Tourism Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour has said. He…
Clergymen reject fatwa banning votes for Coptic candidates
Egypt

Clergymen reject fatwa banning votes for Coptic candidates

Islamic scholars have condemned a recent fatwa by a Salfi preacher calling on Muslims not to vote for Coptic and…
Salafi leader demands cancellation of ‘man-made’ laws in Egypt
Egypt

Salafi leader demands cancellation of ‘man-made’ laws in Egypt

A Salafi leader called on Wednesday for the application of Islamic law in Egypt and the cancellation of all secular…
‘Al-Hassan and al-Hussein’ TV drama: An orthodox narrative in a progressive form
Art news

‘Al-Hassan and al-Hussein’ TV drama: An orthodox narrative in a progressive form

The representation of the life story of al-Hassan and al-Hussein, Prophet Mohamed’s grandsons and sons of his cousin and son-in-law,…
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