Muslim Brotherhood
Monday’s papers: Islamists politicize Eid celebrations
Egypt
November 7, 2011
Monday’s papers: Islamists politicize Eid celebrations
Islamist political parties dominated Eid al-Adha prayers across Egypt Sunday, promoting their parliamentary candidates by distributing gifts and fliers and…
Elections campaigning played out in Eid
Egypt
November 6, 2011
Elections campaigning played out in Eid
Millions of Muslims went to pray in the early morning on Sunday in squares and mosques, in the first Eid…
Supra-constitutional principles cause rift between political forces
Egypt
November 6, 2011
Supra-constitutional principles cause rift between political forces
The Democratic Alliance’s elections committee, led by the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, has invited various political forces that…
Supra-constitutional debate heats up again
Egypt
November 3, 2011
Supra-constitutional debate heats up again
With less than a month left to elect Egypt’s first post-Hosni Mubarak parliament, the controversy over the promulgation of a…
Tuesday’s papers: Islamists reject reactivation of Treachery Law
Egypt
November 1, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: Islamists reject reactivation of Treachery Law
Both state-owned Al-Ahram and independent Al-Shorouk start off Tuesday’s papers with a story about the rift between political forces over…
Brotherhood, Salafis and Sufis wage electronic war ahead of elections
Egypt
October 31, 2011
Brotherhood, Salafis and Sufis wage electronic war ahead of elections
Facebook has turned into an electronic battlefield for the Muslim Brotherhood, Salafis and Sufis campaigning for seats in the upcoming…
Lawyer files suit to ban Brotherhood activity in Alexandria
Egypt
October 31, 2011
Lawyer files suit to ban Brotherhood activity in Alexandria
A lawsuit requesting the suspension of all Muslim Brotherhood activity in Alexandria has been been passed from the Judicial Administrative…
Legal controversy brews over blocking NDP candidates
Egypt
October 30, 2011
Legal controversy brews over blocking NDP candidates
A plan to legally block former National Democratic Party (NDP) members from the upcoming elections has stirred controversy around the legality…
Clergymen reject fatwa banning votes for Coptic candidates
Egypt
October 30, 2011
Clergymen reject fatwa banning votes for Coptic candidates
Islamic scholars have condemned a recent fatwa by a Salfi preacher calling on Muslims not to vote for Coptic and…
Egypt Brotherhood makes first visit to Hamas-led Gaza
Egypt
October 29, 2011
Egypt Brotherhood makes first visit to Hamas-led Gaza
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood visited the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip for the first time on Saturday, signalling a shift in Cairo's posture…