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The Egyptian Seminar Center for Rights and Freedoms filed a lawsuit against preacher Sheikh Abu Islam Ahmed Abdallah for allegedly burning the Bible during demonstrations that erupted last week in...
The Salafi Nour Party announced on Friday that it was planning to produce the documentary film “What if the world did not witness Mohamed?,” a biopic on the life of the Prophet that would be...
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There is already an excellent film on the prophets life The Message by Mustapha Akkad 1977.
The Message was shot in two versions, one in English and one in Arabic (entitled Al-Ris-Alah), with...
I've just noticed this programme which may be of interest to some. It is to be shown Tuesday 28 August 9PM Channel 4 (UK TV)
Islam: The Untold Story Presenter - Tom Holland
Historian Tom Holland...
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I watched the programme and found it very interesting. The presenter raised some valid points, though perhaps it's not unreasonable that Islam didn't make its mark on coins and written records...
Presidential spokesman Yasser Ali on Monday revealed the names of President Mohamed Morsi's presidential team, including four presidential assistants and 17 presidential advisors.
According to the...
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To put some flesh on the names, the BBC reports...
Egyptian leader Mohammed Mursi has appointed a Christian intellectual, a female university professor and two Islamists as presidential...
First day of Islamic Eid Al-Fitr holiday will fall on Sunday, according to officials from Egypt's National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics
Hatem Oda, head of Egypt's National Research...
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The expert probably just looked at the calendar! My 2012 calendar, bought in the middle of last year, gives the exact dates for Ramadan and the start of Eid! :D
An interesting article; too big to post in full, I think:
During my recent visit to Egypt, I bought the following, all excellent memorials to the events of January 2011, and highly...
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An Egyptian a revolution seems an exaggeration. A coup, rebellion, regime change, large unfocussed, splintered demonstration or transition seems closer to the facts. The revolution claims seem to be...
Found this fascinating video about how the mythologies including Egyptian and Christian follow the path of the stars and the zodiac in the sky. This is part 2 of the series
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It's well attested that towards the end of his reign, Amenhotep III promoted Aten to a higher status than before, and this according to some was because of the power, riches, lands that the temples...
Dar al-Ifta, an educational body within Al-Azhar that is tasked with issuing religious opinions based on Sharia, issued a fatwa on Thursday declaring that it is against Islamic law for any Muslim to...
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Ive just come back from the shop about 5pm, I had to go to the shop 3 streets down cause my shop was closed, there was a group of Egyptians (late 20's) who I know are Muslim drinking and smoking...
Six million pilgrims have visited Mecca since the beginning of the Umrah pilgrimage season in February and Egyptians have comprised the largest contingent from any nation, Saudi Arabia's Hajj...
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Anytime anybody I knows goes I always ask about the toilets it amazes me when you see it, I would love to go, even though I hate crowds..:cool:
President Mohamed Morsi surprises many observers with his appointment of former irrigation minister Hisham Kandil as Egypt's new prime minister.
After weeks of speculation, Egypt's President...
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One of the most difficult and thankless jobs on earth and they give it to a 49 year old with (almost) no political experience but with a PhD in irrigation and a career as a bureaucrat and a short...
Some of you may have already seen this, but it appears some researchers believe they have found the bones of John The Baptist. I wonder if the head is there? There are all those rumours about how the...
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Possibly the Rhesus negative connection.. :tk
I have not looked into this yet. Rhesus Positive, Rhesus Negative, sound more like electric-trickery to me.. :cg
Having not seen the News for a few days, has anyone seen what is happening to the Political Side of Egypt. The last Government was dissolved by the Courts, has there been any steps forward to create...
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To find out about the Morsimeter you refer to, try:
Good on them! Keep him on his toes! :up
I rather like the Morsimeter, though it's a bit mean to talk of failures before his 100-days are up!...
President Mohamed Morsy announced Thursday night that he has pardoned 572 military prisoners who were detained in connection with the 25 January revolution or protests during the transitional period...
Clinton meets Morsi in Cairo, seeks commitment to peace, dialogue with military.
Clinton is set to ask President Morsi for a 'clear cut commitment' to the peace treaty with Israel while ensuring...
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What does Bill do these days ? still together are they ? she must earn some $$$$$$$$.....
It's always a good sign 'when the going gets tough, send the mrs out to work...:cool:
Ultraconservative Salafists have stepped up efforts aimed at imposing their radical brand of Islam on Egypt's new constitution. The two Salafist parties, El-Nour Party and Asala, have exploited their...
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