http://www.deseretnews.com/home/ Muslim Brotherhood en-us Copyright 2013, Deseret News Publishing Company Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:01 MDT Sun, 19 May 2013 03:01:22 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628076/Muslim-Christian-relationship-fuels-row-in-Egypt.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628076/Muslim-Christian-relationship-fuels-row-in-Egypt.html An alleged romance between an Egyptian Muslim college student and a Coptic Christian man heightened sectarian tension on... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:12:36 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628042/Draining-cash-Egypt-on-30-billion-search-for-aid.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628042/Draining-cash-Egypt-on-30-billion-search-for-aid.html During a meeting in a Black Sea resort city, Egypt's president and members of his government turned to Russian President... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 06:36:48 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765627539/Using-the-word-terrorism-makes-Obama-uneasy.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765627539/Using-the-word-terrorism-makes-Obama-uneasy.html Terrorism is speech — speech that gathers its audience by killing innocents as theatrically as possible. Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765627484/Morsi-foes-supporters-battle-on-Cairo-streets.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765627484/Morsi-foes-supporters-battle-on-Cairo-streets.html Supporters and opponents of Egypt's Islamist president battled in the streets near Tahrir Square on Friday as an Islamist... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:41:56 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765627334/Even-in-desert-retreat-monks-feel-Egypts-turmoil.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765627334/Even-in-desert-retreat-monks-feel-Egypts-turmoil.html In a cave here high in the desert mountains of eastern Egypt, the man said to be the father of monasticism took refuge from... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:49:53 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626874/Mubarak-appears-in-Egyptian-court-for-retrial.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626874/Mubarak-appears-in-Egyptian-court-for-retrial.html The judge in Hosni Mubarak's retrial recused himself at the start of the first session on Saturday, citing a conflict of... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 23:01:56 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626457/Egypts-Christian-pope-blasts-Islamist-president.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626457/Egypts-Christian-pope-blasts-Islamist-president.html The leader of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church on Tuesday blasted the country's Islamist president over his handling of the... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:37:43 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626399/Death-toll-in-Egypts-clashes-between-Muslims-and-Christian-rises-to-2.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626399/Death-toll-in-Egypts-clashes-between-Muslims-and-Christian-rises-to-2.html A senior Egyptian health ministry official says the death toll in clashes between Muslims and Christians in Cairo has risen... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:31:36 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626373/1-killed-in-Cairo-sectarian-violence.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626373/1-killed-in-Cairo-sectarian-violence.html Christians angered by the killing of four Christians in weekend sectarian violence clashed Sunday with a mob throwing rocks... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:23:46 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626023/Since-fierce-clash-Egypts-crisis-takes-new-turn.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626023/Since-fierce-clash-Egypts-crisis-takes-new-turn.html It has come to be known as the "Battle of the Mountain": a ferocious fight between members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:35:34 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625942/Womens-group-slams-Gaza-law-on-gender-segregation.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625942/Womens-group-slams-Gaza-law-on-gender-segregation.html A new Gaza law mandating separate classrooms for boys and girls from age nine is another worrisome sign that the territory's... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:36:10 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625687/What-everyone-missed-about-the-presidents-Jerusalem-trip.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625687/What-everyone-missed-about-the-presidents-Jerusalem-trip.html Israelis have forever wanted nothing more than peace and security for all the children. That's why they accepted the 1947... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625483/Qatar-showcases-its-swagger.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625483/Qatar-showcases-its-swagger.html Qatar's emir looked over an assembly of Arab leaders Tuesday as both cordial host and impatient taskmaster. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:32:47 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625375/Syrian-opposition-plunges-into-disarray.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625375/Syrian-opposition-plunges-into-disarray.html Syria's opposition plunged into disarray Sunday as its president quit and its military chief refused to recognize the newly... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:19:58 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625264/Egyptians-clash-at-Muslim-Brotherhood-offices.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625264/Egyptians-clash-at-Muslim-Brotherhood-offices.html Thousands of Egyptian protesters clashed with riot police and backers of the president's Muslim Brotherhood on Friday,... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 09:07:26 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625021/Obama-vows-unwavering-support-for-Israel.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625021/Obama-vows-unwavering-support-for-Israel.html President Barack Obama is declaring common cause with Israel, highlighting the bonds between the United States and its... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:23:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765624538/Brotherhood-blasts-UN-womens-document.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765624538/Brotherhood-blasts-UN-womens-document.html Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood sharply criticized an anticipated U.N. document on combatting violence against women, saying on... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:53:49 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765624201/Why-we-still-give-foreign-aid-despite-sequester.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765624201/Why-we-still-give-foreign-aid-despite-sequester.html Sequestration is not the best time to be doling out foreign aid, surely the most unpopular item in the federal budget.... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765624249/Egyptian-soccer-fans-rampage-over-court-verdicts.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765624249/Egyptian-soccer-fans-rampage-over-court-verdicts.html Egyptian soccer fans rampaged through the heart of Cairo on Saturday, furious about the acquittal of seven police officers... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765624157/Police-strikes-protests-in-Egypt-accelerate.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765624157/Police-strikes-protests-in-Egypt-accelerate.html After months of battling with angry young protesters, many in Egypt's police forces say they have had enough. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:00:33 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623828/Kerry-says-US-releasing-250-million-in-aid-to-Egypt.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623828/Kerry-says-US-releasing-250-million-in-aid-to-Egypt.html U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday rewarded Egypt for President Mohammed Morsi's pledges of political and economic... Sun, 03 Mar 2013 21:55:15 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623749/John-Kerry-Divided-Egypt-needs-political-compromise.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623749/John-Kerry-Divided-Egypt-needs-political-compromise.html Egypt's bickering government and opposition need to overcome their differences to create "a sense of political and economic... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 23:12:12 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623543/Egypts-Morsi-criticized-for-reaction-to-tragedy.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623543/Egypts-Morsi-criticized-for-reaction-to-tragedy.html Some connected to the tourist trade in Luxor, a city utterly dependent on foreign visitors to survive, seethed with anger... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:36:02 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623317/Egypts-vote-wont-calm-turbulent-streets.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623317/Egypts-vote-wont-calm-turbulent-streets.html Egypt's streets are turning into a daily forum for airing a range of social discontents from labor conditions to fuel... Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:11:23 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623256/Should-US-pull-out-from-Middle-East-North-Africa.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623256/Should-US-pull-out-from-Middle-East-North-Africa.html Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623218/Egypts-parliamentary-election-will-add-to-tensions.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623218/Egypts-parliamentary-election-will-add-to-tensions.html Egypt's president set parliamentary elections to begin in April — a decision that an opposition leader denounced Friday... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:25:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623050/Egyptian-military-growing-impatient-with-leaders.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623050/Egyptian-military-growing-impatient-with-leaders.html Egypt's powerful military is showing signs of growing impatience with the country's Islamist leaders, indirectly criticizing... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:21:15 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765622198/Egypt-court-orders-YouTube-blocked-for-a-month.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765622198/Egypt-court-orders-YouTube-blocked-for-a-month.html A Cairo court on Saturday ordered the government to block access to the video-sharing website YouTube for 30 days for... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 13:51:24 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765622181/Egyptian-protests-turn-to-street-clashes.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765622181/Egyptian-protests-turn-to-street-clashes.html Egyptian security forces backed by water cannons fired tear gas at rock-throwing protesters outside the presidential palace... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:43:26 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621592/Protesters-clash-with-police-at-Cairo-palace.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621592/Protesters-clash-with-police-at-Cairo-palace.html Protesters denouncing Egypt's Islamist president hurled stones and firebombs through the gates of his palace gates on Friday,... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:56:10 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621412/Week-of-unrest-weakens-Morsi.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621412/Week-of-unrest-weakens-Morsi.html Egypt's Islamist president has been significantly weakened by a week of violent protests across much of the country, with his... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:40:39 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621327/Turmoil-threatens-Egyptian-rule.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621327/Turmoil-threatens-Egyptian-rule.html Residents of this Mediterranean coastal city burying their dead from Egypt's wave of political violence vented their fury at... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:24:41 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621236/Egypt-violence-persists-despite-emergency-moves.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621236/Egypt-violence-persists-despite-emergency-moves.html Protesters and riot police clashed in Cairo and the riot-torn city of Port Said as Egypt's political violence stretched into... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:47:32 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621222/Egypt-declares-state-of-emergency-in-3-provinces.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621222/Egypt-declares-state-of-emergency-in-3-provinces.html Egypt's president declared a state of emergency and curfew in three Suez Canal provinces hit hardest by a weekend wave of... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 22:51:49 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621123/27-die-in-Egypt-riot-after-soccer-violence-verdict.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621123/27-die-in-Egypt-riot-after-soccer-violence-verdict.html Angry relatives and residents rampaged through an Egyptian port city Saturday in rioting that killed at least 27 people after... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 10:24:05 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621098/Protests-leave-7-dead-in-Egypt.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621098/Protests-leave-7-dead-in-Egypt.html Violence erupted across Egypt on Friday as tens of thousands took to the streets to deliver an angry backlash against... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:13:05 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621052/People-want-to-topple-the-regime-Egyptians-protest-on-2nd-anniversary-of-revolution.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621052/People-want-to-topple-the-regime-Egyptians-protest-on-2nd-anniversary-of-revolution.html Two years after Egypt's revolution began, the country's schism was on display Friday as the mainly liberal and secular... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:11:58 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765620937/Jordanian-parliament-gets-more-power.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765620937/Jordanian-parliament-gets-more-power.html Jordanians voted Wednesday for a parliament with wider authority, as the king cedes some of his powers to try to prevent... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:21:37 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765620366/Morsi-backs-off-Jewish-slurs.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765620366/Morsi-backs-off-Jewish-slurs.html Egypt's Islamist president sought Wednesday to defuse Washington's anger over his past remarks urging hatred of Jews and... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:37:30 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765620319/Egypt-Morsi-comments-on-Jews-taken-out-of-context.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765620319/Egypt-Morsi-comments-on-Jews-taken-out-of-context.html Comments on Jews made by Egypt's Islamist president nearly three years ago and labeled by the White House as "deeply... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:51:08 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618753/Mohammed-Morsi-hails-Egypts-new-constitution.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618753/Mohammed-Morsi-hails-Egypts-new-constitution.html Egypt's Islamist president proclaimed the country's newly adopted constitution as the dawning of a "new republic" in a... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 21:28:57 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618665/Egypt-constitution-passes-economic-crunch-looms.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618665/Egypt-constitution-passes-economic-crunch-looms.html The official approval of Egypt's disputed, Islamist-backed constitution Tuesday held out little hope of stabilizing the... Tue, 25 Dec 2012 15:58:37 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618548/Egypts-Islamists-tighten-grip-with-passage-of-constitution.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618548/Egypts-Islamists-tighten-grip-with-passage-of-constitution.html With the passage of a divisive constitution, Egypt's Islamist leadership has secured its tightest grip on power since Hosni... Sun, 23 Dec 2012 21:44:18 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618387/Egyptian-Islamists-opponents-clash-ahead-of-vote.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618387/Egyptian-Islamists-opponents-clash-ahead-of-vote.html Thousands of Islamists clashed with their opponents on Friday in Egypt's second largest city, Alexandria, a day before the... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:13:29 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618027/Mistrust-deep-on-Egypt-referendum.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618027/Mistrust-deep-on-Egypt-referendum.html Nevine Mustafa finally had enough after 10 hours of waiting to cast her "no" vote in Egypt's referendum on a highly disputed... Sun, 16 Dec 2012 22:39:54 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765617992/Egypt-rights-groups-say-constitution-vote-marred.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765617992/Egypt-rights-groups-say-constitution-vote-marred.html Key Egyptian rights groups called Sunday for a repeat of the first round of the constitutional referendum, alleging the vote... Sun, 16 Dec 2012 11:08:01 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765617891/Egyptians-vote-on-Islamist-backed-constitution.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765617891/Egyptians-vote-on-Islamist-backed-constitution.html With their nation's future at stake, Egyptians lined up Saturday to vote on a draft constitution after weeks of turmoil that... Sat, 15 Dec 2012 12:05:34 MST