Date of source: Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Asharq Al-Awsat received news that Al-Wafd and the Brotherhood decided to form a joint committee to examine a number of issues of mutual interests to both. Sources from the Brotherhood and Al-Wafd denied the possibility of forming a parliamentary alliance between Al-Wafd and the Brotherhood.
Date of source: Sunday, May 8, 2005
The Egyptian movement for change – Kifāya, literally ‘enough’- has gained a foothold on the political arena and has become the focus of much debate among supporters and opponents. Supporters of Kifāya enthuse about its message and activity, and place high hopes on its campaign for political change...
Date of source: Monday, June 6, 2005
After holding an interview with Hishām Qāsim, Deputy leader of al-Ghad (tomorrow) Party, Muhammad Bakrī of al-Usbouc concludes that Qāsim’s between-the-lines implications made it obvious that he was in favor of U.S. policies after September 11.
Date of source: Saturday, August 14, 2004
The opinion of political writer Hussain Abdel Raziq, the
secretary general of the Tagammu Party, was different from other leaders of the Tagammu and most
of its members. When the Tagammu was discussing the attitude it should adopt toward groups that
claim to represent political Islam, Abdel...
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...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 11, 2004
The spokesperson of the Tagammu Party said members of the party met
with members of the Muslim Brotherhood. He said that the Tagammu refuses to take religion as a
cover platform for political activism because religion is a divine duty that should not be mixed
with individual and group...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 27, 2004
The
article is an interview with Dr. Reverend Ekram Lama’i, pastor of an Evangelical Church in
Shubra, and a professor at the Evangelical Theological Seminary. Rev. Dr. Lama’i, who is also the
author of many important books about religion, the religious discourse and Zionist penetration of...
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: Thursday, June 23, 2005
Rose al-Yousuf writes that Egyptian grassroots are not interested in demonstrations of the Kifāya movement.
Critique on an article about a Christian family alleging that the Grand Shaykh of the Azhar was involved in luring their daughter to Islam.