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Tuesday’s papers: Anxiety of Islamist-takeover grows in wake of referendum
Egypt

Tuesday’s papers: Anxiety of Islamist-takeover grows in wake of referendum

Tuesday's editorials and columns reflect the anxiety of various journalists and writers about the influence of Islamists, who strongly backed…
Prominent Egypt Salafi proclaims victory for religion in referendum
Egypt

Prominent Egypt Salafi proclaims victory for religion in referendum

One of Egypt’s prominent Salafi sheikhs, Mohamed Hussein Yaqoub, said that religion won in Saturday's referendum on constitutional amendments.
Coptic Pope suggests addition to Constitution
Egypt

Coptic Pope suggests addition to Constitution

The head of the Egyptian Orthodox Church, Pope Shenouda III, suggested an addition to Article 2 of the Constitution, which…
Dialogue through art: France’s ‘Of Gods and Men’
Cinema/TV

Dialogue through art: France’s ‘Of Gods and Men’

Culture and art are the lifeblood of a democratic society that wants to renovate itself. Cinema is one art form…
‘Lady Boy’: A defense of Egyptian homosexuals?
Books

‘Lady Boy’: A defense of Egyptian homosexuals?

Egyptian journalist Ahmed Saad is softspoken and reserved and a devoted Muslim. The 20-year-old is also a self-proclaimed gay rights…
Ending sectarianism in Egypt
Opinion

Ending sectarianism in Egypt

Despite the gravity of the recent terrorist acts in Alexandria, most observers have treated the matter superficially and have shied…
We Are All Egyptians: Artists in solidarity
Art news

We Are All Egyptians: Artists in solidarity

“My heart can take on any form: a meadow for gazelles, a cloister for monks, a house for idols, Ka'ba…
The Arab Novel: Freedom of religion, freedom of literature
Books

The Arab Novel: Freedom of religion, freedom of literature

Sunday marked the opening of the fifth International Forum for Arab Novel Creativity in Cairo, held at the Cairo Opera…
NHRC calls for indicating non-Abrahamic faiths on national ID cards
Egypt

NHRC calls for indicating non-Abrahamic faiths on national ID cards

Egypt's state-run National Human Rights Council (NHRC) this week presented recommended amendments to legislation governing personal status.
Don’t write off the Brotherhood
Opinion

Don’t write off the Brotherhood

The Muslim Brotherhood has the most problematic political discourse in Egypt. They insist on upholding a religious slogan, “Islam is…
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