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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi delivers a statement following a meeting with French President Francois Hollande at the Elysee Palace in Paris, November 26, 2014. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

Sisi Warns against Dangers of Using Religion to Ignite Strife

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Jul 29, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo-President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has warned against the dangers of using religion as a tool to cause disunity, in what were seen as strongly-worded remarks by Egyptian authorities against those using religion to ignite sectarian strife between Muslims and...

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King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa hosts Iftar banquet. Thursday 18th Jun 2015. King Hamad and the PM at the Iftar Banquet. BNA

King Hamad Issues Law to Ban Mixing Religion with Politics

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Jun 13, 2016 | Middle East

Manama-Bahrain’s King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa issued law number 13 in 2016 on Saturday, which states amending the 2005 Political Society Law; thus banning mixing politics and religion. The law stipulated the amending of the method and procedures to form the agencies...

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Mahmoud Aghasi, better known as Abu al-Qaaqaa.

Con Artists Taking Over Platforms

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | May 29, 2016 | Opinion

Kuwait now experiences the stereotypical charity scheme, taking funds in the name of those in need only so that the money suddenly reappear flowing into their own accounts. It is not odd to witness Mosques being used to scam those attending prayers either for fake...

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Opinion: Where More Mullahs Mean Less Religion

by Amir Taheri | Feb 19, 2016 | Opinion

In his speculation regarding the transmutation of capitalism, Marx envisaged a stage in which the system leads to total divorce between production and profit. In other words, you make a profit without producing anything. In a sense, that has already happened. Today,...

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Charlie Hebdo Satirical Cover

Vatican Newspaper Calls Charlie Hebdo Cover “Woeful”

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 6, 2016 | World

The Vatican newspaper has criticized French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo for depicting God as a Kalashnikov-carrying killer, saying it was “woeful” and disrespectful to true believers of all faiths. The cover was an anniversary edition, commemorating the...