Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 13, 2015
The sermon delivered by Shaikh `Abd al-Hakam Salāma of Cairo's Al-Hussain mosque last Friday has caused outrage among Islam scholars and imams. In his attempt to ban calls for demonstrations that jeopardize the state's stability, the imam of the mosque cited verses of the Qur'ān and the Hadīth that...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 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: الخميس, نيسان (أبريل) 2, 2015
Since President Sīsī assumed power in Egypt, Egypt’s relationships with Sub-Saharan African countries have developed noticeably. Egypt’s diplomatic relationships with Sub-Saharan African countries had been neglected for decades since an assassination attempt was made on former President Mubarak in...
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 1, 2015
The New York Times is reporting that the U.S. Government is resuming its military aid to Egypt in an attempt to end tensions with its long time ally. The resumption in aid will no longer allow the Egyptian government to purchase military equipment through credit financing, although it will still...
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 30, 2015
Commentary: Despite the death sentences and life prison terms levied against Muslim Brotherhood leadership, Attorney General Hishām Barakāt has not passed up the opportunity afforded to him by a new resolution passed by President Sīsī to add the leaders’ names to the government’s terrorism list....
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 30, 2015
In a wide reaching interview with al-Watan News, Dr. Mustafa al-Fiqī, said that President Sīsī is well aware of the regional situation in the Middle East and that Egypt is not going down the path of other Middle Eastern countries. He added that the President himself is comfortable in dealing with...
Date of source: الأحد, آذار (مارس) 29, 2015
Moscow and Cairo are in agreement on a policy of aggression toward political Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood. Russia’s stance on political Islam is what drove it to classify the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. Russia’s designation of the Brotherhood as a terrorist organization...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 18, 2015
One of the biggest victories of the economic conference is the invitation of Angela Merkel to president Sīsī to visit Germany, because Merkel was the “last Muslim Brotherhood ally in western Europe and this invitation implies a recognition of the legitimacy of June 30 2013 revolution”. “worth...
Date of source: الأحد, آذار (مارس) 15, 2015
“Mursī chose me because I am a religious Muslim man, he thought that we have a similar mentality but this is not true, I try to be a true Muslim but not like his version of Islam”. Sīsī added “the Muslim Brotherhoods wanted to make Egypt a state like the Taliban”
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Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 23, 2015
The important role of the church in Egypt’s political and social life has not been acknowledged by most worshipers so far. This follows the recent killing of 21 Copts by Islamic State militants, a direct consequence of Egypt’s military engagement in neighboring countries. The newly gained attention...