While Tadamon Masr mentioned that the dispute may be because the new Qatari administration wants to move the HQ from Cairo to Doha, AbdelMoniem was skeptical and wondered if it was all about extremists who want to silence moderate voices on websites like Islam Online. 
Kwa upande wake Tadamon Masr alieleza kwamba mgogoro huo huenda umetokana na lengo la uongozi mpya wa Qatari kutaka kuhamisha makao makuu ya IOL kutoka Cairo kwenda Doha. AbdelMoniem alikuwa na wasiwasi na alijiuliza kama ilikuwa ni njama za wenye siasa kali kutaka kunyamazisha sauti zinazotaka maelewano zaidi zilizo katika tovuti kama ile ya IslamOnline.