El Watan News () is an Egyptian daily news portal published online by Future Publishing, Distribution, and Press. The portal provides breaking news reports, political analyses, and other general economic and entertainment coverage to an audience of

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speakers worldwide. Live, on-site video coverage and advertisements curated by Bawabat Al-Watan (the in-site ad agency) are as important to its journalistic mix as written articles. Journalist Mahmoud Muslim serves as the editor, and Future Media is owned by Mohamed Al-Amin. Magdi El Galad founded the site in 2012.

Reaction to caricatures of Muhammad

After the release of

Innocence of Muslims ''Innocence of Muslims'' is a 2012 anti-Islamic short film that was written and produced by Nakoula Basseley Nakoula. Two versions of the 14-minute video were uploaded to YouTube in July 2012, under the titles "The Real Life of Muhammad" and "M ...

and the publication of caricatures of

Muhammad Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...

in the French weekly ''

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'', El Watan News published a special issue including 15 five-panel cartoons in response. They were also published on the website, in addition to articles translated into

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, English.

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