Sunni Muslims Call for Boycott of Swedish Goods After Qur’an Burning Protest in Stockholm
Leaders in the Sunni branch of Islam have called for boycotts of Swedish goods following the burning of a copy of the Qur’an last weekend.
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Muslim-Vatican Group Calls for Common Day of Prayer to End Coronavirus Pandemic
The Vatican-sponsored Higher Committee of Human Fraternity has called for a common day of prayer and fasting, asserting that the world is “facing a great danger that threatens the lives of millions of people around the world due to the growing spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.”
Islamic State Has History of Targeting Mideast Sufis
The mosque where Friday’s massacre unfolded in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula had been widely associated with Sufi Muslims who have been attacked by the Islamic State group wherever the extremists operate.
Turkey Builds International Islamic University to Challenge Al-Azhar as Seat of Sunni Authority
Turkey is building an “International Islamic University” that is intended to challenge the dominance of the Al-Azhar University in Cairo as the seat of Sunni Muslim scholarship.
In Hard-Hitting Egypt Address, Pope Francis Condemns ‘Barbarity’ of Violence in God’s Name
In his sternest address to date on the issue of violence perpetrated in the name of God, Pope Francis condemned all attempts to justify violence that “masquerades” as holiness.
Critics Demand Egypt’s Al-Azhar University Reform Islamic Education Following Coptic Church Suicide Bombings
Public calls are on the rise in Egypt for Al-Azhar, the most important religious institution in Egypt and in the Sunni world, to intervene and reform Islamic education after twin terror attacks targeted Coptic Christian churches on Palm Sunday last week killed dozens of worshippers and a number of security personnel.
Farahat: U.S. Should Designate Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Organization; Egyptian Government ‘Not Strong Enough’ to Combat Its Ideology
Egyptian author and political analyst Cynthia Farahat, an associate fellow at the Middle East Forum and founder of the Liberal Egyptian party, joined SiriusXM host Raheem Kassam on Tuesday’s Breitbart News Daily to discuss Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s visit to the White House.
Pope Francis to Visit Egypt as Persecuted Christians Flee from Jihadists in Sinai
Pope Francis will visit Cairo, Egypt, from April 28-29, the Vatican announced Saturday, amidst a recent spate of Islamist persecution of Christians in the North Sinai area.
Egyptian Media: Country’s Religious Authority Is Cultivating Extremism
TEL AVIV – Elements of the Egyptian press are slamming the country’s supreme religious authority, Al Azhar institutions, for continuing to cultivate extremism despite the authority’s claim that it welcomes President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s call for a religious revolution to combat extremist Islamist ideology.
Vatican Expert: Pope Francis a ‘Friend of Islam’
In an analysis of Monday’s meeting between Pope Francis and Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of the al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Vatican expert John L. Allen said that there is no Christian leader in the world today with a more credible claim to the title of a “friend of Islam.”
Gaza’s Unemployed University Grads Target Hamas with Hunger Strike
JAFFA, Israel – Protesting the economic conditions in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, university graduates in the territory on Sunday launched a campaign protesting rampant unemployment and their inability to find jobs, setting up a tent encampment in the city center and starting a hunger strike in protest of their “uncertain future.”
Shiite Cleric Asks Top Sunni Institution to Unite with Him Against the Jews
Muqtada Al-Sadr, one of the most influential clerics in the Shiite world, has sent out an olive branch to Egypt’s Al-Azhar, a known hotbed for jihadi indoctrination and the most prominent Sunni institution in the world, seeking to unite the sects of Islam against the Jews.
