Al-Azhar University

January 15, 2025 | Mariam Wahba |

Former HTS fighter Ahmad Hammad al Mansour reportedly detained in Syria after threatening Egyptian president

The hashtag “Your turn, dictator” has been widely shared on Egyptian social media in the past two weeks. Modeled after the 2011 rallying cry “your turn, doctor” used against then-Syrian President...

June 25, 2024 | |

IDF Strikes Gaza’s Islamic University After Hamas Uses It to Launch Missiles

Hamas terrorists gathered in a building at Gaza City’s Islamic University to launch anti-tank missiles at Israeli troops, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on June 25. “An...

April 8, 2024 | Haisam Hassanein, Dr. Ofir Winter

After 45 Years: The Impact of the Gaza War on the Israel–Egypt Peace Accord

On the 45th anniversary of their peace agreement and against the backdrop of the protracted war in Gaza, relations between Israel and Egypt are being severely tested. How do the anchors of peace help both countries get through this challenging period, and what must they do to emerge from it stronger?

March 1, 2024 | |

Israeli Forces Raid Residences of Hamas Commanders, Capture Terrorists

Israeli soldiers raided the homes of Hamas commanders and captured terrorist operatives in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on March 1....

February 27, 2024 | |

IDF Uncovers 10-km Tunnel in Gaza

A network of Hamas tunnels underneath a Gaza hospital and a university, including a 10 km (6.2 mile) long tunnel, was revealed by Israeli forces on February 26. The tunnel network...

October 10, 2023 | Haisam Hassanein |

Egyptian Kills Two Israeli Tourists and Local Guide, but Cairo Remains Silent

The day after Hamas launched its surprise attack on Israel, an Egyptian security officer — apparently acting on his own — killed two Israeli tourists and their local tour guide in Alexandria. The action...

February 22, 2016 | Grant Rumley |

A fractured Hamas looks to mend ties with Iran

A senior Hamas delegation traveled to Tehran last week to attend celebrations marking the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The meeting comes at a tense time in the Hamas-Iran relationship. The group has...

May 22, 2015 |

Egypt’s Religious Freedom Farce

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt presents himself as an Islamic reformer. He has...

April 15, 2015 | Clifford D. May

The Case For Heresy

By now, you should be familiar with the name Ayaan Hirsi Ali. You should know at least this much about her: She is brilliant, beautiful, black and she has been banned near Boston. You mi...

October 3, 2014 | Reuel Marc Gerecht

Sandstorm

The great medieval historian Ibn Khaldun centered his understanding of history on asabiyya, which is perhaps best translated as esprit de corps mixed with the will to power. In his maste...

September 16, 2013 | FDD Policy Brief

Egypt’s New Political Transition

Egypt’s “Committee of the Fifty,” which serves as a constituent assembly, held its first deliberations last week to draft a new constitution. The meeting was a major milestone,...

February 11, 2013 |

Egypt Against Itself

A society on the edge of chaos.

September 20, 2012 | Reuel Marc Gerecht

Living with Islam

Begin with Western strength and confidence in our principles.

July 16, 2012 | Andrew McCarthy Ordered Liberty

Secretary Clinton and ‘Real Democracy’ in the Middle East

“The era of Big Government is over!” I could not get President Bill Clinton’s famous declaration out of my...

July 2, 2012 | Andrew McCarthy National Review Online

On Egyptian President-elect’s Vow to Work for Blind Sheikh’s Release

The New York Times has a report this morning about the pledge by Egypt’s newly elected president, Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, to work for the release from U.S. p...

June 16, 2012 | |

Stay Out of Syria

A response to Clifford D. May.

May 23, 2012 | Andrew McCarthy Ordered Liberty

Why We Need to Know Why — Honoring Attorney General Mukasey

Last night in New York City, I had the privilege of presenting former U.S. Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey with the 2012 Freedom Flame Award, an annual honor bestowed by Frank Gaffney’s...

May 21, 2012 |

From Democracy to Sharia

The ‘Arab Spring’ shows that democratic process is useless without democratic culture.

May 7, 2012 |

Compulsory Blindness

A few years back, I wrote a book called “Willful Blindness: A Memoir of the Jihad.&rdquo...

March 1, 2012 | Andrew McCarthy National Review Online

Releasing the Blind Sheikh?

It is too early to tell, but not too early to be very worried.