An Israeli court on Wednesday will start the second session for trying three Egyptian minors from Sinai. The minors are accused of smuggling and illegally entering Israel.
An official source at the Egyptian Consulate in Eilat said the embassy had (...)
CAIRO: All Egyptians — Christian and Muslim — have a fundamental right to live in safety. Acts of sectarian violence such as have been witnessed in Egypt in recent days are an affront to the entire nation and must be met with a unified front. The (...)
Egypt stands at the dawn of a new era, hopeful of a peaceful transition to democratic and elected rule. It is an era borne of the ingenuity, sacrifices and determination of the entire nation. We remember and recognize all those brave men and women (...)
CAIRO: There is no religion worthy of the name that does not regard as one of its highest values the sanctity of human life. Islam is no exception to this rule. Indeed, God has made this unequivocal in the Quran by emphasizing the gravity of the (...)
CAIRO: June marked the first anniversary of US President Barack Obama's speech to the Muslim world in Cairo where he sought “a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world; one based upon mutual interest and mutual (...)
CAIRO: Last month marked the first anniversary of US President Barack Obama's speech to the Muslim world in Cairo where he sought "a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world; one based upon mutual interest and mutual (...)
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit has labeled Washington's reaction to the parliament's approval of the extension of the state of emergency as "overly politicized" in a press statement from the ministry yesterday.
Abul Gheit's statement (...)
CAIRO/LONDON: The recent vote in Switzerland banning the construction of new minarets casts an unnecessary shadow on the remarkable history of tolerance, hospitality and integration that is the true story of Switzerland. It is important to remember, (...)
CAMBRIDGE: Sheikh Ali Gomaa, Grand Mufti of Egypt, spoke at Churchill College, Cambridge University on Oct.12. The gathering was organized by the Radical Middle Way, a Muslim grassroots initiative articulating a mainstream understanding of Islam, in (...)
LONDON: Almost two years ago the citizens of London were victims of a great atrocity. Those who perpetrated those crimes would like you to believe that they were inspired by the religion of Islam. Nothing could be further from the truth.
There is (...)
CAMBRIDGE, UK: The rise of extremism in the Muslim world has led to the widespread view of Islam as a religion of violence, retribution and war. This is in complete opposition to the truth of our religion and, on behalf of the vast majority of the (...)