Head of Al-Azhar University replaced after “apostasy” remarks against reformer
The head of Egypt’s prestigious Al-Azhar University has been replaced after calling a controversial Muslim reformer an apostate.
The decision came after Al-Azhar was pressured...
Egyptian man who dropped out of school creates 700 metre Quran by hand
An Egyptian man who dropped out of school is hoping to make history after spending three years creating what he believes is the world's...
VIDEO: Egyptian police violently remove niqab off a Muslim woman
Video footage has emerged of Egyptian police forcibly ripping off the niqab from a Muslim woman whilst she was restrained on the ground with...
VIDEO: Young Tunisian man begs ill mother to take his kidney live on TV
Video footage of a young Tunisian man begging his ill mother to take his kidney on live TV has gone viral on social media.
In...
VIDEO: Egyptian soldiers filmed shooting civilians in Sinai
Leaked video footage was aired on opposition news channel of Egyptian soldiers shooting civilians dead in the Sinai region.
Mekameleen TV, which broadcast the footage...
Tunisian authorities close nightclub after DJ played dance remix with adhan
Tunisian authorities have shut down a nightclub after footage went viral of a DJ playing a dance track remix of the adhan – the...
South African anti-Apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada dies
Ahmed Kathrada, whose life was dedicated to the freedom struggle of the black masses in South Africa, has died after a brief illness at...
VIDEO: Muslims in Somalia gather to pray for rain
Video footage of Muslims in Somalia collectively praying for rain due to the severe ongoing drought in the country.
This video was posted on YouTube...
Egypt’s Shaikh Omar Abdul Rahman dies after 25 years solitary confinement in US prison
Shaikh Omar Abdul Rahman, who was controversially convicted of plotting terror attacks in the United States in the 1990s, has died aged 78. He...
Egypt adds former footballer to terror list for links to Muslim Brotherhood
Egyptian authorities have added former footballing star Mohamed Aboutrika to a terror list for his alleged links with the Muslim Brotherhood, his lawyer says.
Mr...
