Date of source: Monday, January 10, 2005
Differences of thought within the al-Banna family; from Muslim Brotherhood to European Islam.
Date of source: Thursday, September 29, 2005
In his interview with al-Maydān, Mahdi ‘Ākif, Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, answers questions about the authenticity of the deals with the NDP and foreign organizations.
Date of source: Saturday, November 6, 2004
Dr. Rifa’at Al-Said’s recent yet-another-controversial book “Hassan Al-Banna, the armed sheikh” is focusing on the moment when the da’wa [Call to Islam] via wisdom and affability turns into armed violence. This sums up the idea of the book considering many people’s defense of Hassan Al-Banna, on...
Date of source: Sunday, October 31, 2004
By listening to Muhammad Mehdi Akef, the seventh guide of the Islamist organization founded in 1928 by Hassan Al-Banna, one has a feeling of dealing with a personality that is regarded as the "pope" of Islam.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 25, 2004
Sayyed Qutb’s book “Ma’leem fi Al-Tariq” [Milestones] is still the source of inspiration of Islamists around the world. The Muslim Brotherhood tried to deny any connection between itself and Qutb’s book, in spite of the fact that they would always refute any criticism directed to the book.
Date of source: Thursday, August 5, 2004
Now the whole world is talking about reform, the Muslim Brotherhood does not want to miss the boat and has immediately released reform initiatives. Their initiative is very rational and polite; they spoke of citizenship and the honor of voting in elections. But is this vision compatible with the...
Date of source: Monday, August 9, 2004
The Muslim Brotherhood never forgets its aim, which is to take hold of power in Egypt. They are not frank enough to admit it. After a period of silence, they have again started a dialogue with opposition parties. The outcome of the past months did not smell of anything positive as the mutual...
Date of source: Thursday, August 5, 2004
The strong disagreements that broke out between Al-Tagammu [left wing] Party and the Muslim Brotherhood were due to the personal opinions of Dr. Rifa’at Al-Said who is against the Muslim Brotherhood and political Islam.
Al-Said said that the fact that Al-Tagammu agreed to meet with the Muslim...
Date of source: Monday, August 2, 2004
In a move that has caused much speculation, the supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Mahdi Akef described Amr Moussa, the secretary general of the Arab league as a “man who swims against the current.”
Observers saw Akef’s statement as an attempt to widen the circle of movement for the...
Date of source: Monday, June 13, 2005
Supreme Guide of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, Mahdī ‘Ākif, denied that his group has started the confrontation with the regime, saying the group "was just practicing their constitutional right of peaceful demonstration for reform, which was met on the part of the authorities with a spree of...