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Hardline Egyptian cleric Wagdi Ghoneim. (YouTube screenshot)
by Mohamed Hassan Shaban | May 1, 2017 | Middle East
Cairo – An Egyptian court sentenced to death on Sunday hardline cleric Wagdi Ghoneim on charges of establishing and leading a terrorist cell. Ghoneim, a Muslim Brotherhood sympathizer, was sentenced in absentia. He currently lives in Turkey and is an outspoken...
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Egyptians opposing President Morsi as they celebrate the Egyptian military reaction to the protests, in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, 01 July 2013. (EPA/Khaled Elfiqi)
by Hussein Shobokshi | Jul 3, 2013 | Opinion
There were many optimists amongst those who hoped and dreamed that President Mohamed Mursi’s rule would be a significant transition in the history of Egypt. However, Mohamed Mursi—the last-minute candidate who originally stood for election as nothing more than a...