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Archbishop of Canterbury’s Remarks: We Need a Thoughtful Discourse, Not Hysterical Discord

The Muslim Council of Britain is grateful for the thoughtful intervention of the Archbishop of Canterbury on the discussion of the place of Islam and Muslims in Britain today.

Hamas: Contacts with Egyptian officials is still going on

The Hamas Movement stated Saturday that the daily contacts between its leadership and Egyptian officials and the joint efforts made to reopen the Rafah crossing did not stop, despite the

Israeli media parrots Fatah disinformation on Hamas

Ever since Hamas’ counter-coup against Fatah in the Gaza Strip in the summer of 2006, the bulk of the Israeli press has been serving as a readily available mouthpiece for

Bahraini delegation: We won’t travel back except through the Rafah crossing

The Bahraini solidarity delegation stranded in the Gaza Strip announced Sunday their insistence on returning to Bahrain through the Rafah border crossing, rejecting the return through the Israel-controlled Karam Abu

Thousands of Palestinians celebrate the Egyptian win

Thousands of Palestinians have gathered infront of Rafah border crossing at Salah Al-Din gate in a demonstration of happiness celebrating the win of the Egyptian national soccer team who had

Second Time in a Row, Egyptian National Soccer Team 2008 CAN Champ

For the second time in a row and the sixth in its history, the Egyptian national soccer team won the Cup of Africa Nations (CAN) title, after defeating the Cameroonian

Denying Al-Qaradawi Medical Treatment Visa Sends Mixed Signals

The UK government refused to give an entry visa to Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi to carry out medical checkups and the UK Muslims Council condemned the decision seeing that it may

Abu Zuhri : EU Statements Should Have a presence on the Ground

Hamas has welcomed Solana’s statements over supervising Gaza , urging the European Union to translate such statements into reality. The European Union (EU) is ready to maintain its mission in

Egyptian Lawmakers Warn against Israeli Plans to Build Fence on Borders

A huge number of majority and opposition members of Egyptian People’s Assembly, lower chamber of parliament, submitted a number of written questions, urgent statements and interpellations to Dr. Ahmed Nazif,

Egyptian Authorities Prevents Bastawisi from Attending War Criminal Trial

The Supreme Judicial Council refused to allow Judge Hisham Bastawisi, the deputy chief justice of the Court of Cassation, to travel to take part as a member in a trial