by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Aug 16, 2017 | Middle East
Cairo- The calls of Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi for gender equality in marriage and inheritance began on Tuesday to take a regional dimension after several Arab regional institutions commented on the issue. Essebsi had called for the abolition of a circular...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 7, 2017 | Middle East
London – Qatar said it is open to mediation to resolve the crisis with its neighboring countries over claims it supports terrorist groups. “We are willing to sit and talk,” Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said Tuesday in an...
by Emile Amin | May 1, 2017 | Features
Cairo – The visit of Pope Francis I to the Grand Azhar in Egypt over the weekend came at a time of raging extremism. The meeting between the pontiff and Sheikh al-Azhar Dr. Ahmed al-Tayyeb can be seen as a humanitarian confrontation against extremism. The image of the...
by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Apr 29, 2017 | Middle East
Cairo- Pope Francis, starting a two-day visit to Egypt on Friday, urged all religious leaders to unite in renouncing religious extremism and to counter effectively the barbarity of those who foment hatred and violence. Speaking during the International Peace...
by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Apr 28, 2017 | Middle East
Cairo- Social and religious figures partaking in al Azhar’s peace forum in Cairo, Egypt denounced all damaging actions made by extremist groups in the name of self-styled religion. Forum attendees urged swift action on restoring the tolerant and forgiving image of...
