Date of source: Sunday, September 4, 2011
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According to a new Wikileaks document from September 16, 1986, the US embassy had official contact with the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) on September 10 of the same year.
The impressions were that they were keen to establish dialogue and relations with the US, “perhaps as an attempt to add...
Date of source: Saturday, September 3, 2011
Islamists have imposed themselves in the Egyptian society after the January 25 revolution and rolled up their sleeves to establish parties, nearly 20, including the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood group.
Date of source: Monday, August 29, 2011
Farah Pandith, US special representative for Muslim communities, will be holding dialogue with the Muslim Brotherhood, as well as a cultural and religious talk with the female members.
Pandith is a Muslim immigrant from India originally.
Date of source: Monday, August 29, 2011
Engineer Salāh Hāshim, one of the founders of the Jamā'ah Islāmīyah (Islamic Group), said unity of the different factions and movements would furnish an opportunity for the Islamists to make it to power.
Date of source: Thursday, August 25, 2011
Dr. 'Isām 'Iryān, vice president of the Freedom and Justice Party (affiliated to the Muslim Brotherhood MB group), condemns U.S. threats to cut aid to Egypt [Read the details here on AWR] and link it to the Camp David treaty.
He added that U.S. aid is not a charity for Egypt, and that it is used to...
Date of source: Friday, August 26, 2011
Egyptian police have found the car of the leader of the Freedom and Justice Party, the Muslim Brotherhood's political arm, Mohamed al-Beltagui, which was stolen when he was assaulted last week.
The Qalyubiya Security Directorate received information that someone in Qalyubiya had been talking about...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Many Islamist factions are disagreeing over the Azhar document and the propsed governing principles of the constitution. Salafists have declined to negotiate with Dr. 'Isām Sharaf, Prime Minister of Egypt, over the governing constitutional principles. The Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamic Group...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Acts of violence erupted at a demonstration the evening before last (August 21, 2011), which was attended by the Muslim Brotherhood, the Salafī movement, April 6 Youth Movement, and the Revolution Youth Coalition. The main battle comprised of the Muslim Brotherhood Youth on one side and the Youth...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Mahmoud Hussein, Secretary General of the Muslim Brotherhood, has said that it is not reasonable to continue following the Camp David treaty when it prohibits the sending of soldiers to Sinai, at the time when Israel "does whatever it wants". He went on to say that it is unfair to Egypt, but...
Date of source: Thursday, August 18, 2011
Representatives of political parties and Islamist groups announced their approval over the Azhar document as an only reference to seek during the process of drafting the constitution.
'Abd al-Mun'im al-Shahāt, the spokesman for the Salafist Call Organization in Alexandria, said the Azhar is the...