Date of source: Sunday, May 8, 2011
Khālid al-Islāmbūlī, a nephew of Khālid al-Islāmbūlī, a top convict in the murder of late President Anwar al-Sadāt, arrived in Cairo on May 7, 2011.
He came from Iran through Turkey after a 23 years of absence. He and his family were not banned form entering Egypt, even during the time of the...
Date of source: Thursday, May 5, 2011
Rāmī Kāmil was one of the participants in Coptic demonstrations in front of the TV building in Maspero area in protest against the demolition of a church in 'Ātfīh.
He defined what it meant to be a Coptic activist then he express Copts' fears over salafists, expressing belief that it is a necessity...
Date of source: Thursday, May 5, 2011
Most of the editorials in the newspapers are criticizing salafists' practices in sparking a fitnah in the nation.
They comment on salafists' protests in front of Saint Mark Cathedral in al-'Abāsīyah demanding the release of both Kāmīliyā Shihātah and Wafā' Constantine, reportedly detained by the...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Military source said that the armed forces are monitoring a number of Internet website and the Facebook accounts that have contents inciting fitnah tā'ifīyah.
Date of source: Sunday, May 1, 2011
'Amr Hamzāwī, a professor of political science in Cairo University, writes an opinion article about the relationship between religion and politics.
He writes that Subhī Sālih, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Shūrá (Consultative) Council, had said in a debate the MB believes that religion...
Date of source: Sunday, May 1, 2011
Two protests by salafists and Copts in front of the defense ministry headquarters demanding the release of prisoners and reopening churches, al-Shurūq al-Jadīd, page 3 of May 1, 2011 reported.
On April 30, 2011, the public prosecution informed the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Mark in al-'...
Date of source: Saturday, April 30, 2011
Followers of salafī leader Hāfiz Salāmah prevented the imām of al-Nūr mosque in al-'Abāsīyah from ascending the mosque pulpit to give the Friday sermon.
Salāmah ascended the pulpit to prevent Turk from giving the sermon, asserting that the pulpit of al-Nūr mosque will not be ascended by anyone...
Date of source: Sunday, May 1, 2011
Around 30,000 salafists gathered in front the Coptic Cathedral in Cairo, calling for freeing of Kāmīliyā Shihātah and any other Copts who, according to them, have converted to Islam and were locked inside the monastery.
The military police surrounded the Coptic cathedral to prevent any possible...
Date of source: Monday, May 2, 2011
Fahmī Huwaydī wonders what the salafists want, noting that salafists distorted their image by the violent practices they perpetrate.
They have the right to have presence provided that they respect the law.
He wished that they have something good to offer the nation, not to terrorize the people....
Date of source: Sunday, May 1, 2011
The Muslim Brotherhood on 30 April announced the formation of a new party and pledged to contest nearly half of the seats in the next parliamentary elections.
The party will be named Freedom and Justice Party. No explanation was given to why the group have now decided to contest 50 per cent of the...