Date of source: Friday, October 28, 2005
The Egyptian Minister of Information has set the general criteria for the media coverage of election campaigns, asserting that no news would be obscured from the public and that the Muslim Brotherhood will not be recognized.
Date of source: Thursday, October 27, 2005
The Muslim Brotherhood group is poised to make the best use of the voting in the parliamentary elections, scheduled for November 9, to impose a fait accompli on the regime and other political powers.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Al-‘Iryān states that he is confident about relations between the Muslim Brotherhood and the government during the coming years.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 26, 2005
A book by a Brotherhood candidate claims that the television is used by the media to distract people from their religion.
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A total of 1400 applicants have been excluded from candidacy in the parliamentary elections, mainly due to their failure to complete their military service.
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Karam Jabr asks the question: ’Where is the Muslim Brotherhood taking the country?’
Date of source: Monday, October 31, 2005
The author praises dā’iya ‘Amr Khālid after hearing him speak to a group of young people.
Date of source: Sunday, October 30, 2005
Annemarie Schimmel, who died last year, was a Professor of Islamic studies around the world, and obtained two PhDs, one on Mameluk civilization in Egypt and the other on the history of religions and the position of Islam among divine religions.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 26, 2005
A large number of continuities can be found in beliefs and traditions in Egypt dating back to Pharaonic times, and to understand Sufism, Jamāl al-Ghitānī argues that one must understand Egypt’s past.
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Ahmad Shawqī al-Fanjarī argues that the application of the hudoud [Islamic penal code] must be proceeded by social reform, and that its application has only led to great suffering.