Muslim Brotherhood
Brotherhood dismisses poll suggesting it has little support
Egypt
June 6, 2011
Brotherhood dismisses poll suggesting it has little support
A recent poll showing that only 15 percent of Egyptians back the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) was dismissed by the group’s…
Muslim Brotherhood’s party receives official approval
Egypt
June 6, 2011
Muslim Brotherhood’s party receives official approval
The Political Parties' Affairs Committee on Monday approved the establishment of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party. It now…
Monday’s papers: Houses of worship law, angry judges and the first anniversary of Khaled Saeed’s death
Egypt
June 6, 2011
Monday’s papers: Houses of worship law, angry judges and the first anniversary of Khaled Saeed’s death
Today’s local press offers a quite diverse coverage. State-owned Al-Ahram daily leads with the content of the draft law on…
Doctors Syndicate relief committee to become independent
Egypt
June 5, 2011
Doctors Syndicate relief committee to become independent
The Doctors Syndicate is examining the possibility of transforming its humanitarian relief committee into an independent international organization. The organization…
Dozens of lawyers threaten hunger strike if syndicate council not dissolved
Egypt
June 4, 2011
Dozens of lawyers threaten hunger strike if syndicate council not dissolved
Dozens of lawyers who have been staging a sit-in at the Lawyers Syndicate for a week threatened to begin an…
Brotherhood: We have plans to deal with dual election system
Egypt
June 4, 2011
Brotherhood: We have plans to deal with dual election system
Abdel Rahman al-Barr, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Guidance Bureau, said his group is making preparations for both the…
Hassan al-Banna’s imminent return to the silver screen raises concerns over bias
Cinema/TV
June 2, 2011
Hassan al-Banna’s imminent return to the silver screen raises concerns over bias
There has been much debate in the past week about a film and television series on the life of Muslim…
Betting on the Brotherhood’s youth
Opinion
June 2, 2011
Betting on the Brotherhood’s youth
In 2005, a reporter from Al-Wafd newspaper asked me what I thought about the future of the Muslim Brotherhood. As…
Islamist-secular rift threatens Egypt’s emerging democracy
Egypt
June 2, 2011
Islamist-secular rift threatens Egypt’s emerging democracy
Friday’s protests represented a possible climax in the deepening rift between Egypt’s secularists and Islamists that has developed post-Mubarak. With…