Date of source: Monday, November 5, 2012
Dr. Mahmūd Husayn, Secretary-General of the Muslim Brotherhood Group, welcomed the election of Bishop Tawadrus as the 118th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church, expecting lower political role by the church and more spirituality.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Calls for changing Article II and deleting the phrase “principles of the sharī’ah” or replacing it with the phrase “rulings of the sharī’ah” triggered political frenzy amidst warnings of possible strife in the Egyptian society if this changes takes place.
Najīb Jabrā’īl, Chairman of the Egyptian...
Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2012
The funeral of 'Azzah Tawfīq 'Abd al-Fattāh, the wife of Lt. General Ahmad Shafīq, a former prime minister and presidential candidate, has started from al-Thawrah Mosque on Saturday (April 21), attended by a host of military officials. [Hāzim Abū Dūmah, al-Ahrām, April 22, p. 4] Read original text...
Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2012
The funeral of 'Azzah Tawfīq 'Abd al-Fattāh, the wife of Lt. General Ahmad Shafīq, a former prime minister and presidential candidate, has started from al-Thawrah Mosque on Saturday (April 21), attended by a host of military officials. [Hāzim Abū Dūmah, al-Ahrām, April 22, p. 4] Read original text...
Date of source: Monday, June 4, 2012
Presidential candidate Ahmad Shafīq, former prime minister, lashed out at his rival Muhammad Mursī, candidate of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) at a a press conference. Shafīq said that he would save Egypt from chaos and religious ideologies, upholding the civil character of the state based on...
Date of source: Sunday, March 18, 2012
Presidential hopefuls and a number of public figures expressed their condolences and deep sorrow for the death of Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III.
Namely, 'Amr Mūsá, Mansūr Hasan, Hamadīn Sabāhī, Dr. 'Abd al-Mun'im Abū al-Futūh and Hāzim Salāh Abū Isma'īl, Dr. Muhammad al-Barād'ī and Ahmad Shafīq...
Date of source: Thursday, September 15, 2011
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In Beheira governorate, Dr. Yāsir Burhāmī, Vice President of the Salafī Call [da'wah], confirmed the acceptance of nomination of women from inside the salafī-Nūr Party (Hizb al-Nūr) to the upcoming parliamentary elections. He states that a Muslim woman, obedient to Islam, is certainly better...
Date of source: Sunday, September 11, 2011
Parties and political forces expressed the same currents of dissatisfaction and deep concern over the events in Egypt yesterday (September 10) of assault and damage to buildings and vital installations.
Date of source: Monday, September 5, 2011
In a meeting lasting until the early hours of Sunday 4, 2011, in one of the major hotels in downtown Cairo, six parties from the Democratic Coalition threatened to boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections unless the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) amend the new Peoples’ Assembly and...
Date of source: Monday, September 5, 2011
A meeting between different political parties had lasted until dawn on Sunday, September 4, 2011 to discuss boycotting the upcoming parliament elections.