Tag: Political Islam

Fighters of Islamic group of Mujao stand guard near the Gao airport as Burkina Faso's foreign Minister Djibrille Bassole meets with the islamic group leader on 7 August AFP PHOTO / RPMARIC HIEN
Politics

Mali Islamists accept talks

Islamist forces came to prominence in the region after the military coup…

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha
Schools reopen in north Mali town of Gao (BBC)
Politics

North Mali civilians form militias

International intervention suffers delays even as reports of child soldiers surface

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha
President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed meeting traditional elders and leaders of Balad, Middle Shabelle regionAFP PHOTO / AU-UN IST/ STUART PRICE
PoliticsRegion

Somalia seals Arab world’s newest constitution

Somalia's Constituent Assembly overwhelmingly approves draft

Connor Molloy Connor Molloy
The El-Nour party has accused the newly appointed Prime Minister of sidelining the salafist party when forming his new cabinet (photo: AFP)
EgyptPolitics

El-Nour Party sidelined in cabinet

Second biggest party in the now-dissolved parliament boycotts Qandil’s cabinet

Nouran El-Behairy Nouran El-Behairy
Egyptian protesters shout slogans against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood during a demonstration outside Cairo's Administrative court as they wait for a Court ruling on the panel of Judges designated to decide on the legitimacy of the constitutional committee, on July 30, 2012 in Cairo (AFP PHOTO/GIANLUIGI GUERCIA)
EgyptPolitics

FJP headquarters burned

The party is proceeding with legal action following fires at two buildings…

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha
Prime Minister-designate Hesham Qandil met today with his final candidates for his cabinet (file photo: AFP)
EgyptPolitics

A closer look at Qandil’s cabinet

The new cabinet is largely comprised of technocrats and bureaucrats with a…

Ahmed Aboulenein Ahmed Aboulenein