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Bangladesh sentences Islamist leader to death for war crimes
World
February 28, 2013
Bangladesh sentences Islamist leader to death for war crimes
A Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentenced an Islamist party leader to death on Thursday, the third verdict by the court…
Church representative resigns from Shura Council
Egypt
December 27, 2012
Church representative resigns from Shura Council
The Shura Council member recently appointed to represent the Evangelical Church resigned Thursday, citing concerns the upper house of Parliament…
Constitution authors lean toward restricting gender equality, religious freedom
Egypt
November 7, 2012
Constitution authors lean toward restricting gender equality, religious freedom
Political groups represented in the Constituent Assembly have tentatively agreed on four controversial articles in the draft constitution, an Islamist…
Algerian women claw their way into parliament
World
May 16, 2012
Algerian women claw their way into parliament
Algeria's legislative election saw women take almost a third of the seats, making the national assembly the most gender-balanced in the region…
Nigerian bishops call for help in fighting Boko Haram terrorists
World
December 31, 2011
Nigerian bishops call for help in fighting Boko Haram terrorists
LAGOS — An influential body grouping Nigeria's Catholic bishops urged President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday to hire foreign crime experts…
Brotherhood close to achieving its ultimate goal, says Badie
Egypt
December 29, 2011
Brotherhood close to achieving its ultimate goal, says Badie
The Muslim Brotherhood is close to achieving the “ultimate goal” set by the group's founder Hassan al-Banna in 1928, which…
Salafi leader prohibited from making press statements
Egypt
December 7, 2011
Salafi leader prohibited from making press statements
The Salafi Nour Party’s supreme committee has prohibited prominent Salafi figure Abdel Moneim al-Shahat from issuing press statements, after the…
ElBaradei: Liberals ‘decimated’ in parliamentary vote
Egypt
December 5, 2011
ElBaradei: Liberals ‘decimated’ in parliamentary vote
Egypt's top reformist leader said Sunday the liberal youth behind the country's uprising have been "decimated" in parliamentary elections dominated…
‘Life is More Beautiful than Paradise’ makes its way to the silver screen
Cinema/TV
November 2, 2011
‘Life is More Beautiful than Paradise’ makes its way to the silver screen
Khaled al-Berry’s enjoyable and pioneering memoir, “Life is More Beautiful than Paradise,” translated by Humphrey Davies and published in 2009,…
Islamist figure calls for massive protest against military rule
Egypt
October 23, 2011
Islamist figure calls for massive protest against military rule
Islamist presidential hopeful Hazem Abu Ismail has called for a massive protest next Friday under the slogan "One Demand" to…