Date of source: Thursday, February 12, 2015
30 days after ISIS’ branch in Libya announced that it had kidnapped 20 Egyptians, a website claiming allegiance to the group published photos of the kidnapped Egyptians in orange jumpsuits used for executions. The new photos prompted the families of the kidnapped to call for help from President...
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...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 10, 2015
The Clarion Project, a terrorism research institute, reported that the Muslim Brotherhood is beginning a period of retaliation against the Egyptian government.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 10, 2015
The Egyptian Government was able to inflict serious damage to the Muslim Brotherhood’s finances through the group’s dependence on foreign exchange. The government’s efforts have caused serious headwinds for the Egyptian foreign exchange market, particularly by causing prices to sharply increase...
Date of source: Monday, February 9, 2015
The website “Middle East” published an investigation into the disputes occurring within the Muslim Brotherhood. The report looked into disputes around the role of pacifism within the organization as well as the methods used to confront the Egyptian state. The investigation found that the...
Date of source: Monday, February 9, 2015
The media war between the Muslim Brotherhood and the Egyptian government has entered a dangerous new phase as a brotherhood affiliated TV station broadcasted recordings attributed to President Sīsī when he was the Minister of Defense. The recordings provoked strong reactions in the Gulf and in...
Date of source: Monday, February 9, 2015
Salāh Fadl, a prominent Arab intellectual, said that religious rhetoric represents the biggest threat to the Arab world. He added that in his view, religion is the most powerful force hindering progress in the Arab world. At a conference called “Religious Rhetoric and the Power of the Book,” he...
Date of source: Sunday, February 8, 2015
Foreign Minister Sāmih Shukrī raised the issue of the U.S. government’s meeting with a Muslim Brotherhood delegation when he met with his American counterpart John Kerry. Shukrī met with Kerry on the sidelines of a security conference in Munich where he gave John Kerry a CD with evidence of the...
Date of source: Sunday, February 8, 2015
The history of Islamic movements in the 20th century confirms that Egypt was one of the most important sources of the spread of Jihadist ideologies. In the same way, al-Azhar had an influential role throughout the entire Islamic world. Moreover, any change or reform in religious rhetoric coming out...
Date of source: Sunday, February 8, 2015
The conflict surrounding the 400-day imprisonment of Peter Greste, an al-Jazeera journalist, put Egypt’s government in an embarrassing position and casted a harsh light on its human rights record. Egyptian president ‘Abd al-Fattāh conceded that the episode was ultimately damaging to Egypt’s...