Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood sharply criticized an anticipated U.N. document on combatting violence against women, saying on Wednesday that it was “deceitful,” clashed with Islamic principles and undermined family values. The text or details of the document have not been published yet, but it may be issued at the end of a meeting of the
Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood called on Wednesday for a week of action both in the strife-torn country and elsewhere to mark the two years since the revolt broke out against President Bashar al-Assad. “We in the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria declare the week following March 15 a national week of solidarity with the Syrian people
College campuses throughout the United States are bastions of racism and anti-Semitism, and for many years that fact has largely been ignored by the mainstream media. In the ‘80’s anti-Semitism was largely dominated by the likes of African-American anti-Semites like Louis Farrakhan and Leonard Jeffries. Today it’s a different bird, but whether it is
Seven Palestinian Authority Arabs have been arrested by Egypt security forces on suspicion of carrying out a military reconnaissance mission. It is not clear for whom they may have been spying. The men were stopped at Cairo airport, and held after their arrival Wednesday from Syria and Iran. All were found to be
Strategic stocks of wheat held by top global importer Egypt stand at 2.207 million tons from international and local markets, enough to last 89 days, a cabinet report said on Wednesday. That compares with stocks of 2.292 million tons, or 95days cover, reported on February 27. Egypt’s wheat imports are sharply down this
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted two years ago as part of the so-called Arab Spring protests, has made a surprise call to Egyptians to rally around his Islamist successor and end violent protests. Mubarak’s lawyer, Farid a-Deeb, told AFP on Monday that his client had told him that President Mohammed Morsi,
Syria warned Tuesday that it is ready to fight "for years" against rebels, as world powers worked on a new initiative to find regime officials suitable for peace talks with the opposition, AFP reports. The pro-government newspaper Al-Watan said the army was "in perfect condition" and that it "has at its disposal enough men
Egyptian security services have banned a film about the Jews of Egypt on the eve of its scheduled release, the film's director told AFP on Tuesday. "The film was banned by National Security," Amr Ramses told the news agency by telephone from New York. The film, which documents the lives of members of
The ancient, brutal practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), once considered primarily a problem of the developing world, is a growing threat to girls and women in the United States, according to a new report. The United States has longstanding laws against the practice of FGM on U.S. soil and in January, passed a
Brussels as the headquarters of the European Union is the nominal "capital of Europe." One would expect the city to be the center of enlightenment -- the exemplification of political and social tolerance and freedom of speech, assembly, and religion, not to mention an advocate of human rights. Disappointingly, recent events have shown that
