Egypt Hangs 15 for Terrorism, Stoking Fears Among Islamists
Source: The New York Times By NOUR YOUSSEF CAIRO — The Egyptian authorities hanged 15 men on Tuesday for an attack in the Sinai Peninsula in 2013, the start of an Islamic insurgency […]
Muslim heritage: Malika III: Shajarat Al-Durr
By: Tom Verde Our third story is that of Shajarat al-Durr, the first woman to sit upon an Egyptian throne since Cleopatra, nearly 1,300 years before. Art direction for the […]
Ancient Tombs Dating Back 3,500 Years Discovered in Egypt’s Luxor
Source: Time By NARIMAN EL-MOFTY / AP December 9, 2017 (LUXOR, Egypt) — Egypt on Saturday announced the discovery of two small ancient tombs in the southern city Luxor dating back […]
Motives in Egypt’s Deadliest Terrorist Attack: Religion and Revenge
Source: The New York Times By NOUR YOUSSEF CAIRO — One day in early November, a small group of elders in a dusty town in the northern Sinai Peninsula handed over […]
Who’s the Egyptian ISIS militant who issued fatwa to kill Sinai worshipers?
Source. English Alarabiyya On December 7, 2016, Al-Naba’a, an Arabic-language journal belonging ISIS terrorist organization, published an interview with a leader calling him Amir al-Hesba in Sinai. Rumeya, another magazine also issued by the organization, published an interview with ISIS militant who threatened to target Sufi Zawiyas (corners) and mosques […]
Egypt’s Sufis will stay indoors to mark birth of prophet Muhammad
Source: The Guardian By Ruth Michaelson Following Friday’s attack on a mosque in north Sinai, in which 305 were killed, annual parade is cancelled A vigil in Cairo for the victims […]
Why Muslim extremists attacked this mosque in Egypt
Source: The Washington Post By Amanda Erickson November 25 On Friday, at least 305 Egyptians were killed by terrorists who detonated a bomb in a crowded mosque, then sprayed frantic worshipers with gunfire as […]
Church bells ring out in solidarity with Muslim victims of North Sinai mosque bomb
Posted on: November 27, 2017 The al-Rawda mosque in Bir al-Abed, North Sinai Photo Credit: Egypt’s State Information Service Church bells rang out across Egypt on Saturday as an act […]
Egyptian village where mosque was attacked had been warned
Source: Yahoo News BY HAMZA HENDAWI , Associated Press•November 26, 2017 Discarded shoes of victims remain outside Al-Rawda Mosque in Bir al-Abd northern Sinai, Egypt. a day after attackers killed […]
Mosque massacre: Egypt president vows forceful response
Source: Times of India CAIRO: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has vowed to respond forcefully after attackers killed at least 235 worshippers in a packed mosque in restive North Sinaiprovince, the country’s deadliest […]
Sinai tribes vow to eliminate extremist militancy after Friday mosque massacre
We only have death for IS militants, not trials or prisons: say Sinai tribes Taha Sakr November 26, 2017 3:03 pm Following the attack on the al-Rawda mosque in the […]
Who Are Sufi Muslims and Why Do Some Extremists Hate Them?
Source: The New York Times Sufism is a mystical form of Islam, a school of practice that emphasizes the inward search for God and shuns materialism. It has produced some […]
Egypt’s President al-Sisi facing serious questions about strategy to bring Isis hotspot Sinai province under control
Civilians and police and security forces have repeatedly been targeted in recent years Robert Fisk The Sinai mosque massacre proves what many have suspected for months in Egypt: that Isis – even without a direct claim yet – is taking over the peninsula, targeting more and more of President Abdel […]
Egypt attack: More than 230 killed in Sinai mosque
Source: BBC News Militants have launched a bomb and gun attack on a mosque in Egypt’s North Sinai province, killing 235 people, state media say. The al-Rawda mosque in the […]
Terrorism in Egypt and the Muslim Times’ collection on Islam’s Condemnation of Terrorism
Epigraph: We (Allah) prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — […]
Egypt singer held for ‘inciting debauchery’ in music video
Source: BBC News Shaimaa Ahmed, a 25-year-old known professionally as Shyma, was arrested by Egyptian police on Saturday on suspicion of “inciting debauchery”. It came after the racy video for her song, I Have Issues, sparked outrage in the socially conservative country. She has apologised to people who took the […]
Lebanon’s Hariri to visit Egypt on Tuesday – Hariri’s office
Reuters International This content was published on November 19, 2017 Saad al-Hariri, who announced his resignation as Lebanon’s Prime Minister while on a visit to Saudi Arabia, talks to […]
Egypt’s foreign minister sent on regional tour amid Lebanon crisis – ministry
Reuters International This content was published on November 11, 2017 1:21 PMNov 11, 2017 – 13:21 FILE PHOTO – Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri speaks to media after the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt meeting to discuss their dispute with Qatar, in […]
Egypt’s president backs Saudi purge, urges de-escalation with Iran
Reuters International This content was published on November 9, 2017 FILE PHOTO – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi delivers a statement following a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, […]
Al-Azhar’s grand imam meets pope, vows to fight terrorism
Middle East Nov. 08, 2017 | 01:14 AM Agencies ROME: The Grand Imam of Egypt’s Al-Azhar institution Ahmed al-Tayeb, one of the Muslim world’s leading religious scholars, met Pope Francis […]