Date of source: Thursday, January 17, 2013
This meeting took place in one of the buildings belonging to the Presidential palace on December 10, 2012, only days before the referendum on December 15. Part of the area around the presidential palace was closed by the military and only could get in after Cornelis Hulsman had told an officer that...
Date of source: Friday, September 14, 2012
The Azhar denounced attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Cairo and called on Egyptians to protest peacefully, avoid violence, and to stick to Islamic teachings.
Dr. 'Alī Jum'ah, Muftī of the Republic called on the Secretary General of the United Nations to sign an agreement that criminalizes insulting...
Date of source: Monday, November 14, 2011
A primary accusation against the Muslim Brotherhood is that it is two-faced in its politics. Within Arab contexts the organization, it is said, promotes a radical Islamist agenda, yet when addressing Western audiences its discourse becomes more moderate. A comprehensive answer to this charge is not...
Date of source: Monday, November 14, 2011
Who are the Muslim Brotherhood, and what do they represent? Having thousands of members means that many people are able to speak as representatives, whether they are qualified or designated to do so or not. Yet if one relies only on an official spokesman, it is difficult to know if the comments are...
Date of source: Thursday, September 22, 2011
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb urged world nations to vote in favor of a Palestinian state during the UN General Assembly vote scheduled for Friday.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will make a formal request for the recognition of a Palestinian state during the Friday meeting.
Date of source: Sunday, September 18, 2011
The White House has said that a "legacy of mistrust" between the United States and the Arab world has made it difficult for President Barack Obama to improve U.S.-Arab relations, and America's image in the Arab world.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Dr. 'Alī Jum'ah, Muftī of the Republic, called on the United Nations and Western countries to support Egyptian development projects.
Date of source: Sunday, August 21, 2011
A number of civil society organizations have called for the full and complete rejection of the Israeli practices on the Egyptian border.
Date of source: Thursday, July 28, 2011
The first time there was chatter about the establishment of a Coptic state was during the time of late President Anwar al-Sadāt, when the idea of setting up the so-called State of Assiut had first emerged.
Date of source: Thursday, June 30, 2011
The article is not meant to give a direct answer to the headline question. Rather, it seeks to clarify all meanings related to fanaticism, hard-line orientations and extremism, which all stand at loggerheads with the concept of tolerance.
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