Date of source: Wednesday, April 18, 2007
TheJihād Group officially declares their initiative to cease of the use of violence. While many of the Islamic groups approved of the initiative, many seem to complicate the issue.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 18, 2007
The press review sheds light on a meeting recently held between House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and a leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood, Muhammad Sa‘d al-Katātnī, at the U.S. Ambassador to Egypt Francis Riccardone’s residence. It also highlights an alleged deal between the Brotherhood and...
Date of source: Saturday, April 14, 2007
The author criticizes the regime for its rejection of the right of the Muslim Brotherhood be represented at a recent meeting at the American Embassy.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 17, 2007
The Ministry of Endowments begins the trial of a unified adhān.
Date of source: Saturday, April 14, 2007 to Friday, April 20, 2007
Subhī Mijāhid writes about the young Islamic preacher, Mustafá Husnī, and the
similarities between him and ‘Amr Khālid.
Date of source: Sunday, April 15, 2007
The author considers the rights of minorities and if the rights afforded to them hold up to the standards of Sharī‘ah and the Qur’ān.
Date of source: Monday, April 16, 2007
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Copts’ permanent insistence that Copts are persecuted in Egypt caused Egyptian Copts to believe that they really are.
Therefore, any mere dispute between neighbors would transform into strife.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 11, 2007
This press review presents a summary of a series of articles published in Rose al-Yūsuf. Hānī Labīb writes about the history of the relationship between the pope as the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, and the president of the Republic of Egypt from the mandate of Jamāl ‘Abd al-Nāsir until the...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Amnesty International issued its annual report on Egypt. The
report aroused the anger of the Egyptian government because it referred to alleged violations and abuses that contradict
international human rights in Egypt. The Egyptian government rejected the report and described it as “unjust and...
Date of source: Monday, April 9, 2007
The exclusion of National Democratic Party members from selecting candidates came as a shock to many members, prompting them to hold several meetings in East Cairo to discuss handing in a mass resignation to embarrass the party.