secularists

Constituent Assembly members threaten withdrawal
Egypt

Constituent Assembly members threaten withdrawal

Conflicts broke out Tuesday during a meeting of secularists and liberals on the Constituent Assembly, as a number of members…
Liberal, secular ‘infidels’ must be prosecuted, says Brotherhood preacher
Egypt

Liberal, secular ‘infidels’ must be prosecuted, says Brotherhood preacher

Liberals, modernists and secularists are infidels and must be brought to trial for abandoning Islam, according to an ultra-conservative preacher…
Constitution Party pressing defamation charges against sheikhs
Egypt

Constitution Party pressing defamation charges against sheikhs

The Constitution Party filed a complaint against Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated sheikh Wagdy Ghoneim and the Salafi sheikh Mohamed Nazmy al-Athary on…
Centrist politicians hope to evade Islamist-secular divide
Egypt

Centrist politicians hope to evade Islamist-secular divide

Although no date has been set yet for the upcoming parliamentary elections, different political parties have already begun talks in…
Socializing with socialists
Opinion

Socializing with socialists

Why should the Cairo secular "jet set" vote for socialists? Because working class and poor voters have zero rational reason…
The cultural project of the revolution
Opinion

The cultural project of the revolution

Anxiety is running high among Egypt’s liberals and secularists. President Mohamed Morsy and the Islamist constituency that elected him pose…
Q&A with Rajaa Ben Slama: Tunisia’s Islamist-secular divide
Egypt

Q&A with Rajaa Ben Slama: Tunisia’s Islamist-secular divide

Raja Ben Slama, a professor of Arab civilization at Manouba University in Tunis, founder of The Tunisian Cultural Association to…
Secular forces jointly call for civil state after first round result
Egypt

Secular forces jointly call for civil state after first round result

Defeated presidential candidates and political parties plan to issue a consensus document Wednesday articulating the demands of what they call…
MPs slam school’s exam asking students to highlight ‘corrupt liberals’
Egypt

MPs slam school’s exam asking students to highlight ‘corrupt liberals’

MP Emad Gad, head of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party’s parliamentary bloc, submitted an urgent inquiry on Tuesday regarding a…
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