Date of source: Sunday, April 9, 2006
The author
says he interviewed the Muslim Brotherhood supreme guide, Mahdī ‘Ākif, in his
Irshād [Guidance] office a few days ahead of the last parliamentary elections, but the interview it
was not published in full at the newspaper for which he used to work.
Date of source: Saturday, April 8, 2006
The author argues that the fact that Islamic groups, not liberal and secular movements, are
the the big winners of the US’s efforts to promote democracy in the Middle East confuses the US
administration, and American thinktanks as well.
Date of source: Friday, April 7, 2006
The authors
harshly criticize leading Brotherhood member Dr. ‘Isām al-‘Iryān for his
statement in which he called upon President Hussnī Mubārak to put an end to the multi-party system in
Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, April 7, 2006
The author criticizes the murshid of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood organization,
Muhammad Mahdī ‘Ākif, for his insults against Egypt during an interview he gave to
journalist Sa‘īd Shu‘ayb, who could not publish it in full in his weekly column in
al-Karāma newspaper.
Date of source: Thursday, April 6, 2006
The author argues that the Muslim Brotherhood is applying the Shi’ite practice of Taqīya which allows them to use double talk in order to hide their real intentions.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 5, 2006
The Brotherhood’s leading members believe that the
latest crackdown by the government on the group aims at stopping their mission of reform.
Date of source: Saturday, November 3, 2001 to Friday, November 9, 2001
The author
expressed the opinion that the Muslim Brotherhood was the first sponsor and the real founder of all the groups
practicing terrorism in the name of religion, including Usama Bin Laden and his followers. He added that it was a
group based on deception, as they made innocent young men...
Date of source: Friday, March 31, 2006
The author writes on his political dialogue, as a Coptic citizen, with parliamentary members of the Brotherhood, which has resulted in a draft law of citizenship that deals with the issues of Copts in Egypt. He records his disappointment that the Brotherhood’s guidance bureau has rejected the draft...
Date of source: Sunday, April 2, 2006
The author argues that the growing influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in professional syndicates, in particular the Lawyers’ Syndicate, has negatively affected the goals of these syndicates.
Date of source: Thursday, March 30, 2006
The surprise victory of Hamās in the recent Palestinian parliamentary elections and the growing influence of the Muslim Brotherhood on Jordanian politics raise many questions over the future of politics in the Middle East.