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By MEMRI – Egyptian cleric Sheikh Sharif Abadi said that throughout history, the Muslims never fought peoples, never conquered in order to collect the jizya poll tax, never forced people to [...]

By MEMRI –  “I’m Not Talking About Defensive Jihad… I’m Talking About Seeking Out The Infidels On Their Own Turf… Giving Them The Option To Convert To [...]

By MEMRI –  Ahead of the Egyptian presidential elections (slated for March 26-28), and in light of the large-scale campaign launched by the Egyptian military against its presence in Egypt [...]

By MEMRI – In her July 24, 2017 column in the Egyptian daily Al-Masri Al-Yawm, journalist Sahar Al-Ga’ara, who often addresses the issue of extremism in Egypt, harshly condemned [...]

By MEMRI –  Egyptian lawyer Nabih Wahsh caused an uproar in the studio during an Egyptian TV debate on a proposed bill to tighten the anti-prostitution laws in the country when he said: [...]

From The MEMRI Archives – In September 22, 2017, former Muslim Brotherhood supreme guide Mahdi ‘Akef (89) died in Cairo; he had held that position from early 2004 to 2010. Over the [...]

Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawki Allam: We Do Not Have the Authority to Pronounce ISIS UnbelieversThe Grand Mufti of Egypt Shawki Allam said, when asked in a recent TV interview why the [...]

By Alberto M. Fernandez – MEMRI – The propaganda of the Islamic State is entering an interesting new phase, as the “physical” Caliphate comes under unprecedented pressure [...]

By MEMRI – Egyptian researcher Ragheb El-Sergany said that Europe became acquainted with science and with moral values only through the Muslims. According to El-Sergany, a professor in the [...]

By MEMRI – The decision to expel the families was taken at a reconciliation assembly held on May 17, 2015, which was attended by Coptic and Muslim families, village dignitaries, and [...]