Date of source: Monday, June 7, 2004
The Muslim Brotherhood is keen on intermarrying with elite members of society, whether they are politicians or businessmen, in order to guarantee the highest degree of support for their group. This is the reason for the Brotherhood’s blessing of the marriage between the son of Nabil Moqbel, an...
Date of source: Saturday, June 5, 2004
Dr. Youssef Al-Qaradawi answers questions concerning the goals of holding dialogues with other religions, the relationship between religion and morality, and the difference in religion as perceived in Islamic law.
Date of source: Monday, June 7, 2004
An Egyptian delegation headed by Dr. Usama Al-Baz, political advisor to President Mubarak, left Cairo yesterday for London on a European-American tour to correct the image of Islam in the West. The delegation includes the Grand Mufti, Ali Goma’a, Deputy President of the National Council for Human...
Date of source: Monday, June 14, 2004
A number of imprisoned Brotherhood members attested before the prosecution that police tortured them. The accused members insisted that they could prove they were tortured in the police station. Twelve members attested that they were tortured by police in an attempt to force them to make...
Date of source: Monday, June 14, 2004
The Higher State Security Prosecution in Egypt renewed the prison sentence of 52 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood for fifteen days pending interrogations since they were arrested last month.
Date of source: Monday, June 14, 2004
The conflict between the government and the Muslim Brotherhood has escalated. Akram Abdel Hamid Al Zohari, who was imprisoned pending investigations in relation to case number 462 for year 2004, died. The Muslim Brotherhood described his death as the result of the inhuman treatment of the detained...
Date of source: Monday, June 14, 2004
For the first time, the Ministry of Interior announces the death of one of its detainees, Akram Al-Zohari, who had been imprisoned in Mazra’et Tura prison. The Ministry delegated a committee from the parliament to go and listen to members of the Muslim Brotherhood. Two days before Zohari ’s death,...
Date of source: Saturday, June 12, 2004
The Brotherhood Supreme Guide Muhammad Akef regarded the arrest of about 60 Brotherhood members a message directed to him because he crossed red lines.
Akef called upon the government to open a dialogue with him instead of applying the policy of indirect messages.
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: Monday, June 14, 2004
Parliamentary sources stated that the Egyptian Interrogation Authorities withdrew yesterday permission to allow a parliamentary investigation committee to visit suspended members of the Muslim Brotherhood. The committee was due to investigate claims that Brotherhood members had been tortured by...