10-Day Postponement of School Year an Offence to Islam?

Because he is keen to maintain the good image of Islam and Muslims, I’d like to attract the minister’s attention to some measures taken in the Ministry of Higher Education.

Arab Islamists, their internal democracy

Here, Arab Islamic movements and parties can be divided into two main categories: the first enjoys a quasi-ideal internal democratic atmosphere specially when compared with some liberal and leftist Arab

Charm offensive as Cairo comes to the Cape

The Emergency Law is now used to impinge on individual privacy and freedoms. Besides barring demonstrations and public gatherings that are not approved by the government, it enables the security

Acts of War

The war between the United States and Iran is on. American taxpayer dollars are being used, with the permission of Congress, to fund activities that result in Iranians being killed

April 6 Youth Strike Before the Prosecutor General

A group of April 6th activists organized a sit-in before the prosecutor general’s office calling for the release of all detainees.

MB Bloc Positive and Passive Performance

Mahmoud Muslim (salon moderator) stated that this term was a lot long and witnessed many prominent and successive events and crises including what happened with MB MP Saad Abboud and

Brief Account of (previously Islamic) Song in Egypt

Thus, the nashid (or religious chant" was following a social movement in the making. It was therefore completely depending on politics: Its militant words written by sheikh Ahmed Hassan Al

Diplomatic censure from Robert Pelletreau

The lack of knowledgeable and neutral American policy inputs on the Middle East leaves the US in the Middle East these days incredulously enjoying dwindling credibility, impact and respect at

Face-off with Facebook

Mohamed El-Sayed discovers how flying a kite with the colours of the Egyptian flag and singing patriotic songs now constitute an attempt "to topple the regime"

Kissinger – We Must Not Repeat The Tragedy Of Vietnam That Followed Our Withdrawal

The American presence in Iraq should not be presented as open-ended; this would not be supported by either Iraqi or American domestic opinion. But neither should it be put forward