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Ed Husain – “No Need to Fear the Rise of the Brotherhood”

I was in Egypt last week to witness the rise of Islam as a political force in the Arab world’s most populous country. In the past when I visited Cairo

A Fatwa against Terrorism that might work

There is nothing new in Qadri's tome and that is a good thing. He is not advancing new interpretations of Islamic sources, nor is he trying to reinvent the wheel.

Islamic website staff hold Cairo sit-in

300 reporters for Islam Online accuse Qatari management of seeking editorial control.

New TV channel to give Sufism a voice

A coalition of Sufi organisations is preparing to launch Egypt’s first Sufi-themed satellite television station before the end of the year.

A guide to the different types of veil

The "burqa ban" actually refers to the niqab, a veil closely associated with Wahabi traditionalists in the Arabian peninsula. FRANCE 24 looks at the different types of veil worn across

The Myth of Muslim Conquest

A question worries Europe: is Islam inherently expansionist and out to conquer the world? Yes, say those Swiss who voted against the construction of minarets.

It’s not about Niqab, it’s about credibility

Hoda Ramzy, another student, was expelled from Al-Azhar Institute in Shoubra, today, for merely wearing a niqab.