Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 29, 2015
Munā Makram ‘Ibīd, a member of the previous People’s Council, said that the golden age for the Copts in Egypt was in the period of liberalism from 1919 to 1952. She justified her claim saying, “At that time we had Sa’ad Zaghlūl as our leader. He was able to join together the Egyptian nation with...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 26, 2015
Opinion: Tensions are rising in Egypt as it approaches the fourth anniversary of the January 25 Revolution and widespread dissatisfaction over the state of freedom and the deteriorating economic situation abounds. The situation can improve in Egypt under the condition that the government abandons...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 25, 2015
The Egyptian Interior Minister, Habīb al-‘Adlī, confirmed that Al-Qā ̓eda has no presence in Egypt as an organization, although he conceded that it is possible that the organization has followers in Egypt. Upon being asked whether or not there have been Egyptians recruited by al-Qaeda, al-‘Adālī...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 25, 2015
In the aftermath of the military coup that removed the first civilian-elected President in Egypt’s history, journalism has become a dangerous profession. A large number of journalists have died in Egypt such as Shahīd Ahmad ‘Āsim. Many have been wounded, killed, and arrested by the police....
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 17, 2015
During a TV interview on Egypt's TV Channel TEN, Egypt's Minister of Justice, Ahmad Al-Zind said that the Muslim Brotherhood is the source of all problems that Egypt is facing. He added that the MB wrongly assumes that the pressure exercised on the State would force it to seek reconciliation with...
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 16, 2015
According to the newspaper Mufakirat al-Islām (Islammemo), the Egyptian security forces on Sunday arrested Dr. Hassan al-Gharbāwi the leader of the Building and Development Party (BDP), the political arm of the Islamic Jamā`a al-Islāmiyya in Egypt.
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 16, 2015
A small mosque located in the vicinity of the Faculty of Commerce at Cairo University was demolished, after prohibiting any praying inside any facility that is not in a mosque.
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 15, 2015
During an aired interview delivered to Sky News Arabic TV Channel on Saturday evening, Grand Imam Dr. Ahmad al-Tayeb of Al-Azhar Al-Sharīf condemned the terror attacks that hit the French capital Paris on Friday. He said, “The news on these criminal attacks shocked me like anyone else who is...
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 15, 2015
During an aired phone interview on Egyptian Sada al-Balad TV Channel, Sāleh Farhūd, president of the Egyptian Community Association in Paris, affirmed that the Egyptian passport found in the Stade de France belonged to the only Egyptian victim in Paris attacks, accusing the French media of trying...
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 29, 2015
Egypt had approved legislation allowing individuals accused of committing violations against state institutions to be referred to military courts.