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Jihadist leader threatens war against Tunisia govt

  /  May 13, 2013  /  Politics, Region  /  No Comments

Abu Iyadh, whose real name is Seif Allah Ibn Hussein, is accused of organising numerous acts of violence and has been on the run since September, after an attack by Islamist protesters on the US embassy in September in which four of them died.

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Tunisia releases photos of politician’s suspected assassin

  /  April 14, 2013  /  Politics, Region  /  No Comments

The facebook page of Tunisia’s interior ministry are published the photos of five Islamists wanted for the assassination of Chokri Belaid

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Abu Ismail calls for ‘non-stop marches’

  /  March 16, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Denounces calls for army intervention in political life, announces solidarity with Syrian revolution and bearded policemen

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Alliance between seven Islamist parties

  /  March 9, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Abu Ismail said the coalition aims to protect the achievements of 25 January Revolution and the constitutional path

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Salafists fail to stop ‘Harlem Shake’ in Tunisia

  /  February 27, 2013  /  Politics, Region  /  No Comments

A number of social media sites belonging to Salafists and other Islamist groups have denounced the “Harlem Shake” as indecent.

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Salafists behind Belaid’s murder, 4 held: Tunisia minister

  /  February 26, 2013  /  Politics, Region  /  No Comments

“The killer has been identified and is being chased,” Larayedh told a news conference.

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Islamists protest in Tunis to bolster ruling party

  /  February 16, 2013  /  Politics, Region  /  No Comments

The mass rally was called to defend the right of Ennahda to continue at the head of the ruling coalition and oppose to form a government of technocrats.

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Controversy over Al-Nour Party head resignation

  /  December 25, 2012  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Abdel Ghafour has allegedly resigned following a series of conflicts regarding Al-Nour Party’s internal elections

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The circus is in town

  /  October 1, 2012  /  Opinion  /  3 Comments

The circus is in town, people, and it is not leaving anytime soon. Sit back and enjoy the show.

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Nour Party standoff

  /  September 26, 2012  /  Egypt, Politics  /  1 Comment

High board relieves chairman of duties, he responds by sacking them

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Human Rights Corner: What National Council for Human Rights?

  /  September 15, 2012  /  Opinion  /  1 Comment

At a time when many liberals and seculars are rightly worried about the future of human rights in Egypt, the formation deepened those concerns

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Review: usual flak for Morsy and Constitutent Assembly, US and salafist sheikh take a dose too

  /  September 12, 2012  /  Opinion  /  No Comments

In today’s column review Morsy comes in for his usual dose of criticism from the pundits, as does Salafist Sheikh Wagdy Ghoneim. In terms of domestic politics, proportional electoral lists and the draft constitution are read the rest…

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Angry protesters scale the walls of US embassy in Cairo

and   /  September 11, 2012  /  Egypt, Politics  /  2 Comments

Anger over a film released in the US, reportedly offensive to Islam and Prophet Muhammad

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Thou Shall Fear Salafis

  /  September 9, 2012  /  Opinion  /  6 Comments

Next time you read one on Salafis, read it with a grain of salt

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Review: Columnists touch upon state media and political participation

  /  September 2, 2012  /  Opinion  /  No Comments

Egyptian commentaries have explored an assortment of subjects. Many have continued to analyze the rising wave of political Islam, whereas others have addressed the challenges facing Egypt’s state media and the lack of interest in read the rest…

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Al-Nour Party raises its members’ political awareness

  /  September 1, 2012  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Al-Nour Party raises political awareness as internal elections loom

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Libyan Minister resigns after Sufi mosque destroyed

  /  August 27, 2012  /  Politics, Region  /  No Comments

Public pressure leads Libyan Interim Interior Minister to resign, following the recent attacks on Sufi religious sites

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Thoughts on new alliances

  /  August 26, 2012  /  Opinion  /  No Comments

January 2011 created a new set of alliances between the three main political currents in Egypt: the Islamists, the leftists and the liberals. During the first 18 days of the revolution and all the way read the rest…

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All broken up: new coalitions form as old electoral alliances die out

  /  August 25, 2012  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

The race for parliamentary seats has started early

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Different visions as 24 August approaches

  /  August 23, 2012  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

As the day of planned protests approaches, different political figures outline their views of the event

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