The Obama-Brotherhood Love Affair Heats Up
The results of the Burns-Morsi get-together actually contained no great surprises for those who believe the Democratic Party’s support of the Arab Spring is opening doors for the Islamists [...]
Salafi Leader Condemns Democracy
Editor’s note: In a video that appeared around election time in Egypt, Salafi leader Sheikh Abdel Moneim al-Shahat explained how true democracy is in fact a sin according to Islam, because [...]
Carter Meets with Islamist Leaders in Cairo
In the same context, the former U.S. president visited yesterday, the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood in Al-Moqattam, and met with Dr. Mohammed Badi, the Supreme Guide, his deputy Khairat [...]
Egyptian Presidential Candidate Would Enforce Hijab on Women
Editor’s note: In a recent interview, Hazim Abu Ismail, a candidate for Egypt’s presidency affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, made clear in an exchange with the host that the hijab, or veil [...]
Egypt’s Women Find Power Still Hinges on Men
That case has proved successful so far. For the first time last month, an administrative court challenged the authority of the military council and banned such “tests.” Ms. Ibrahim will ask a [...]
Egypt’s Envoy to Vatican on “Religious Terrorism” and More…
In his address to diplomats from around the world, the Pope spoke of what he called “religiously motivated terrorism – especially in Asia and Africa.” When asked if repeated attacks on Christian, [...]
Safwat Hegazy: Those Who Do Not Like the Islamists Should Leave Egypt
Editor’s note: In a recent video, Safwat Hegazy, a popular Egyptian preacher affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood—who earlier announced his dream that Egypt be merged in a “United Arab States” [...]
The Brotherhood’s Conflicting Statements
He hopes that Brotherhood can pull the Salafis towards them, rather than the Brotherhood themselves sliding towards greater fanaticism, and if the next government addresses the problem of [...]
Watching Elephants Fly (in Egypt)
Come with me to Cairo’s dirt-poor Shubra el-Khema neighborhood and the dilapidated Omar Abdel Aziz School, where I watched the last round of voting on Wednesday at a women-only voting center. We [...]
