Islamists
Former head of Muslim Brotherhood dies in hospital: lawyer
Egypt
September 23, 2017
Former head of Muslim Brotherhood dies in hospital: lawyer
The former leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Islamist movement, Mohamed Akef, has died in a Cairo hospital after an illness,…
Worlds of Islam, Michael Jackson collide in Egyptian film
Culture
September 23, 2017
Worlds of Islam, Michael Jackson collide in Egyptian film
An Egyptian ultraconservative Muslim preacher hears on his car radio news of the death of Michael Jackson, the pop singer…
Malaysia nixes beer festival after Islamist protest
Society
September 18, 2017
Malaysia nixes beer festival after Islamist protest
Kuala Lumpur officials have withheld a permit for the annual Better Beer Festival, scheduled to be held in October. The…
Sisi sees vindication in moves against Qatar
Features/Interviews
June 8, 2017
Sisi sees vindication in moves against Qatar
The alliance with Gulf countries to isolate Qatar has given a significant boost to Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, who over…
Alone in Maiduguri: the orphans of Boko Haram
Features/Interviews
May 22, 2017
Alone in Maiduguri: the orphans of Boko Haram
Local officials in Maiduguri face the dilemma of how to get thousands of homeless children back to school in a…
48 referred to military trial for Palm Sunday church bombings
Egypt
May 21, 2017
48 referred to military trial for Palm Sunday church bombings
Attorney General Ahmed Sadek referred 48 defendants to military trial on charges of collaborating with the Islamic State group in…
Trump praises Sisi, says he hopes to visit Egypt
Egypt
May 21, 2017
Trump praises Sisi, says he hopes to visit Egypt
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he hoped to visit Cairo soon, praising President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi after a…
Mali extends state of emergency in bid to quell Islamist attacks
World
April 30, 2017
Mali extends state of emergency in bid to quell Islamist attacks
Mali's National Assembly has voted to extend a state of emergency by six months in a bid to quell an…
Egyptian high court reverses 14 death sentences against Islamists
Egypt
October 20, 2016
Egyptian high court reverses 14 death sentences against Islamists
Egypt's highest court on Wednesday quashed death sentences imposed on 14 Islamists over an attack on a police station in…
Thirteen hostages rescued, six gunmen killed in Bangladeshi cafe attack
World
July 2, 2016
Thirteen hostages rescued, six gunmen killed in Bangladeshi cafe attack
Suspected Islamic gunmen attacked an upscale cafe in the Bangladeshi capital popular with foreigners before police stormed the building on…