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Egypt: Why do we arrest those who do not fast?
Written on 11 Sep, 2009 at 1:00 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
For the first time in Egypt, the Ministry of Interior arrests Muslims who eat and drink in public during Ramadan. Activists on Twitter said the arrests are illegal and the Ministry proves they are!... (Continue reading)
Egypt: Prison Awaits Those who don’t Fast in Ramadan
Written on 9 Sep, 2009 at 0:38 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Fasting in the holy month of Ramadan is the 4th pillar of Islam where Muslims are expected to refrain from eating and drinking from dawn to sunset as an exercise of self-discipline and penance that has a deeper spiritual level.... (Continue reading)
Egypt: Gamal Eid detained and deported from Jordan
Written on 20 Dec, 2008 at 16:36 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
The Jordanian intelligence prevents Gamal Eid, the General Manager of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), from entering Jordan ... (Continue reading)
The Egyptian Ministry of “Hisbah” – Fact or fiction?
Written on 15 Sep, 2008 at 3:38 in Articles.مقالات, RANDOM/خواطر | viewed times
This word "hisbah" has been popping up a lot in my face lately and it is usually associated with three things: 1) Saudi Arabia 2) The Muslim Brothers 3) An Egyptian intellectual, writer, artist, or thinker.... (Continue reading)
