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Popular Egyptian Cartoonist Islam Gawish Arrested

By Ahram Online – Gawish’s official Facebook page Al-Warqa (The Paper) said that he was arrested from his office — Egypt News Network (ENN) — for allegedly publishing an [...]

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Germany-Based Lecturer Atef Botros Stopped at Cairo Airport

By Aswatmasriya – Journalist and former adviser to the now-ousted president Mohamed Mursi, Ayman Al-Sayyad asked, why no one is coming out, amid the conflicting reports on what happened, to [...]

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ISIS In Sinai to Egyptian Muslims: ‘Rise Up Against the Regime’; Turn Your Eyes and Swords to Constantinople and Rome

Addressing the Muslims in Egypt, urging them to take up arms against the “tyrants” of the regime and enact Islamic law in the country. He states further that the mujahideen of the [...]

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In Egypt, the Blasphemy Law is Here to Stay

By Jayson Casper – Among the many battlegrounds between liberal and conservative visions for Egypt is the blasphemy law, with Islam al-Beheiry and Fatima Naoot its latest victims.  [...]

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In a Boy’s Hand,the Islamist Disease

By Khurram Dara – Wall Street Journal – It is gut-wrenching that a 15-year-old boy, who raised his hand at evening prayers after the local imam asked who among them did not love the [...]

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Hillary Clinton Was Right on Egypt

By David Ignatius – Washington Post – Obama’s embrace of the Tahrir Square protesters’ demand for Mubarak’s immediate departure was idealistic, popular and understandable at the time. [...]

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Former Libyan Official: ISIL Got Gadhafi’s Chemical Weapons

By World Tribune – Ahmad Qadhaf Al-Dam, a cousin of Gadhafi, made the claim in an interview with the Egyptian Dream TV network on Jan. 18. His comments were translated by the Middle East [...]

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EgyptAir Mechanic Suspected in Russian Plane Crash

By Reuters – So far Egypt has publicly said it has found no evidence that the MetroJet flight, which crashed in the Sinai Peninsula after takeoff from Sharm el-Sheikh airport, killing all [...]

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The Controversy of Blasphemy in Egypt

By Hakim Khatib – Confused to say luckily or sadly, this sentence against Al-Buhairi was softened from five years to one year. Al-Buhairi’s lawyer Jamil Saad told AFP: “Islam Al-Buhairi [...]

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Cairo University President Receives Death Threats Following Niqab Ban

By Egypt Independent – In remarks to Al-Masry Al-Youm, Nassar said he receives various threats daily from private phone numbers. He called on the Telecommunications Ministry to cancel all [...]