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Date of source: Thursday, January 17, 2013
This meeting took place in a hotel on December 12, 2012, only days before the referendum on December 15. The text in this report has been approved by both the SGP delegation and Dr. George Missīhah.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The European Parliament said it is appalled by developments in Egypt over a constitutional declaration announced by President Muḥammad Mursī and inside the constituent assembly, adding the so-called declaration puts Mursī above the law. [Aḥmad Khalaf Allāh and Muḥammad Mursī, al-Watan, Nov. 28, p....
Date of source: Saturday, October 27, 2012
The ‘Id al-Adhá prayers in Alexandria switched from spiritual to political as Salafī Da’wah (Call) and Muslim Brotherhood leaders delivered fiery sermons in squares all over the Mediterranean city. [Rāmī Yāsīn, al-Ahrām, Oct. 27, p. 5] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Sāmih Makram ‘Ubayd handed me his business card with the words, ‘I hope I get to use this again.’ Underneath his name it spelled out ‘Member of Parliament’. He took it back momentarily and penciled in an additional word in Arabic: ‘Dissolved’.
Date of source: Monday, July 9, 2012
President Muhammad Mursī on Sunday (July 8) issued a presidential decree reinstating the dissolved parliament which would practice all its powers included in Article 33 of the constitutional declaration dated March 30, 2011. [Ahmad al-Batrīq, Ibrāhīm al-Bahī and Muhammad Fū’ād, al-Ahrām, July 9, p...
Date of source: Sunday, March 11, 2012
There are concerns about the approaches of drafting the new Egyptian Constitution which is currently dominating the political climate in Egypt. These concerns are associated with the criteria for the formation of the constituent assembly and its members. So far the final shape of the assembly is...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Al-Tajammu’ Party has provided the People's Assembly and the Shurá Council with its criteria for the formation of the constituent assembly as follows:
Date of source: Tuesday, February 28, 2012
(Right) now all the political groups in Egypt conform to one main principle, which is to make sure that every part of society is represented in the constituent assembly that will draft the Egyptian constitution. There is no doubt that this principle is credible as long as it is implemented...
Date of source: Sunday, December 4, 2011
The first phase of the Egyptian elections witnessed major influence by religious movements. This became clear on the one hand in discourse in which the political and religious spheres became confused, especially after a rumor spread of the church supporting two candidates from the Egyptian Bloc [a...
Date of source: Monday, August 8, 2011
Leftist Tagammu Party Vice President Samir Fayyad said on Monday that his party is planning to form a coalition with various liberal forces and moderate religious trends.
The party withdrew from the Democratic Coalition earlier this week after the coalition failed to denounce Islamists for chanting...
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