Tag: shari’a

Criminal networks traffic people to Egyptian households who demand their labour AFP Photo
In Focus

Trafficking in lies

Salafi MPs have excluded an article from the draft constitution by claiming…

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt

The good Muslim

Religion has become the newest weapon of choice turning religious practice from…

Sara Abou Bakr Sara Abou Bakr
Opinion

Jordan’s women celebrate success

Eman Hylooz is a Jordanian Computer Science graduate and a successful young…

Shahira Amin Shahira Amin
Women filing khula lawsuits are motivated by abuse
In Focus

Khula: the last resort?

Daily News Egypt investigates women who depend on khula and those who…

Adham Roshdy Adham Roshdy
Opinion

Of women and sex

Those in power are too busy to notice the daily atrocities committed…

Rana Allam Rana Allam
A supporter of the National Front for Egyptian Women joins a march from Talaat Harb Square holding a sign that says “no to wasting women’s rights in the new constitution“ Hassan Ibrahim / DNE
EgyptPolitics

Gender equality only within provisions of Shari’a, says constituent assembly

The gender equality article publicly denounced by several political parties and interest…

Ahmed Aboulenein Ahmed Aboulenein
Soldiers take part in a military march to celebrate the 52nd anniversary of Mali's independence on 22 September AFP PHOTO / HABIBOU KOUYATE
Politics

Mali Islamist won’t hold talks until Shari’a is implemented

Mali MUJAO accepts talks with government on condition Islamic Shari'a be implemented…

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha
A video released by the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa on 26 August reportedly shows an Algerian man taken hostage by the MUJAO in April asking Algerian authorities to "save his life" AFP PHOTO / MUJAO
PoliticsRegion

Algerian hostage in Mali pleads for his life

Movement for Oneness and Jihad kidnaps an Algerian consulate employee

Luiz Sanchez Luiz Sanchez
An image from Al-Jazeera television broadcast on 21 August shows three Western hostages taken captive in northern Mali almost nine months ago by Ansar Dine, just one of several Islamist groups including MUJAO and Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb AFP PHOTO / AL-JAZEERA / HO
Politics

Mali Islamists; Algeria will pay for refusal

Mali Islamists threaten to exact retribution on Algeria after hostage swap deal…

Luiz Sanchez Luiz Sanchez
The El-Nour party has accused the newly appointed Prime Minister of sidelining the salafist party when forming his new cabinet (photo: AFP)
EgyptPolitics

El-Nour Party sidelined in cabinet

Second biggest party in the now-dissolved parliament boycotts Qandil’s cabinet

Nouran El-Behairy Nouran El-Behairy