Date of source: Friday, December 31, 2004
Magdi Khalil [see AWR, 2004. week 49, art. 7] argues, that the Muslim Brotherhood only uses democratic procedures as methods to obtain their aim, the political power of the country. He assumes that after having taken power, they would then reject the democratic system in their political life...
Date of source: Thursday, March 4, 2004
The banned Muslim Brotherhood caused a
surprise yesterday when it mentioned that it would be willing to change its name if the
government would allow it to form a political party. Muhammad Mahdi Akef, the supreme guide of
the Brotherhood, said that what the Brotherhood has suggested is merely an...
Date of source: Monday, March 8, 2004
A crisis broke out between the
government and the Journalists’ Syndicate because the supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood
announced his initiative from inside the Syndicate. The Minister of Interior criticized the
event, saying that initiatives should be presented by recognized political...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 30, 2004
The author of this article strongly opposes the article published in the
last issue in which Dr. Hassan Hefni called for forming political parties based on religion.
According to the author of this article, forming political parties based on religion is a
dangerous call that leads to the...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 13, 2004
Intellectuals opposed the idea of forming a political party based on religion.
We
reject the Muslim Brotherhood initiative [for political reform] because it was issued by an
illegal group. The Muslim Brotherhood has remained in political life by force, and violence
constitutes a great part of...
Date of source: Thursday, April 22, 2004
A war of initiatives has broken out between the Muslim Brotherhood and the Tagammu Party, after the Tagammu Party announced its initiative for political reform, the Tagammu initiative directed criticism at the Brotherhood’s initiative, accusing it of flirting with the U.S.
Muhammad Mahdi Akef [...
Date of source: Saturday, May 8, 2004
The Higher State Security investigations of members of the new cell of the banned Muslim Brotherhood revealed that a number of the leaders in the group made use of some NGOs to collect donations of LE3 million. The money will be used to support their candidates in the coming People’s Assembly...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 18, 2004
The Egyptian authorities accused the Muslim Brotherhood of sending some members to receive training on arms in the framework of the group’s effort to overthrow the government by force. The authorities closed down 20 commercial and economic enterprises owned by the group, after they [the authorities...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 18, 2004
The Higher State Security Prosecutor in Egypt said yesterday that members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood were arrested a day earlier for planning to overthrow the regime by force and to establish an Islamic Caliphate. Security forces arrested 54 members, including Muslim Brotherhood leaders in...
Date of source: Sunday, December 5, 2004
Dr. Ibrahim has provided positive comments for both sides of this controversial issue. In an article entitled "Reclaiming Democracy ... the Participation of Muslim Brotherhood in Egyptian Political Life," published in El Hayat newspaper on Oct. 7, 2004; Dr. Ibrahim noted that the Muslim Brotherhood...