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Egypt: Liberal Hypocrisy No Laughing Matter
Reza Pankhurst Part-time comedian Bassem Youssef is the kind of Egyptian that liberals in the West can relate to. He was feted in Western media as a cause celebre for freedom of speech after an arrest [...]
The toppling of Morsi is a blow for Secularism
Muhammad Asim “Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black” – Henry Ford The ouster of Mohamed Morsi as President of Egypt in a coup d’état by [...]
The Struggle Between Islam and Secularism in Egypt
Ian Nisbet Often sitting in the West we have a highly distorted view of what actually is happening on the ground in the Middle East. Amidst all of the unrest of the past two days, most media [...]
Gaza: Between Rhetoric and Liberation
Umm Hafsa The new Hijri year is upon us, marking the 1434th year since Rasoolullah s.a.w. migrated to Madina and established the Khilafah. But instead of being in a mood of celebration over the victory that [...]
Gaza – Business as Usual
The latest attack on Gaza by Israeli airstrikes, killing several including women and children, occurred soon after Egypt had brokered a cease-fire between the two sides. And yet – here is the Western reaction to the [...]
The Illusion of Islamic Victory in Egypt’s Presidential Elections
Umm Hafsa Islamic victory in Egypt, or an appropriate semblance? Egypt and the Muslims at large, at least those with Islamic sentiments are celebrating today; after years of persecution of an Islamic group, it has finally [...]
