Monthly Archives: August 2019

This Week in Egypt: Week 34-2019 ( Aug 19-25)

Posted on August 25, 2019 by nervana111

 I am deeply grateful for my friend J who kindly volunteered to compile this week’s Egypt’s news and reports, as I am currently sick and unable to do the work.  Top Headlines Egypt’s Sisi arrives in France for G7 summit Egypt … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt; Week 33-2019 ( Aug 12-18)

Posted on August 18, 2019 by nervana111

Top Headlines  Egypt hosts Sudanese faction peace talks Egypt took part in the signing of historic power-sharing deal between Sudanese army and civilian forces FBI wants to interrogate an Egyptian man in Brazil, citing Al-Qaeda links Egypt made history by … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 32-2019 (Aug 5-11)

Posted on August 11, 2019 by nervana111

Top Headlines Massive car explosion outside Egypt’s National Cancer Institute in Cairo Egypt identifies perpetrator behind Monday’s car explosion Egyptian security forces killed 17 jihadists after hospital attack Egypt’s inflation at 4-year low of 8.7% Cairo hosts delegation of Sudan … Continue reading →

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The EU must do more to fight the funding of Islamism across the continent

Posted on August 9, 2019 by nervana111

I wrote this piece for the European Parliament Magazine on Qatari-controlled, UK-based Al Rayan Bank, which continues to provide financial services to a series of Islamist and extremist groups blacklisted by other institutions, and the dangers of lax financial oversight by the … Continue reading →

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Twitter Thread: Fatima Alasrar Versus Rob Malley on Yemen

Posted on August 9, 2019 by nervana111

The president and C.E.O. of the International Crisis Group, Robert Malley, wrote piece in the New York Times, arguing that America should talk to the Iranian-backed Yemeni militant group Houthis. The piece is so one-sided and biased. I am glad … Continue reading →

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Why are Muslims divided on Rep. Ilhan Omar?

Posted on August 5, 2019 by nervana111

  This piece is the first of two-part series on American Muslim Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, in which I try to explain why her politics divide Muslims. In the next one, I will explain why some Muslims, especially non-Islamists, are still … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 31 ( July 29-Aug 4)

Posted on August 4, 2019 by nervana111

Top Headlines Kushner meets Egypt’s Sisi for Israeli-Palestenian peace plan talks Egypt: Sinai will ‘never be’ part of Trump Israeli-Palestinian peace plan Greece and Egypt urge Turkey to stop aggression in eastern Mediterranean Egypt hands Ethiopia its vision for the … Continue reading →

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