Egyptian riot police in Cairo. Reuters
by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Oct 12, 2016 | Middle East
Cairo- Egyptian authorities stepped up security on Tuesday, closing down the Al-Hussein Mosque, located in Old Cairo. The mosque will be reopened on Thursday to avoid possible tensions between Shi’ites and Salafists. “Sectarian religious practices will not be...
by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Jan 30, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East
Cairo- Authoritative forces in Egypt raised the bar on security measures for the upcoming days, to ward off any possible clashes between Salafists, Shiites, and Sufis during the cultural celebrations of the “Mawlid Al-Hussein”. The festivity commemorates the birth of...
