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Egypt:
U.S. Embassy Arrests Rise to 431
Aswat Masriya, 17 September 2012
A source from the interior ministry said that Egypt's security apparatus has arrested 431 individuals since violent confrontations broke out near the American embassy in Cairo. Read more »
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Egypt:
Mufti Denies to Be Exploder of Mideast Violence Over Anti-Islam Movie
Egypt Online, 16 September 2012
Egypt's Mufti Ali Gomaa dismissed an accusation by a Danish writer that he stirred current violence in the Middle East over a US-produced movie deemed insulting to Prophet… Read more »
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Egypt:
Episcopal Church Calls for UN Blasphemy Declaration
Egypt Online, 16 September 2012
The Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa, Mouneer Hanna Anis, on Saturday 15/9/2012 called on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to issue… Read more »
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Egypt:
Mosques' Preachers Urge Citizens to Appeal to Reason in Rejection of Anti-Prophet Film
Egypt Online, 15 September 2012
Preachers in mosques in Cairo and governorates urged citizens to appeal to reason and to keep calm while expressing rejection of any insult to Prophet Muhammad. Read more »
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Egypt:
Qandil Inspects Incidents' Site Around U.S Embassy
Egypt Online, 15 September 2012
Prime Minister Dr. Hisham Qandil on Friday 14/09/2012 inspected the incidents' site around the US embassy after violent clashes between security men and angry protesters over a… Read more »
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Egypt:
Al-Azhar Imam Urges UN to Issue Law Banning Insulting Symbols of Islam
Egypt Online, 15 September 2012
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Dr. Ahmed el-Tayyeb in a statement to the Secretary General of the United Nations on Saturday 15/9/2012 stressed the need of a UN resolution to prohibit… Read more »
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Egypt:
We Reject Insult to Prophet, Committed to Protect Diplomatic Missions - Sissi
Egypt Online, 15 September 2012
Defense Minister Colonel General Abdel Fattah al-Sissi received Friday 14/09/2012 a phone call from his US counterpart Leon E. Panetta, an Armed Forces spokesman said. Read more »
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Libya:
U.S. a 'Nation That Respects All Faiths'
State Department, 13 September 2012
In condemning the attacks on the American mission in Benghazi, Libya, President Obama reaffirms the United States' commitment to religious tolerance. Read more »
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Libya:
Violence Against Innocents Dishonors Religion, Clinton Says
State Department, 13 September 2012
Despite anger and grief over the deaths of U.S. diplomats in Libya, U.S. officials reaffirmed their commitment to religious tolerance and expressed gratitude for Muslims both… Read more »
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Libya:
Clinton - Anti-Islam Film 'Disgusting and Reprehensible'
State Department, 13 September 2012
Islam film that has sparked protests across the Middle East and North Africa is "disgusting and reprehensible," and the United States government "absolutely rejects its content and… Read more »
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Egypt:
Mursi - Prophet Mohamed Red Line
Egypt Online, 13 September 2012
In his speech broadcast on the Egyptian television from Brussels on Thursday 13/9/2012, President Mohamed Morsi condemned a film defaming Prophet Mohamed, stressing that the… Read more »
