Date of source: Sunday, June 13, 2004
The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt used to use the words “Their duties are like our duties and their rights are like our rights.” to explain how they will deal with Copts if they reach power. Regardless of the eliminated phrase “whether they like it or not,” this sentence implies equality, yet there...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 15, 2004
This study aims at examining the historical events that marked the relationship of Hassan Al-Hudaiby, the second supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, to the “Tanzim Al-Ekhwan” [the organization of the Brothers] that was led by the late Sayyed Qutb. The organization was uncovered in 1965. One...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 9, 2004
We come to the second mystery in the life of Sayyed Qutb. During his time in prison, Qutb received special treatment not enjoyed by other prisoners. At the time, Qutb was the only person who was allowed to keep paper, pens, and books while receiving medical treatment in the prison’s hospital from...
Date of source: Friday, July 30, 2004
Suddenly, Sayyed Qutb placed himself very close to the new power, [the officers of] the July Revolution, and forgot or ignored his fierce defense of the workers and the poor which continued from 1949 till 1951.
It is astonishing that Sayyed Qutb forgot about his call for social justice, yet, it is...
Date of source: Thursday, July 8, 2004
At the same time that the Brotherhood denies flattering America in order for the Brotherhood to be included in the agenda of reform in the Arab World, Dr. Abdel Mon’em Abu Al-Fotouh, a prominent Brotherhood figure, presented an Islamic view of reform in which he flattered America and marketed the...
Date of source: Sunday, May 8, 2005
Diplomats and specialists ask what will come of the Muslim Brothers in the coming Egyptian elections if these are opened to them and if they are held, as promised by president Hosni Mubarak, freely?
Date of source: Wednesday, July 21, 2004
Hassan Al-Banna carefully examined the political situation in Egypt during the 1930s and then decided to establish a strong relationship with Ali Maher [former Egyptian Prime Minister], who was known for his hostility towards the Wafd, contempt of opposition parties and loyalty to the palace. Al-...
Date of source: Sunday, July 25, 2004
In the Conference for the Priorities and Mechanisms of Reform in the Arab
world, Abdel Mon’em Abu Al-Fotouh, member of the Guidance Bureau of the Muslim Brotherhood
criticized the American democratic experience through some western and American leftist writings.
The ideology of the Muslim...
Date of source: Thursday, July 8, 2004
Al
-Midan received a copy of the message the Supreme Guide of the Brotherhood Muhammad Mahdi Akef
directed to Brotherhood members [recently]. In his message, Akef stressed the importance of
adhering to the teachings of Islam in order to withstand the fierce attacks on it. The Supreme
Guide said...
Date of source: Thursday, August 12, 2004
Sami Sharaf accused other members of the Nasserist Party of not
standing up to defend late president Abdel Nasser as the Nasserists did not respond to the Muslim
Brotherhood’s demands that the Nasserists should apologize for the mistakes Nasser committed
against the Muslim Brotherhood. Sharaf...