Date of source: Wednesday, February 11, 2015
The Washington Post reported that the Muslim Brotherhood has fallen upon the hardest times in its political history since Nasser’s presidency. The Brotherhood has lost all support from the Arab Gulf countries since the Gulf Cooperation Council launched an anti-Brotherhood campaign. These...
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Christianity in the Arab World was flourishing in relative terms prior to the First World War and consequent break-up of the Ottoman Empire.
Date of source: Sunday, August 30, 2015
In his essay on Religion and Politics, Kāmel `Abd al-Fattāh writes:
Egypt seems not to learn from its past experiences; every regime that ruled the country over decades now, repeat the same pattern of mingling religion with state affairs or religion with politics. Egyptian political regimes still...
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The identity of Muslim women in post-colonial Egypt has largely been marginalized in the transition to modernity.
Date of source: Monday, November 18, 2013
On November 14, Isabella Pereira mailed a feature story titled, “The dirty secret behind some of Cairo’s development dreams”.
I have been on the mailing list of Amnesty International for years and appreciate much of their reporting, but I found the title of this story extremely suggestive and...
Date of source: Thursday, August 15, 2013
It is reiterated in the media, that there is a fear of a civil war in Egypt. Those that echo these statements in the East or the West do not understand the “Egyptian-ness” of Egyptians, the secret of their civilization and their patience, and do not realize the essence of their revolution over the...
Date of source: Monday, July 29, 2013
The seclusion of Copts ended with the election of Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II. Thereafter the question is: Why and how?
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This report by Arab-West Report explains the context of the massive destruction of churches and Christian institutions in Egypt in August 2013.