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Category Archives: Best Read
Islamists and Zionism
Here is an English version of my latest piece for Al-Hurra Arthur James Balfour One hundred years ago this month, on November 2, 1917, British Foreign Secretary, Arthur James Balfour, sent a letter to the Jewish community leader, Lord Rothschild, … Continue reading
Egypt’s Neglected Peripheries
Here is the English version for my Arabic piece published in Al-Hurra A new spot was added to the Jihadi landscape in Egypt ____ Km 135. Details are still sketchy, but from what we know so far, Wahat Road, 135 km … Continue reading
Posted in Best Read, Diary of Aak, Egypt, Terrorism
Tagged Egypt, Fayoum, Giza, Islamism, Kilo135, Policemen, Radicalism, Terrorism
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A Muslim woman’s choice
I wrote this piece for British newspaper I News “Is that your husband? He is English?” Of the millions of Egyptians in the world today, you opted to marry an Englishman?” The Syrian passport control officer glared at me after … Continue reading
How can Liberal Muslims win?
Here is an English version of my latest Arabic article published in Al-Hurra ( Tunisian women- via Al-Hurra) Although attempts to liberalise Islamic discourse have been ongoing for centuries, they have failed to find sustainable general acceptance in Muslim … Continue reading
Posted in Best Read, Islam, Middle East, Terrorism
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The dismal state of some of Egypt’s Islamic scholars
Muslim scholar Salem Abdel Galil – Photo via Egypt today Sheikh Salem Abdel Galil, a prominent Egyptian Muslim scholar and former deputy minister for proselytization at Egypt’s Ministry of Religious Endowments, sparked a far-reaching controversy this week after he described … Continue reading
Posted in Best Read, Diary of Aak, Egypt, Islam
Tagged Al-Azhar, Egypt, ISIS, Islam, Islamic scholars, Salem Abdel Galil
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What is wrong with Egypt’s Al-Azhar?
Grand Imam of al-Azhar ( Photo via Al-Azhar) Last Friday, the head of Egypt’s Al-Azhar University, Ahmed Hosny, was sacked after only three months in the position, after labelling Muslim reformer and TV host Islam Al-Beheiry an apostate. This may … Continue reading
Posted in Best Read, Diary of Aak, Egypt
Tagged Al-Azhar, Egypt, Islam, Islam Behery, religion
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Shadi Hamid and the Infantilization of Muslims
Islamic liberalism and its role in modern-day Islam became the subject of a timely and provocative debate organized recently by the Cato Institute, a public policy research organization. The event was hosted by Turkish writer Mustafa Akyol and Shadi Hamid … Continue reading
Posted in Best Read, Islam, Middle East, Politics, Terrorism
Tagged Islam, Islamism, Political Islam, Shadi Hamid
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The New York Times And The Muslim Brotherhood
On February 9, The New York Times (NYT) published an editorial titled “All of Islam Isn’t the Enemy.” The article suggests that an order issued by the American President, Donald Trump, designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, would … Continue reading
Posted in Best Read, Egypt, Islam, Middle East, Politics, Terrorism
Tagged Egypt, Foreign Terrorist group, Islam, Islamism, Trump
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Carnage at the Cathedral
Coffins of some of the victims of the explosion at Coptic Cathedral (AFP) “Is that a church or a military fortress?” my Islamist medical school colleague asked as she gazed at the Coptic Cathedral in Cairo, her face reflected a … Continue reading
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Tagged Coptic Cathedral Pope Tawadros, Copts, Egypt, Islamism, Sisi, Terrorism
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Women’s March and the Selectivity of Anti-Trump Feminism
Women’s march in Washington Photo via Slate magazine Hundred of thousands of women in America and other countries are protesting against Donald Trump’s presidency. It is refreshing to see women from all walks of life, including many celebrities, standing up against … Continue reading →