Egypt NewsNews on Egypt continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.In Egypt, Muslim-Christian divide seems wider- August 5, 2008 CAIRO : A monastery was ransacked in January. In May, monks there were kidnapped, whipped and beaten and ordered to spit on the cross.http://www.topix.net/world/egypt/2008/08/in-egypt-muslim-christian-divide-seems-wider?from... Egypt press dwell on Facebook arrests- August 4, 2008 The arrest of dozens of young Egyptians over their use of the social networking website Facebook dominated local newspapers during this past week.http://www.topix.net/world/egypt/2008/08/egypt-press-dwell-on-facebook-arrests?fromrss=1 Grass-roots effort in Egypt fights 'cutting' girls- August 3, 2008 In this small Nile River farming village, Maha Mohammed has started to doubt whether she should circumcise her two daughters.A year ago, she had few qualms about female genital mutilation, the practice of cutting a girl's clitoris and sometimes other genitalia. She herself was cut two decades ago, and she fears her daughters will not find husbands otherwise.But Mohammed also has heard that circumcision can be medically risky and emotionally painful. And a strong-willed neighbor, another woman,..http://www.topix.net/world/egypt/2008/08/grass-roots-effort-in-egypt-fights-cutting-girls?... Al-Qaida says 4 leaders killed in Afghanistan- August 3, 2008 CAIRO, Egypt : Al-Qaida confirmed in a Web statement Sunday the death of a senior commander known as a top explosives and poisons expert, who is believed to have been killed in a U.S. airstrike in Pakistan last ...http://www.topix.net/world/egypt/2008/08/al-qaida-says-4-leaders-killed-in-afghanistan?fro... Egyptian dissident sentenced to 2 years in prison- August 2, 2008 In this March 18, 2003 file photo, one of Egypt's most outspoken government critics, Saad Eddin Ibrahim flashes a victory sign as he is surrounded by relatives and friends at Egypt's high court in Cairo, Egypt.http://www.topix.net/world/egypt/2008/08/egyptian-dissident-sentenced-to-2-years-in-prison... Mourning a sexually harassed Egypt - Part 2- August 2, 2008 A Reuters published survey on sexual harassment in Egypt is still stirring angry responses from Egyptian bloggers.http://www.topix.net/world/egypt/2008/08/mourning-a-sexually-harassed-egypt-part-2?fromrss... Al-Qaida commander killed in Afghanistan- August 1, 2008 CAIRO, Egypt : Al-Qaida has posted a statement on the Internet saying one of its commanders in Afghanistan has been killed by a U.S. airstrike.http://www.topix.net/world/egypt/2008/07/al-qaida-commander-killed-in-afghanistan?fromrss=... |