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Tag Archives: ISIS
This Week in Egypt 2017: Week 34 ( Aug 14-20)
Top Headlines Italy to return its ambassador to Cairo, ending standoff over murdered student US military will take part in a joint military exercise with Egypt for the first time since the toppling of Mubarak in 2011 Hamas commander killed in … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt
Tagged Al-Azhar, Egypt, Hamas, ISIS, Italy, Regeni, Sinai
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This Week in Egypt 2017: Week 33 (Aug 7-13)
Top Headlines Two passenger trains have collided in northern Egypt, killing at least 36 people Head of Egypt’s railway department resigns after deadly train collision ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack on a patrol car that killed four Egyptian … Continue reading
Twitter Thread: Jenan Moussa on ISIS wives and Yazidi slaves
On the third anniversary of ‘Islamic State’ attack on the Yazidi community in Iraq, this Twitter thread by the amazing journalist Jenan Moussa is painful, albeit a must read . 2/ Today marks 3yrs after horrible ISIS slaughter of … Continue reading
Posted in Twitter Thread
Tagged Iraq, ISIS, Jenan Moussa, Sinjar, Yazidi genocide, Yazidi slaves
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Al-Azhar’s Farcical Fatwa Kiosks
“Fatwa Kiosk” – photo via Al-Fajr newspaper Egypt’s Al-Azhar Islamic Research Academy has opened a number of kiosks in one of Cairo’s main underground metro stations to allow commuters to “seek guidance on Islamic issues.” According to … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt, Uncategorized
Tagged Al-Azhar, Egypt, ISIS, Islam, Terrorism
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This Week in Egypt: Week 30- 2017 ( July 24-30)
Top Headlines An Egyptian tank crew saved up to 50 people from a car bomb packed with explosives Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain will allow Qatari planes to use air corridors in emergencies Qatar turns down new LNG … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt, Uncategorized
Tagged Egypt, ISIS, Muslim Brotherhood, Qatar, Sinai
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This Week in Egypt. Week 27 ( July 3-9)
Top Headlines At least 23 Egyptian soldiers were killed when two suicide car bombs tore through army checkpoints in North Sinai Egypt, Gulf countries say Qatar displaying ‘lack of seriousness’ in response to their demands Supreme Constitutional Court forces government … Continue reading
Twitter Thread: Jenan Moussa and ISIS desperate house wives
Here are a selection of twitter posts by Journalist Jenan Moussa on ISIS house wives are definitely worth reading. A rare insight into the mind of those women. 4- I also saw this Indonesian ISIS family who traveled to Raqqa … Continue reading
London Attacks: Five myths about Terrorism
Photo via Reuters Westminster, the Manchester Arena, and London Bridge ____ three terrorist attacks in three months in my adoptive country, Britain. Those gruesome crimes, however, have not changed the response to terror. Politicians, journalists, and commentators are still harping … Continue reading
Posted in Britain, Islam, Terrorism
Tagged Britain, ISIL, ISIS, Islam, Islamism, London, London Attacks, London Bridge, Manchester Arena, Terrorism, UK
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The Week in Egypt: Week 22 (May 29-June4)
Top Headlines Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar (early Monday) Egyptian closes its airspace and seaports for all Qatari transportation Four army personnel killed during anti-terrorist campaign in Egypt’s Western … Continue reading
