secularists

Ramadan talk show questions Salafi dogmas
Egypt

Ramadan talk show questions Salafi dogmas

Ahmed Abu Haiba, the host of a new talk show this Ramadan, has an ambitious agenda. He hopes that his…
Islamists commence campaign against supra-constitutional principles
Egypt

Islamists commence campaign against supra-constitutional principles

Egypt's Islamist groups on Saturday began a campaign against government plans to draw up principles regulating the election of the…
Al-Azhar torn between secularists and Islamists
Egypt

Al-Azhar torn between secularists and Islamists

Despite ongoing feuds over the identity of the state in post-Mubarak Egypt, both secularists and Islamists have recently agreed on…
Friday protest not canceled, Sufi leader says
Egypt

Friday protest not canceled, Sufi leader says

A senior Sufi leader on Tuesday denied any intent to cancel a million-strong protest scheduled for Friday by 57 political…
Wednesday’s papers: Secular and Islamist groups seek unity to keep sit-in going
Egypt

Wednesday’s papers: Secular and Islamist groups seek unity to keep sit-in going

Most local newspapers Wednesday highlight ongoing talks between secular and Islamist groups in preparation for Friday protests. Each camp was…
Imam says secularists should leave country
Egypt

Imam says secularists should leave country

Arguments broke out between Jama'a al-Islamiya members, Salafis and others at the Fateh Mosque on Friday over the shape of…
Whose ‘civil state’?
Opinion

Whose ‘civil state’?

It appears we need to agree not only on major issues of controversy, but also on the meanings of the…
Brotherhood: We will not run for presidency for Egypt’s sake
Egypt

Brotherhood: We will not run for presidency for Egypt’s sake

The Muslim Brotherhood does not intend to nominate a candidate for the upcoming presidential elections out of fear for Egypt,…
Liberals and socialists seek to form secular coalition
Egypt

Liberals and socialists seek to form secular coalition

A number of socialist and liberal political parties are working on forming a coalition to counter the rise of religious…
A fake but necessary battle
Opinion

A fake but necessary battle

Just days after the ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s revolutionary forces became locked in a polarizing battle to…
Back to top button