Egypt mufti’s Al Aqsa visit reopens divisive ‘normalisation’ debate
by Taylor Luck | Apr 25,2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — When Grand Mufti of Egypt Sheikh Ali Gomaa entered the hallowed grounds of Al Haram Al Sharif last […]
Arab youths have just started to act
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star, Lebanon People often tell me that I sound very optimistic when I speak about the future of the Arab world. It is true […]
Egyptian MPs. Calls on Top Sunni Cleric “Ali Gomaa” to Resign Over al-Quds Trip
(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – The Egyptian MPs on Sunday voted to demand Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa to submit his resignation and apologize to both Arabs and Muslims, Reuters reported. […]
Cairo sees Riyadh aid by April end
By AGENCIES ARABNEWS Published: Apr 20, 2012 02:00 Updated: Apr 20, 2012 02:00 CAIRO: Saudi Arabia will deposit $1 billion at the Egyptian central bank and buy T-bonds worth $750 […]
Prince Ghazi, Egypt Mufti visit Al Aqsa Mosque
Jordan Times AMMAN — HRH Prince Ghazi, Chief Adviser to the King for Religious and Cultural Affairs and the King’s Personal Envoy, along with Grand Mufti of Egypt Sheikh Ali […]
Egypt Bars 10 From Presidential Race
The Wall Street Journal reports that Egypt’s Presidential Elections Commission will exclude 10 candidates, including three prominent frontrunners, from presidential elections next month, a decision that is likely to stoke popular outrage across Egypt’s political spectrum. Farouq Sultan, a judge and the head of the commission, said Saturday night that Muslim […]
New blasts hits Egyptian gas pipeline serving Jordan, Israel
Readers may be fed-up with this News. It is the fourteenth time since the change of Mubarak’s regime in Egypt that the pipeline serving Jordan and Israel has been blown […]
Egypt’s Christians look for new leadership
By JOSEPH MAYTON ARABNEWS A new Coptic Christian Pope may not appear to be a big deal outside the pews of Church, but the reality facing Egypt is that the […]
Egyptian Copts abandon constitution talks
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church has announced it is withdrawing from talks on a new constitution, saying Islamist domination of the drafting body made its participation “pointless”, Egypt’s […]
Parliament in the bag, Egypt Islamists now eye presidency
CAIRO — Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, which already controls parliament, is now eyeing the presidency as it seeks to consolidate its new-found power, but the move could also backfire on them, […]
The Islamist-secular battle is under way
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star, Lebanon Three great battles over political power have been unleashed across the Arab world and will persist for many years, until a new political order stabilizes in every country. One in particular is now reaching an important point that will reveal much about […]
Four Arab worlds will meet in Baghdad
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star Lebanon I have been following the deliberations of Arab summit meetings for my entire adult life, and still remain dubious about the value of such gatherings. The summit taking place this week in Baghdad seems no different – but the Arab world itself […]
Can the Islamist movements deliver?
By OSAMA AL SHARIF, ARABNEWS Arab Islamist movements have never been so close to grabbing power through open and democratic elections as they are today. They have already succeeded in Tunisia and Egypt. They are expected to do well in Algeria’s upcoming polls. And if elections are held in Jordan […]
Arab summit 2012: new leaders, new politics
AFP | Mar 27,2012 | JORDAN TIMES BAGHDAD — This week’s Arab summit in Baghdad will be very different from the one that met two years ago, with many long-time autocrats swept away by the political tsunami that has struck across the region. Instead, new Islamist leaders will sit alongside […]
Al-Azhar to preach Islamic message on satellite TV
By TOM HENEGHAN | REUTERS CAIRO: Al-Azhar, Egypt’s 1,000-year-old seat of Islamic learning, will soon be preaching its doctrines on satellite television, a space it has previously left to Islamist […]
Egypt set to bring pilgrimage services under umbrella organization
By JEDDAH: GALAL FAKKAR, ARAB NEWS STAFF Published: Mar 20, 2012 01:06 Updated: Mar 20, 2012 01:06 Egyptian authorities have taken steps to bring Haj and Umrah affairs under a single authority to streamline Haj operations in the country. “The proposed independent commission will solve organizational difficulties related to the […]
Egyptian Coptic Christian Pope Dead, Shenouda III; Egypt Leader Died At 88
CAIRO, March 17 (Reuters) – Egyptian Coptic Christian Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of most of Egypt’s estimated 12 million Christians, died on Saturday from old age, his political adviser told Reuters. Bells tolled in Cairo’s Abbasiya district, site of Egypt’s main Coptic cathedral, as the news spread. Shenouda, 88, […]
Former UN secretary-general Boutros Boutros-Ghali questions religious openness in Egypt
“Can you open a Shi’ite mosque here, in Egypt? How about an Ahmadi mosque? It is forbidden. You can get thrown into prison. Our lack of openness is not limited […]
The problems facing Muslim nations
By KHALID ALNOWAISER, ARABNEWS I recognize well this is very sensitive subject because human nature prefers not to hear the truth and simply wants to receive good news even at the expense of reality. However, let’s be frank: Most Islamic countries are being left behind in social progress as compared […]
What’s inside Muslim minds? A Survey
Daily Times Pakistan: Ishtiaq Ahmad: Multiple meanings and interpretations of Islam are possible. The two main interpretative approaches are those of the apologists who strive to reconcile Islam with modernity […]