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68-Thousands of members of the Muslim brotherhood attended the funerals of three of their members who died in clashes outside the Presidential Palace
Date of source: Friday, December 7, 2012
Thousands of members of the Muslim brotherhood attended the funerals of three (of their martyrs who died in clashes outside the Presidential Palace on Wednesday (December 5) night. The wife of one of the men, Muhammad Khalaf, accused a Copt of killing her husband, saying that eyewitnesses had...
11- The Salafī Jihadism Movement, announced that the Movement will boycott the upcoming constitutional referendum.
Date of source: Monday, December 3, 2012
Muhammad al-Zawahrī,  leader of the Salafī Jihadism Movement, announced Sunday (December 2, 2012) that the Movement will boycott the upcoming constitutional referendum. According to al-Zawahrī, the sovereignty is God's alone, while the new constitution places the sovereignty of the state in the...
23-Shāṭir to Replace Qandīl as Premier
Date of source: Tuesday, November 20, 2012
A new government lineup under a prominent member of the Muslim Brotherhood group is almost finalized, according to the ikhwanonline.com website. 
58. Copts boycott the referendum over the constitution
Date of source: Saturday, December 1, 2012
Coptic activists expressed “profound anger” over the announced final draft constitution and calls for referendum over it without the presence of any representatives of the churches on the panel. 
65. The Church mobilizes its citizens to boycott the elections
Date of source: Monday, March 4, 2013
Archpriest Albert Louis, Priest of the Evangelical Church, said that the decision of the Copts and civil powers to boycott the elections was an inevitable development. He rejects the regime’s insistence on holding elections despite the difficult security conditions. He emphasized the importance of...
18. Churches reject national dialogue and call for "special session" with the presidency
Date of source: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Representatives of the Churches of Egypt have refused their participation in the national dialogue called for by President Mursī because of a lack of commitment to agreements made during previous sessions. Based on this, they claim the dialogue is unlikely to be fruitful (John ‘Abd al-Malāk, Mu'taz...
43. Diaspora Copts support liberal parties in the elections
Date of source: Friday, February 8, 2013
Coptic activist and member of the Egyptian Association for Enlightenment Ishāq Hannā revealed that the Church is dependent on money from expatriate Copts for the next parliamentary election. Without this money Coptic politicians cannot establish new political parties (Muhammad Rabī’ and Imān...
7. "Freedom and Justice" flirting with the Copts and nominates independent figures on his electoral lists
Date of source: Wednesday, February 6, 2013
The Freedom and Justice Party, the political branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, has revealed its intention to nominate Copts on its lists of candidates so that the number of Copts on all candidate lists comes to 7 percent (Muhammad Rabī', al-Misrīyūn, Feb. 6, p. 4). Read original text in Arabic
17. The Church withdraws from the national dialogue -"Tawadros" is the decision maker, and the evangelical and Catholic Church supported the withdrawal
Date of source: Friday, January 25, 2013
Al-Misrīyūn covered the same report, but stressed that the decision for withdrawal was from Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II who “instructed” the Catholic and Evangelical churches to follow (John ‘Abd al-Malāk and Muhammad Rabī’, al-Misrīyūn, January 25, p. 3). Read original text in Arabic
3 Churches warn presidency to withdraw from national dialogue
Date of source: Tuesday, January 22, 2013
A source from the Coptic Orthodox Church revealed efforts by Church leaders in recent days to mobilize other Churches to boycott national dialogue as a result of major disagreements about the election law because of the exclusion of a proposal for affirmative action to ensure that Copts gain seats...
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