Date of source: Tuesday, March 14, 2017
The Egyptian authorities have started a large-scale arrest campaign against members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, but the reasons for the detentions remain unclear to most observers.
Date of source: Sunday, July 17, 2005
In January 1996, Abu al-‘Ila Mādī, then a leading member of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group, abandoned the Brotherhood. He and some 74 founding members have presented the documents founding al-Wasat party.
Date of source: Saturday, October 1, 2005 to Friday, October 7, 2005
A state of calm prevails once again in the prison cells of the al-Jamā‘a al-Islāmīya detainees after leader of the Jamā‘a, Karam Zuhdī, rescinded his statement in which he declared his full support for President Mubārak.
Date of source: Sunday, July 25, 2004
Sectarian clashes between Christians and Muslims flared up on the Internet and satellite TV channels at the time of the suspicious visit of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, which came to Egypt with the aim of creating friction.