Date of source: Saturday, March 28, 2015
At this year’s Arab Summit in Sharm el-Shaykh, signs of rapprochement began to appear between Egypt and Qatar. Recently, the two countries have been expected to begin a period of complete reconciliation. Mukhtār Nawh, a former leader in the Muslim Brotherhood, said that the ongoing reconciliation...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 24, 2015
The Muslim Brotherhood fails to make a case for human rights violations in Egypt
After the group’s attempt to undermine the economic conference in Sharm el Sheikh, they also failed to convince the UN of a deteriorating human rights situation in Egypt. On the contrary, the international community...
Date of source: Monday, March 23, 2015
Yūsif al-Ḥusaynī: Mursī was the silent president
Concerning Mursī’s ruling, which he issued without consulting the opinion of youth or members of the political elite, Yūsif al-Ḥusaynī said that Mursī was the silent president and that he demands a clarification of the persons responsible. He...
Date of source: Thursday, January 8, 2015
Egyptian politicians express their opinions of the Muslim Brotherhood’s attempt to form a government-in-exile in Turkey
The International Organization for the Muslim Brotherhood is attempting to form a govern-in-exile in Turkey in order to embarrass the Egyptian government in front of the...
Date of source: Sunday, January 4, 2015
Bishop Tawadros: the Maspero incident was a deception perpetrated by the Muslim Brotherhood
Bishop Tawadros said that the assault on the Papal Headquarters during the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood was the first in all of Islamic History. He added that the Muslim Brotherhood started the violence...
Date of source: Monday, August 19, 2013
The number of victims of the current violence in Egypt is increasing. Most deaths fell during the efforts to end the demonstrations. According to the Ministry of Health there are 638 deaths, among them at least 43 from the police forces. The Muslim Brotherhood claims much larger numbers of...
Date of source: Sunday, December 2, 2012
Jamāl al-Bannā and AWR interns together with Nisrīn Jum'ah, who was of great help translating. From left to right: Jamāl al-Bannā, Eline Kasanwidjojo, Mette Toft Nielsen, Shabana Basheer and Nisrīn Jum'ah.
25-11-2012
Date of source: Saturday, November 24, 2012
Reactions of Egyptians on the streets escalated over decrees by President Muhammad Mursī on Thursday (November 22) sacking the public prosecutor and immunizing his decisions as political, betraying deep divisions within the society as opponents termed them as “rehash of past dictatorship”. [Author...
Date of source: Sunday, July 22, 2012
In politics, spin is inevitable. But in times of great political struggle spin is often transformed into misrepresentation. In Egypt these days, as seen in the press, the Muslim Brotherhood is spun virtually into a dervish.
Consider first this article from al-Akhbar, ‘Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 10, 2012
A friend of mine asked me the other day what I think of this quote from the Economist of June 23:‘The best way to tame the Islamists, as Turkey’s experience shows, is to deny them the moral high ground to which repression elevates them, and condemn them instead to the responsibilities and...