Salafi
Italian activist killed in Gaza after kidnap
Egypt
April 15, 2011
Italian activist killed in Gaza after kidnap
Gaza City--A radical Islamist group hanged an Italian activist Friday hours after kidnapping him in Gaza, Hamas said, as Rome…
Sufis to form popular committees to protect tombs
Egypt
April 8, 2011
Sufis to form popular committees to protect tombs
The Supreme Council for Sufi Orders held an emergency session Wednesday to discuss the continued attacks on shrines and the…
Sufi sheikh warns of sectarian war with Salafis
Egypt
April 5, 2011
Sufi sheikh warns of sectarian war with Salafis
A leading figure from the Azeemia Sufi order has warned of a sectarian war between Sufis and Salafis over the…
Salafis burn shrine in Monufiya
Egypt
April 3, 2011
Salafis burn shrine in Monufiya
A group of Salafis have set fire to the Sidi Ezz Eddin shrine in the village of Tala in the…
Salafis storm into woman’s home, accuse her of prostitution
Egypt
March 27, 2011
Salafis storm into woman’s home, accuse her of prostitution
Dozens of Salafis on Saturday stormed into the home of a woman in the Delta city of Monufiya and burned…
Prominent Egypt Salafi proclaims victory for religion in referendum
Egypt
March 22, 2011
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.
Christians and Muslims work to provide security in Alexandria
Egypt
January 31, 2011
Christians and Muslims work to provide security in Alexandria
In the coastal city of Alexandria, popular efforts continued to confront thuggery and looting, with both Muslim and Christian religious…
Four Salafi suspects arrested over Alex church blast
Egypt
January 17, 2011
Four Salafi suspects arrested over Alex church blast
Four Salafi Muslims have been detained for suspected involvement in the New Year's Eve Alexandria church bombing, security sources said.The…
Muddying the waters
Opinion
January 16, 2011
Muddying the waters
As many of us are still in shock, pain and melancholy after the Alexandria church attack, lawyer Montaser al-Zayat has…
Human rights watchdogs condemn Alexandria bombing arrests
Egypt
January 15, 2011
Human rights watchdogs condemn Alexandria bombing arrests
Two human rights watchdogs condemned the alleged arbitrary arrests by Egyptian security forces of some 300 people in Alexandria, along…