secularists
Constituent Assembly members threaten withdrawal
Egypt
November 14, 2012
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
September 30, 2012
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
September 28, 2012
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
September 7, 2012
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
August 31, 2012
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
August 25, 2012
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
August 16, 2012
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
May 29, 2012
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
May 9, 2012
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…