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|  Pride of Place
At least 70,000 Egyptians are literally card-carrying descendants of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his family. Senior Writer Manal el-Jesri goes inside the society that certifies their belonging to Al-Ashraaf and wonders: Is this branch of a family that is as ancient as the Holy Qur’an ready to deal with a new Saudi society and the rise of DNA testing?More than social and religious prestige are at stake: Did the Prophet himself not say that the Mahdi who will bring peace to Earth after much war and destruction would be “from my family, from the sons of Fatima”?
Sheikh Mohamed Hammad, the imam of Al-Rifaii Mosque, recently had a ru’ya (a divine dream). He’s reluctant to talk about it and becomes a little shy when pressed, but it was this ru’ya that prompted him to start investigating his family’s lineage, setting him off on a journey that has led him to believe he is a descendant of Prophet Muhammad, God’s peace and prayers be upon him.
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Manal el-Jesri
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Extreme Differences |
Troubled Minds | From the devoutly religious to the seriously hedonistic, Egyptian youth are moving away from the middle. The winner is extremism, in all its forms.
"We have sex,” says 28-year-old Amina* when asked about her limits with her boyfriend.
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Nadine El Sayed
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Read more | Best loved for his hilarious roles in smash-hit Ramadan serials El-Amma Nour and Tamer Wi Shawkia, Ahmed El-Fishawy takes off his comedic hat and switches gears for a disturbing new drama release, 45 Days
One genre audiences haven’t seen much of since the days of the late, great filmmaker Kamal El-Sheikh, master of Egyptian noir, is the psychological dr
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Sherif Awad
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 | Another Side of Abu Trika
Al-Ahly’s star player is a unique kind of footballer — modest, faithful and humble. But make no mistake: He’s absolutely committed to winning.
By Yasmeen El Mallah
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 | Jihad, Reconsidered
The founder of Islamic Jihad has concluded that violence in the name of God is unacceptable. Could a new movement of nonviolent Islamism emerge from a prison cell southwest of Cairo?
By Manal el-Jesri
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 | Live From Baghdad
Earlier this year, British journalist Phil Sands was embedded for almost a month with the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division in Baghdad. In this exclusive extract from his diary, he recounts a week of confusion, kidnappings, bombings and boredom, providing a critical look at life on the ground from the occupier’s point of view.
By Phil Sands
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