Date of source: Saturday, February 6, 2016
Thousands of young people from Western countries have gone to Syria during recent years to fight under the black flag of what Prof. Schleifer calls “the most brutal and threateningly successful jihadist group, calling itself the Islamic State.” The British Tony Blair Foundation recently published a...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Number 10 will this week host its own Pyramid-shaped elephant in the room as Egypt's President `Abd al-Fattāh al-Sisi sits down for an expensive meal with Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron. There will be the protesters hooting in the background, but the said elephant will repeat only one...
Date of source: Sunday, December 27, 2015
The year 2015 witnessed a number of initiatives and reconciliation attempts between the Muslim Brotherhood and the current regime in Egypt. However, the Egyptian Government did not respond to these initiatives, mainly because some of the initiators, despite declaring their good will, others...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 22, 2015
The Muslim Brotherhood's local administration directed by its spokesman Mahmūd `Ezzat in Egypt has refused to acknowledge a decision issued by the movement's office abroad to remove him and appoint Tal`at Fahmi instead.
Date of source: Monday, December 14, 2015
Among statements disclosed to Associated Press (AP), the Egyptian author `Alā' al-Aswāni said “Freedom of expression is at its lowest point, worse than in the days of Husni Mubārak.” He added, that the authorities banned him last year from appearing on TV channels or getting published in Egyptian...
Date of source: Sunday, December 13, 2015
According to the U.S. Breitbart Online newspaper, leaders of Egypt's Coptic Christian community called for the abolition of an “exploitative” blasphemy law, but praised President `Abd al-Fattāh al-Sisi for saving them from the oppression of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 31, 2015
A criminal court in Cairo is resuming a closed media trial of deposed President Muhammad Mursī and 10 others accused of belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood. All of the accused are facing multiple charges related to leaking state secrets to Qatar. Among the charges, they are accused of deliberately...
Date of source: Sunday, March 29, 2015
Professor Ahmad ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz, a previous adviser to former President Muhammad Mursī, said that the decision to add the Muslim Brotherhood’s General Guide Muhammad Badīʿ to Egypt’s terrorism list is the product of the unlawful activities of Prosecutor General Hishām Barakāt. For his part, he...
Date of source: Saturday, March 21, 2015
Brigade General Tāmir Al-Shahāwī said to al-Masrī al-Yaum, that president Mursī had “a plan to bring Iranian revolutionary guards to train members of the Muslims Brotherhood in Egypt”. According to Al-Shahay, Mursi asked the intelligence for 200,000 visas for Iranian tourists. This request was...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 18, 2015
The cases of 22 of pro- Mursī protesters were transferred to the grand Mufti, they are facing the death penalty based on accusations of attacking a police station. Among other accusations the 22 men are accused of “using weapons without license, violence against police, and first degree murder”.
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