Date of source: Monday, September 20, 2004
In an unprecedented move, the Arab League is preparing for holding an international conference under the title "Arab-European…The image of Islam in history textbook in Europe" in the period from 12 to 14 December.
Date of source: Sunday, September 19, 2004
The Brotherhood dominated the Egyptian street and it became the nightmare of the National Democratic party not only because of their efficiency, or because religion is one of the main components of the Egyptian character. But there many other reasons: the deteriorated economic conditions of the...
Date of source: Thursday, September 16, 2004
No one can offer an explanation for the reasons of this decision except the heads of opposition parties, most of whom deliberately did not attend the meetingin which the exclusion of the Brotherhood was approved.
Date of source: Thursday, September 16, 2004
Heads of political parties unanimously agreed that legitimacy is the basic criterion for participation in the opposition bloc.
Date of source: Thursday, September 16, 2004
Dr. Rifa'at Al-Sa'id, the head of the Tagammu Party, stressed that many reasons led to the exclusion of the Brotherhood from the dialogue among opposition parties.
Al-Sa'id noted that participants in the meetings of opposition parties unanimously rejected the creation of a political party that...
Date of source: Thursday, September 16, 2004
The controversial question of whether the Brotherhood should be included in the [national] dialogue is now being debated, especially after the ruling [National Democratic] Party has brought up again the idea of national dialogue. Will this national dialogue be exclusive to opposition parties or it...
Date of source: Thursday, September 16, 2004
Dr. Muhammad Habib, the first deputy of the Brotherhood Supreme Guide, accused the National Democratic Party of being behind the exclusion of the Brotherhood from the opposition bloc. Habib refused to speak critically of Dr. Rifa'at Al-Sa'id, the head of the Tagammu Party in order not to terminate...
Date of source: Thursday, September 9, 2004
I received an unsigned letter about a Coptic grievance. The letter is written in English with an Arabic summary. The title of the letter is “The injustices suffered by the Christian minority in Egypt.” The letter also reminds the reader of the raids conducted by armed Islamic groups against the...
Date of source: Monday, September 13, 2004
The inclusion of movements of political in the process of democratization is one of the main points of discussion on issues of reform in the Arab world, especially as the political discourse reluctant to start political reform linked between democratization and the possibility of peaceful Islamic...
Date of source: Monday, August 30, 2004
On August 30, “Al Manar Al Gadeed” magazine published an article written by Aboud Al-Zomor about reform in Egypt. The article is particularly significant because Al-Zomor was a main participant in the assassination of [former president] Anwar Al-Sadat. Al-Zomor’s article differs from what the Gama’...