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See - Sada Elbalad
5 days ago
- Politics
- See - Sada Elbalad
Aou El Enein Foundation Distributes Thousands of Iftar Meals on Arafat
Ahmed Emam In a continued show of solidarity and humanitarian outreach, the Abou El Enein Foundation distributed thousands of hot meals to fasting individuals on Arafat Day, one of the holiest days in the Islamic calendar. The large-scale initiative targeted key locations in Cairo and beyond, with a special focus on the Ahl al-Bayt mosques, which witness high footfall during the spiritual occasion. Additional distributions were carried out along desert highways, reaching travelers and workers unable to make it home in time for iftar. The effort comes as part of the foundation's partnership with the National Alliance for Civil and Development Work and underscores its ongoing commitment to supporting vulnerable communities and promoting social cohesion, particularly during religious events that serve as reminders of compassion and shared responsibility. "This campaign reflects our core mission to stand by those in need, especially during sacred times when acts of giving take on added meaning," the foundation said in a statement. The Arafat Day meal distribution follows a broader year-round effort by the foundation to combat food insecurity and uplift underserved communities. In recent months, the organization oversaw one of the country's largest meat distribution campaigns, slaughtering 1,200 sacrificial animals and distributing over 250,000 kilograms of meat across all Egyptian governorates. The campaign, supported by hundreds of volunteers, was launched in collaboration with the National Alliance and other civil society partners. Recognized as one of Egypt's most active nonprofit organizations, the Abou El Enein Foundation continues to expand its outreach across sectors including food support, healthcare, education, and community development—driven by a vision to improve lives and promote inclusive growth. read more Gold prices rise, 21 Karat at EGP 3685 NATO's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict US Expresses 'Strong Opposition' to New Turkish Military Operation in Syria Shoukry Meets Director-General of FAO Lavrov: confrontation bet. nuclear powers must be avoided News Iran Summons French Ambassador over Foreign Minister Remarks News Aboul Gheit Condemns Israeli Escalation in West Bank News Greek PM: Athens Plays Key Role in Improving Energy Security in Region News One Person Injured in Explosion at Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid News China Launches Largest Ever Aircraft Carrier Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks News Shell Unveils Cost-Cutting, LNG Growth Plan Videos & Features Video: Trending Lifestyle TikToker Valeria Márquez Shot Dead during Live Stream
Daily News Egypt
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily News Egypt
Egypt's Al-Sisi meets Bohra Sultan, discusses cooperation, regional role
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi received Sultan Mufaddal Saifuddin, the Sultan of the Dawoodi Bohra community based in India, along with his sons Prince Jaafar us Sadiq Imaduddin, Prince Taha Najmuddin, and Prince Husain Burhanuddin, the presidency spokesperson stated. The meeting, held in Cairo on Monday, was also attended by Mufaddal Mohammed, the Sultan's representative in the city. According to the spokesperson, President Sisi welcomed Sultan Mufaddal Saifuddin and praised the deep historical relations between Egypt and the Bohra community. The President commended the appreciated efforts undertaken by the community in restoring and renovating Ahl al-Bayt (Prophet Muhammad's family) shrines and several historic Egyptian mosques. Al-Sisi noted that these efforts complement the Egyptian state's endeavours in development and the refurbishment of historic Cairo. He also praised the developmental and charitable projects carried out by the community in Egypt, in partnership with the Tahya Misr (Long Live Egypt) Fund. Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, the Egyptian Presidency spokesperson, added that Sultan Mufaddal expressed his deep gratitude for the warm reception he received during his visits to Egypt. He conveyed his particular appreciation for President Sisi's consistent readiness to receive him. The Sultan praised the continuous development efforts and comprehensive progress witnessed in Egypt across various fields, alongside the consolidation of the principles of citizenship and tolerance. The spokesperson further stated that Sultan Mufaddal valued the leading role Egypt plays in the region to enhance peace, security, and stability. He noted Egypt's tireless efforts to de-escalate situations in regional countries, highlighting its endeavours to reach a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.
Iraqi News
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Iraqi News
PM offers his condolences to the Islamic nation on the commemoration of the martyrdom of Imam al-Sadiq
Baghdad-INA Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani offered his condolences to the Islamic nation on Thursday on the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him. Al-Sudani said in a post on the (X) platform, followed by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "We extend our heartfelt condolences to the Islamic nation on the commemoration of the martyrdom of the sixth Imam and inheritor of the Prophet's message—Imam Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq (PBUH)." Al-Sudani added, "Imam al-Sadiq (PBUH) embodied a comprehensive school of jurisprudence, ethics, and natural sciences. Scholars from diverse sects and faiths drew from his vast knowledge, and his legacy remains honored to this day." May Allah grant comfort to all Muslims on this solemn occasion and guide us to follow the path of the noble Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them).
Asharq Al-Awsat
27-03-2025
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Sectarianism Between Colonialism and Anti-Colonialism
During and after the crimes on the Syrian coast, two voices were raised. One was the voice of the people (yes, the people- without quotation marks), and it broke into several sharp sectarian voices, each defaming the other. The second, the voice that concerns us here, was that of the elite, some of whom directed their ire at colonialism and accused it of manufacturing sectarianism. Colonialism, of course, was not innocent, and defending the roles it played is not the goal here. However, this approach is dangerous because it exploits suffering for collective exoneration, to clean our image and thus absolve ourselves of any responsibility. During the brief Mandate period, colonialism only took sectarianism as its criterion insofar as it intersected or went against the mandate authorities' plans for the countries they had been taken over and were being "prepared" for politics. While the Maronites, at the time, were more keen on turning Lebanon into a nation-state than any of the country's other sects, this role was mirrored by the Sunnis of Iraq, who, unlike the Shiites, did not take part in the 1920 Iraq Revolt or share the Arab nationalist aspirations of the Sunni elites in Syria. Moreover, despite the massive mistakes the Americans made in Iraq after 2003, they largely stuck to the same principle the British had followed eighty years earlier. The posture taken by Iraqi Shiites, who seceded from Saddam Hussein's regime and accepted federalism and parliamentary democracy, corresponded to that which Iraq's Sunnis had taken when they distanced themselves from the 1920 Revolt. In the meantime, the Levant encountered a broad range of colonial phenomena and approaches, but very few have taken any time to unpack these nuances. The decision to appoint Faisal I king in Iraq took into consideration that fact that he was a Sunni and at the same time accepted by the Shiites because of his belonging to 'Ahl al-Bayt,' (the Prophet's family). Driven by boorish radicalism, Maurice-Paul Sarrail, the French High Commissioner for Syria and Lebanon in 1924–25 who became known as the butcher of Damascus and Jabal al-Druze, sought to impose secularism, infuriating Lebanon's sects and religious communities, its Christians even more than its Muslims. Moreover, many of the actions and developments that are commonly vilified deserve more balanced and fair assessments. One example is the French authorities' introduction of a federal model early on in Syria, for which they were accused of 'splitting' Syria; mind you, the latter's modern history has not brought anything better- perhaps with the exception of the brief 'separatist' period from 1961 to 1963. In the same vein, condemnations of Western guarantees and protections, and the paths they paved into the heart of our countries, were not accompanied by serious condemnation of the reasons that drove people to seek and celebrate those guarantees and protections. Instead, these communities were simply dismissed as 'collaborators,' and no attempt was made to understand the mysterious reasons that drove them to this 'collaboration.' As for the modern state brought by the mandates' interfered with the dynamics of sectarian relations, unlike the Ottomans who never interfered in these matters, it did not deserve to be seen as an opportunity to move beyond sectarianism. Since prevailing political interpretations tend to draw an equivalence between sectarianism and colonialism, they keenly avoid mention of the sectarianism that came from national liberation movements and military coups. With regard to the instruments of power, for example, Gamal Abdel Nasser managed to not include a single Coptic Egyptian among the 'Free Officers' he had brought together to overthrow King Farouk and produce the commanders and cadres of the new regime. Similarly, it is difficult to deny that a crucial driving force of the sectarian fanaticism born of Baathist rule in Syria and Iraq, was the closed nature of the regimes, as well as their security apparatuses' tight grip over society, which was coupled with a form of 'nationalist' repression that sought to suppress all communal or subnational identities. The crude sectarian overtones of Saddam Hussein's subsequent execution were attributed to the habits of Bostonians or machinations in Los Angeles! That was before Iraq's civil war in 2006- a war fought 'among brothers,' of course. If one must study Germany to understand nationalism and France to understand revolutions, one must study Lebanon to understand sectarianism. Not because Lebanon is more sectarian than other countries, but because it is more openly sectarian, which has prevented this phenomenon from festering in silence, under wraps, as it does in countries run by nationalist and security-based regimes. The most intense episodes of sectarian violence that Lebanon has seen in its history as an independent country have been tied, in one way or another, to so-called nationalist and liberation struggles; indeed, no other spark has ever lit this fuse. This applies as much to the 1958 mini-war over Nasserism, the Baghdad Pact, and the Eisenhower Doctrine, as it does to the bigger war of 1975 over Palestinian resistance and its 'right' to bear arms to 'liberate Palestine' from Lebanese territory. The same applies to the war against 'Arafatism,' which encompassed 'War of Tripoli' and the 'War of the Camps,' that Hafez al-Assad and his allies fought against Yasser Arafat after charging him with having 'submitted' to Israel. This trajectory culminated in Bashar al-Assad and Hezbollah's assassination of Rafik Hariri, who was accused- like Arafat before him- of 'taking Lebanon from one camp to another.' The fact is that this singular focus on the role of the West and colonialism is not only a cheap way to exonerate ourselves and avoid taking responsibility, it is also sectarian by definition. By denying our structural flaws, it ensures that the weak remains weak until the end of times.
Middle East
20-03-2025
- General
- Middle East
OPEN// President Sisi reviews comprehensive renovation work at Sayyida Nafisa Mosque
CAIRO, March 20 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi inspected the comprehensive renovation work carried out on the Sayyida Nafisa Mosque during its second and final phase after performing the Fajr (dawn) prayers at the site. The president received a detailed briefing from the officials overseeing the renovation project. He toured the mosque's enclosure, shrine, and the roads leading to the place. He also examined the expanded landscaped areas in front of the mosque and the restoration work on the surrounding buildings. The Sayyida Nafisa Mosque is recognized as the first mosque dedicated to the Prophet's family (Ahl al-Bayt) in Egypt. It was originally built by the Mamluk Sultan Al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun adjacent to the shrine of Sayyida Nafisa. The mosque, in its current form, was established during the reign of Khedive Abbas Helmy II after the shrine suffered extensive damage from a devastating fire in 1892. Sayyida Nafisa holds a special place in the hearts of Egyptians. As a distinguished scholar and descendant of the Prophet's family. She loved Egypt and its people—and in return, Egyptians loved her. It is worth noting that President El Sisi inaugurated the first phase of the renovation and restoration works of the Sayyida Nafisa Mosque and the Sayyida Nafisa shrine in August 2023. Sayyida Nafisa is the great granddaughter of Hasan, the older of the Prophet Muhammad's two grandsons. She was the wife of Ishaq al-Mutamin, the son of the sixth Shii imam, Jafar al-Sadiq. She emigrated with him from the Hejaz to Egypt and settled in Fustat (Old Cairo). She was famous for her piety and scholarship. She taught hadith to the jurist Imam al-Shafii and had a great reputation for possessing barakah (blessings from God) and performing miracles. Traditionally she is considered among the city's patron saints. Her shrine is located in Cairo's Southern Cemetery. It is said that she built it herself and read the Quran there long before her death. The shrine's prominence dates to the Fatimid period, and the structure has been repeatedly embellished and rebuilt. The present mosque dates to 1897. (MENA) R E E/
