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Pope Shenouda objects to Bio Research Center’s minority report

A report issued by the Bio Research Center caused anguish to the minority religious population in Egypt, including Copts. Surveys revealed that the Egyptian Copts numbered only 5.4 percent as

Don’t mess with Palestine

The Egyptian government continued its crackdown on individuals who protest in support of Palestinians on Saturday.

The Supreme Council Of Press In Egypt And The Ministry Of Interior In Morocco Encroach

The Arabic Network For Human Rights Information , ANHRI, strongly resents the governmental decisions taken in both Egypt and Morocco against al Balagh newspaper in Egypt and AKbar Alyoum newspaper

13 MB members from Sharqia, Suez and Gharbia detained for rallying against Israeli aggression at

Prosecution from Zagazig, Suez and Gharbia decided detaining 13 members of the Muslim Brotherhood for a further 15 days on charges of organizing and taking part in street demonstrations and

Ali Gomaa Egyptian mufti talks about Islam at the John Hopkins university.

When asked about Islam Gomaa, described Islam "as a merciful religion" explaining that most of the 6,000 verses in the Qur'an encourage people to develop a better character.

Religious and Corrupt

Anyone who has visited Egypt knows the deeply religious nature of its people. Whether you have lived here for years or just stopped by to see the usual touristy stuff,

Political interference leads to Egyptian judge’s resignation

As one of Egypt’s longest-serving judges, Mahmoud el Khodeiri’s decision to resign last month was not taken lightly. But the level of corruption and government interference in judicial matters, he

Egypt’s ‘Ikhwan’ face hard containment

There are no specific indicators to denote how Egypt perceives the controversy involving Hamas and the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood. Lessons, however, must be derived from this controversy, particularly insofar as

Doctors, Brotherhood and ongoing struggle

Aboul Fotouh, the Secretary-General of the Arab Doctors Union, has been in government detention since late June, and is being charged with attempting to create a “global network of extremism”

Per Bjorklund: dealing with exile

“Welcome to my exile.” With those words trade union activist Mohammed al-Attar greeted me when I went to see him in Alexandria a few months ago.