Muslim Brotherhood
Saqqari first female contestant for FJP president
Egypt
October 2, 2012
Saqqari first female contestant for FJP president
Souad al-Saqqari plans to be the first woman to run for the presidency of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice…
Brotherhood forms committee to support Syrian uprising
Egypt
October 1, 2012
Brotherhood forms committee to support Syrian uprising
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has formed a committee to support the Syrian uprising, led by Mohamed Abdel Rahman, a member of…
Liberal, secular ‘infidels’ must be prosecuted, says Brotherhood preacher
Egypt
September 30, 2012
Liberal, secular ‘infidels’ must be prosecuted, says Brotherhood preacher
Liberals, modernists and secularists are infidels and must be brought to trial for abandoning Islam, according to an ultra-conservative preacher…
Sunday’s papers: 2011 called and wants its political figures back
Egypt
September 30, 2012
Sunday’s papers: 2011 called and wants its political figures back
There are blasts from the past in today’s papers, as political and public figures that seemed to carry so much…
Constitution Party pressing defamation charges against sheikhs
Egypt
September 28, 2012
Constitution Party pressing defamation charges against sheikhs
The Constitution Party filed a complaint against Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated sheikh Wagdy Ghoneim and the Salafi sheikh Mohamed Nazmy al-Athary on…
Brotherhood to legalize status
Egypt
September 26, 2012
Brotherhood to legalize status
Faisal al-Sayed, a member of the Freedom and Justice Party’s Legal Committee, on Wednesday said the party is finalizing a…
Liberal parties meet to push Islamists on Constituent Assembly
Egypt
September 26, 2012
Liberal parties meet to push Islamists on Constituent Assembly
Political party leaders discussed Tuesday the possibility of coordinating their stances on the Constituent Assembly, accusing the Islamist majority of…
New constitution isolated from the revolution
Opinion
September 25, 2012
New constitution isolated from the revolution
A preliminary reading of the constitution-writing committee’s draft chapter on rights and freedoms shows that the three conditions governing freedom…
Contentious Copts: Social movements and the problem of citizenship
Egypt
September 25, 2012
Contentious Copts: Social movements and the problem of citizenship
It was an extraordinary move by members of Maspero Coptic Youth Union (MCYU) to reject calls by church leaders…