Do Moslems really need sectarian strife?

One cannot help but see that the Moslems of the world are in the most difficult of times, with almost little control over their destinies and hardly the faintest idea

Attacks Raise Fear of Religious Discord

  CAIRO, Apr 24 (IPS) - Seemingly random attacks on Coptic churches in the port city of Alexandria last week followed by violent clashes between Coptic Christians and Muslims have

Remarks to Edward R. Murrow Journalism Program, Speech: US State Department

UNDER SECRETARY HUGHES: Good afternoon to all of you. I am Karen Hughes, the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. My office oversees all of our

Hamas: We Are No Al Qaeda

In a statement to Ikhwanweb, Hamas spokesperson Mr. Samy Abu Zehry, rejected Mr. Bin Laden’s statements in reference to Hamas participation in legislative councils and running for elections “Hamas has

Prominent MB leader Responds to Bin Laden Statements

In a statement to Ikhwanweb, Dr. Essam El Erian, prominent leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, denied categorically any link or coordination between Hamas and Al Qaeda “ Hamas is part

Egyptian opposition protests extension in emergency laws

The Muslim Brotherhood, in conjunction with opposition parties, launched a campaign objecting to the extension of the Egyptian Emergency Law, which has been currently in progress for a quarter century.

Egypt’s election indifference, Women find few doors open to elective office

 If Egyptian Women’s Day came and went without anyone in Cairo marking the occasion, it wasn’t for lack of effort on the part of women’s organizations. They had planned a

Democracy slumbers, Egypt slowly becoming a family dynasty

Four years ago, Osama al Gazali Harb received an unexpected telephone call from Gamal Mubarak, the son of President Hosni Mubarak, inviting Harb to join a new committee dedicated to

Islamists receive mixed signals from government

The government has been sending mixed signals to Islamist groups, with state security arresting members of the Muslim Brotherhood almost simultaneously with the release of hundreds of members of Al-Jamaa

US Not Doing Enough to Help Egyptian Christians, Group Says

(1st Add: Includes additional details on the church attacks in the fourth paragraph.) Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - Although they have been persecuted for decades, Egyptian Coptic Christians are fed up with