Date of source: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
[Text spoken at the Missio-organized Parlamentarischer Abend in Berlin, March 15, 2011. The meeting was well attended. Seven members of parliament from different political parties participated, along with assistants of other members in parliament and diplomats of the Foreign Ministry. Dr. Otmar...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
[Editor AWR: Both Cardinal Patriarch Antonius Naguib (Cardinal of Coptic Catholic Church in Egypt) and AWR editor-in-chief Cornelis Hulsman were asked to give presentations about the place of Christians in Egypt today on occasion of "The Parlamentarischer Abend" (informal evening meeting of...
Date of source: Saturday, March 12, 2011
Al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmiyyah officially announced its agreement to create a political party which most members of its Shūrá Council approved.
Furthermore, Dr. Nājih 'Ībrāhīm, member of the Shūrá Council affiliated to al-Jamā'ah al-Islāmīyyah, said that the group appointed Shaykh 'Usāmah Hāfiz as the...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
The recent revolution has led to many new parties being formed and established parties being reorganized, including several Islamist groups.
The Muslim Brotherhood is the group expected to dominate future Egyptian politics. They are now trying to cast off their image of being radicals.
Other...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Hundreds of salifīs and religious associations demonstrated in front of the Council of State, Tuesday evening, demanding the release of Kāmīliyā Shihātah, the wife of a priest from a church in Minya, as well as Wafā’ Costantine and a number of other [claimed] abducted Muslim women.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 9, 2011
A large number of salifīs attacked Dr. 'Isām Sharaf's vehicle, the new Prime Minister, after leaving the ministers' cabinet Tuesday afternoon.
Date of source: Sunday, February 27, 2011
AWR was pleased to cooperate with Encounter, a program of ABC radio, Australia. For the interviews and transcript of ABC please check this address: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/encounter/stories/2011/3147651.htm#transcript
Date of source: Thursday, February 24, 2011
Ḥizb al-Wasaṭ [Center Party], Muslim Brotherhood, the Jamā‘ah al-Islāmiyyah group, and salafīs announced the establishment of political parties.
Date of source: Thursday, February 24, 2011
Al-Wafd reports seven hundred members of the Jamā‘ah al-Islāmiyyah defect.
Date of source: Thursday, February 17, 2011
The Muslim Brotherhood has announced in a statement that it plans to form a political party after the amendment of the constitution and the unrestricted formation of political parties is permitted.
It has also asked the armed forces to set a timetable for the constitutional amendments and for...