Turkey urges Egypt not to fear secularism - 0 views
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“What is unfortunate for the Arab and Maghreb countries is that their interpretation of secularism has been based on the French model, which is a “Jacobin” model of imposing a kind of irreligiousness,”
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Erdoğan spoke about secularism in Egypt in September last year during his landmark visit, saying Turkey prefers a model of secularism that is not identical to the “Anglo-Saxon or Western model,” without elaborating. “Individuals cannot be secular, states are. A devout Muslim can successfully govern a secular state,”
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Gül said in the interview that in practice, the implementation of secularism in the Arab and Maghreb countries has meant fighting against Islam in the name of secularism.
Egypt's veiled news presenter stirs debate | Egypt Independent - 0 views
Coptic appointments - 1 views
In Egypt's Sinai desert, Islamic militants gaining new foothold - The Washington Post - 1 views
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The eclipse of authority has also given rise to Sharia courts run by Islamic scholars who settle disputes according to Islamic law.
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Even normal people, not just jihadis, would fight and die if Israelis came back
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n the recent turmoil, militants have been carrying out attacks on lightly armed police officers in recent months and have repeatedly bombed the pipeline that carries natural gas to Israel. Bedouin tribesmen with grievances against the state, meanwhile, have kidnapped foreign tourists and international peacekeepers. Drug runners and human smugglers have also seized the moment, making both lucrative trades increasingly violent.
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What the Islamists Want for Egypt | PRI's The World - 0 views
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“It’s a painful but necessary part of the process,” Baghat said. “It could prove beneficial in the long run, in our transition toward democracy. It’s a battle we’ve put off for 70 years – the role of religion in politics. The place of the religious parties in a future polity. And now is the time to have it. Because with power there will come accountability and responsibility. And it’s time that the Islamist activists start answering tough questions they’ve been relieved from answering over past few decades of persecution.”
Coptic group rejects constitutional proposal that Christians be subject to the church i... - 0 views
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Article 2 has become the subject of a new Coptic-Coptic dispute after an obscure Coptic group, dubbed the '38 Copts Association,' rejected the above-mentioned compromise. The group derives its name from a 1938 decree by the Coptic Church's Holy Synod – later overturned by late Coptic Pope Shenouda III – granting Copts the right to divorce.
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The group demands that, as Egyptians, they should be constitutionally subject to Islamic Law, which – unlike Coptic law – allows for divorce
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"There is no such thing as Christian jurisprudence. For this reason, the Bible instructs us to adhere to the laws of the state."
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Interview: Magda Haroun, head of Egypt's Jewish community | Egypt Independent - 0 views
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