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Date of source: Monday, July 9, 2012
Meanwhile, Dr. Muhammad Badī’, the Murshid (Guide) of the Muslim Brotherhood, received on Sunday (July 8) acting patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church Bishop Pachomius and his delegation.
Badī’ asserted during the meeting that Egypt’s progress will be at the hands of all its sons, as has been the...
Date of source: Friday, June 1, 2012
‘Umar ‘Abd al-Rahman, a leading jihādist imprisoned in the United States, on Friday (June 1) said he supports Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate Muhammad Mursī in the runoff round against Ahmad Shafīq on June 16-17.
‘Abd al-Rahman’s family said in a statement by his son Muhammad that the imprisoned ...
Date of source: Friday, November 29, 2013
The Nūr party has threatened to pull out of the Constituent Assembly after his requests were rejected. Sharīf Taha, the spokesman of the party, stated that there were agreements concerning Article 219 of the Constitution, but the requests of the party were not achieved. Salāh Abdul Ma’būd, the...
Date of source: Thursday, December 29, 2011
The Muslim Brotherhood announced that it already set up informal groups to participate in the protection of churches during the New Year's Eve and Eastern Coptic Christmas celebrations. The Brotherhood, in a statement congratulating Copts as well as Muslim on the Christmas, called on the Supreme...
Date of source: Sunday, November 20, 2011
The amendments announced by Dr. 'Alī al-Silmī, Deputy Prime Minister for Political Development & Democratization, hours after the mass demonstration in al-Tahrīr Square, announced amendments to his document of constitutional principles, which, however, have not satisfied the ambitions of the...
Date of source: Thursday, August 25, 2011
Dr. 'Isām 'Iryān, vice president of the Freedom and Justice Party (affiliated to the Muslim Brotherhood MB group), condemns U.S. threats to cut aid to Egypt [Read the details here on AWR] and link it to the Camp David treaty.
He added that U.S. aid is not a charity for Egypt, and that it is used to...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Dr. Rafīq Habīb, the deputy leader of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), criticized the U.S. House of Representatives' decision to appoint an envoy for the Middle East minorities' rights protection affairs, including the Copts in Egypt.
Habīb noted that the move is just...
Date of source: Saturday, April 30, 2011
Followers of salafī leader Hāfiz Salāmah prevented the imām of al-Nūr mosque in al-'Abāsīyah from ascending the mosque pulpit to give the Friday sermon.
Salāmah ascended the pulpit to prevent Turk from giving the sermon, asserting that the pulpit of al-Nūr mosque will not be ascended by anyone...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 20, 2011
A few thousands salafists gathered in front of al-Nūr mosque in 'Abāsīyah on April 19, 2011, demanding the returning of Kāmīliyā Shihātah.
After the protest, salafists rallied from the mosque to the headquarter of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, chanting slogans against Coptic Pope...
Date of source: Monday, February 28, 2011
Preachers and Imāms pertaining to the Azhar have formed a committee to address the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces regarding the Azhar’s independence from the government and the election of its Shaykh instead of his appointment.
Some three thousand preachers and Imāms of the Azhar, headed by...
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