Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is causing controversy by ordering education officials to restrict verses from the Quran to Islamic religion textbooks in the schools of the predominantly Muslim nation.
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Egypt approves promotion of birth control
Egypt’s Dar Al-Ifta, the national body responsible for issuing religious edicts, said yesterday that there is no objection to the state taking whatever means and measures it deems necessary to regulate the country’s birth rate.
Read More »Egypt: Student anger over in-person exams despite Covid-19
Egypt’s Minister of Higher Education Khaled Abdel Ghaffar has been the subject of fierce criticism from students in the country following his announcement that all students must return to school for exams amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More »A Senseless Silencing: By impeding research, Egypt curtails knowledge that can help resolve crises, especially in border areas
“Military Zone: No trespassing … No photos allowed!” While such warnings are visible around military zones in Cairo and cities of the Nile Valley, all Egyptian border areas have also been declared military zones according to presidential decree No. 444—2014. For researchers working in Egypt, especially on border issues, this …
Read More »Dar al-Iftaa to launch anti-terror new programs
Dr. Ibrahim Nagm Senior Advisor to Egypt’s Mufti said Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa will organize new programs at universities, schools and various places to disseminate awareness against extremism as part of his institution’s five-way plan.
Read More »Egypt’s Al Azhar issues fatwa forbidding Muslim Brotherhood membership in latest attack on group
Egypt‘s Al Azhar university has issued a religious decree forbidding membership of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
Read More »Keeping the Bodies Buried: Egypt’s closing of the inquiry into the Regeni murder is Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi’s way of avoiding challenges from within
Human rights campaigners around the world celebrated when security agencies in Cairo released three leading members of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) on December 3.
Read More »Rights groups condemn prosecution of Egypt academic Mamdouh Hamza
Seven rights groups have condemned the prosecution of world-famous Egyptian geotechnical engineer Mamdouh Hamza who is facing terrorism charges, Arabi21.com reported on Friday.
Read More »Is al-Azhar under attack?
Egypt’s parliament rejected a bill that was set to strip the thousand-year-old al-Azhar University of its religious authority. It’s the latest chapter in a tense rivalry between Egypt’s president and the Grand Imam of al-Azhar.
Read More »Nearly half of young Arabs have considered leaving their country
Over 40 percent of the 200 million young people in the Middle East and North Africa have considered or are actively considering emigrating to another country, according to this year’s Arab Youth Survey.
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