Islamists
Islamic Jihad official: Egypt to see resurgence of violence
Egypt
May 7, 2012
Islamic Jihad official: Egypt to see resurgence of violence
“Egypt is on the verge of bloody violence amid the absence of moderate thought and the deepening split among Islamist…
Sufi Orders to choose presidential candidate on Sunday
Egypt
May 1, 2012
Sufi Orders to choose presidential candidate on Sunday
Mohamed al-Sharnouby, a member of the Executive Office of the Sufi Orders, said Tuesday that the Sufi Orders would make…
In another blow to the Brotherhood, Jama’a al-Islamiya endorses Abouel Fotouh
Egypt
April 30, 2012
In another blow to the Brotherhood, Jama’a al-Islamiya endorses Abouel Fotouh
The Jama'a al-Islamiya Shura Council and its political wing's parliamentary bloc have decided to support moderate Islamist hopeful Abdel Moneim…
Nour Party to endorse presidential candidate within days
Egypt
April 26, 2012
Nour Party to endorse presidential candidate within days
The Salafi Nour Party said on Thursday it will make its final decision on which candidate it will back in…
Poll: 44 percent of Jama’a al-Islamiya’s General Assembly supports Abouel Fotouh
Egypt
April 26, 2012
Poll: 44 percent of Jama’a al-Islamiya’s General Assembly supports Abouel Fotouh
Forty-four percent of members in the Jama’a al-Islamiya’s General Assembly said they would vote for Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh, an…
Abouel Fotouh eyes outright win in Egypt presidency vote
Egypt
April 25, 2012
Abouel Fotouh eyes outright win in Egypt presidency vote
A leading Islamist candidate said on Tuesday he was confident he would win enough votes in Egypt's first real presidential…
Parliament review: A week of political exclusion and inclusion
Egypt
April 20, 2012
Parliament review: A week of political exclusion and inclusion
Major political questions were turned into legislation this week in Parliament, especially with the ongoing dilemmas of the political exclusion…
Katatny asks committee to set standards for new constitution panel
Egypt
April 19, 2012
Katatny asks committee to set standards for new constitution panel
People’s Assembly Speaker Mohamed Saad al-Katatny assigned the body’s Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee to set up new standards for…
Fearing Muslim Brotherhood’s growing influence, Emirates suppress local Islamists
World
April 18, 2012
Fearing Muslim Brotherhood’s growing influence, Emirates suppress local Islamists
Wary of the Muslim Brotherhood's growing influence in the Arab world, the United Arab Emirates is clamping down on Islamists,…
Tunisia’s Salafis raise a black flag
Opinion
April 17, 2012
Tunisia’s Salafis raise a black flag
It’s difficult to say how it started. For clarity’s sake, let’s begin on 28 November 2011. Enraged at the university’s…