Date of source: Sunday, December 4, 2011
Results of the first round of Egypt's first post-Mubārak parliamentary elections, as announced by the High Judicial Elections Commission (HJEC) showed progress by the Democratic Alliance for Egypt, in which the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) obtained 40% of the votes, followed...
Date of source: Saturday, December 3, 2011
I’ve never thought for a single moment on January 28, 2011, known as the Friday of Anger, while I was marching with hundreds of thousands others screaming at the top of our lungs “Down with Mubārak!” that I was only paving the way for Islamists to make it to the corridors of power.
Date of source: Thursday, November 24, 2011
Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb, the Azhar's Grand Shaykh, called on the Ministry of Interior Affairs to immediately ceasefire against the protesters. Shaykh al-Tayīb called on the Egyptian Armed Forces to avoid any confrontations among the people.
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Date of source: Tuesday, November 29, 2011
As an American Christian in Egypt I find that I instinctively view events here through the following lens: Liberals are the good guys, Islamists are the bad guys, and the army is somewhere in between, perhaps neutral, perhaps not. Complicated times beg for simplistic narratives, and this one...
Date of source: Monday, November 14, 2011
This is the very question many people are asking about the Muslim Brotherhood following the Egyptian Revolution of January 25, 2011. While the world was enthralled by a peaceful youth movement to overthrow a corrupt regime, many feared then, and more fear now, that the aftermath will result in...
Date of source: Friday, November 4, 2011
PVV spokesman for Foreign Affairs, Raymond de Roon, MP for the party of Geert Wilders, published on October 11th a blacklist of “Islamic Violence Against Christians in Egypt in 2011”. This list is a simplified version of what was previously published in (internet) publications in the West—many of...
Date of source: Friday, October 21, 2011
The Maspero Youth Union urged the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to offer an official apology for all Copts of Egypt and investigate the October 9 bloody incidents that left dozens killed or wounded.
Date of source: Sunday, October 23, 2011
Magdy William is one of the world’s premier Coptic iconographers, having studied under the renowned reviver of the long neglected art, Isaac Fanous.[1] William discussed his craft, its history, and spiritual impact during an exhibition hosted by St. John’s Episcopal Church in Maadi, Cairo, on...
Date of source: Monday, October 10, 2011
Date of source: Sunday, October 2, 2011
Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb, Azhar's Grand Shaykh, met with a group of intellectuals, thinkers, representatives of Islamic movements and Muslim Brotherhood (MB) to study an 'Arab Spring' document that calls on Arab rulers to listen to their people. This document will be an extension of the Azhar's document...