Egypt
Hajja Zaynab al-Ghazali - Unbroken
Hajja Zaynab Al-Ghazzali’s life and legacy casts a long shadow over the turbulent and trying times in Egypt for advocates and champions of Islam during president Gamal Abdul-Nassir’s socialist reign.
Leaked documents show 12 torture tactics practiced by Egypt’s national security
A letter written by a detainee in one of Egypt’s notorious detention centres in Fayoum and smuggled out of an underground cell has provided detailed information on 12 torture tactics used by Egyptian national security guards.
For the first time since 1948, Egypt votes for Israel at UN
Egypt’s representative at United Nations voted on Friday in support of Israel’s bid for membership of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), Israeli media reported.
Sheikh Abdul Hameed Kishk | “I will always remember…”
We walk in the footsteps of a legendary orator and courageous scholar who in a time of severe political repression and cultural upheaval was remarkably firm and consistent in his conviction and faith.
Egypt to ban niqab-wearing women from voting
Women wearing niqab (full Islamic face veil) will not be allowed to vote in this month’s parliamentary election, the electoral commission has said.
Egypt reiterates support for Russian airstrikes in Syria
Egypt on Monday signaled its support for recent Russian airstrikes in Syria, saying the strikes were intended to combat “terrorism” in the war-ravaged country.
Cairo University bans niqabs among teaching staff
Cairo University, one of Egypt’s leading public universities, has banned women wearing the niqab from teaching and lecturing at the university.
عصفور / The Bird - Poem on Egypt, Palestine Syria and Libya
عصفور / The Bird - Poem on Egypt, Palestine Syria and Libya. By Abdullah al-Shareef. In Arabic with English subtitles.
Life in an Egyptian prison
In a letter obtained by Al Jazeera, Esraa el-Taweel was leaving a restaurant in Cairo when she was grabbed, bundled into a mini-van and taken to a holding facility by Egyptian security forces.
Egypt bans children from wearing Hijab at school
Egypt’s Minister of Education Moheb Al-Refaei has declared that children will not be allowed to wear the hijab (head-scarf) at school.
