by Osman Mirghani | Aug 23, 2014 | Opinion
Supporters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have recently called on the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood on Twitter to restore “rule by the “sword.” A Twitter account under the name of Shabab Dawlat Al-Islam (Youth of the Islamic State) posted a...
by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Aug 15, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Muslim Brotherhood are no longer capable of carrying out large-scale protests on the Egyptian street, a senior Egyptian Interior Ministry official said. Head of the Interior Ministry’s Public Relations and Media Department, Maj. Gen....
by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Jun 29, 2014 | Opinion
Religious posters have quickly and suddenly appeared in public places across Egypt over the last few days, encouraging Egyptians to recite an invocation known as As-Salatu Ala Al-Nabi, a ritual salutation to the Prophet Muhammad. Muslims are accustomed to making this...
by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Apr 11, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Two members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood were reported killed on Friday in a shootout with police in the Nile Delta, a day after the Egyptian government said it will speed up the implementation of new penalties for membership in the...
by Safaa Azab | Apr 10, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Despite being designated as a terrorist organization in December 2013, members of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood are seeking to retain a voice in post-Mursi Egyptian politics and even participate in the forthcoming parliamentary elections, say...
