Date of source: Wednesday, February 25, 2015
After a meeting between the US Foreign Ministry and representatives of Islamic organizations in the United States last month, the recent reception of Islamic representatives with affiliations to the Muslim Brotherhood enraged the Egyptian authorities again. Since 9/11 the US government has been...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 24, 2015
A couple of weeks ago Ayman ʿAbd al-Rahīm wrote three articles on “why the Brotherhood should be dissolved”. Responding to this, Hāmid argues that a focus on the Muslim Brotherhood misses the point, namely the variety of political Islams in Egypt. Furthermore, dissolution of the Brotherhood at...
Date of source: Monday, February 23, 2015
The GCC made it clear that it supports Egypt’s fight against terrorism and seeks to reconcile differences between the country and Qatar. However, with the death of King ʿAbd Allah and his succession by King Salmān, the Muslim Brotherhood expressed hope for better relations with the kingdom. However...
Date of source: Friday, February 13, 2015
Doctor Ahmadal-Tawījrī, a Saudi lawyer and poet, criticized the Egyptian government’s designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. He criticized the government’s position, saying that the organization’s presence stretches from Indonesia to Morocco and cannot simply be labeled...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 11, 2015
The Washington Post reported that the Muslim Brotherhood has fallen upon the hardest times in its political history since Nasser’s presidency. The Brotherhood has lost all support from the Arab Gulf countries since the Gulf Cooperation Council launched an anti-Brotherhood campaign. These...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 10, 2015
The Clarion Project, a terrorism research institute, reported that the Muslim Brotherhood is beginning a period of retaliation against the Egyptian government.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 10, 2015
The Egyptian Government was able to inflict serious damage to the Muslim Brotherhood’s finances through the group’s dependence on foreign exchange. The government’s efforts have caused serious headwinds for the Egyptian foreign exchange market, particularly by causing prices to sharply increase...
Date of source: Monday, February 9, 2015
The website “Middle East” published an investigation into the disputes occurring within the Muslim Brotherhood. The report looked into disputes around the role of pacifism within the organization as well as the methods used to confront the Egyptian state. The investigation found that the...
Date of source: Monday, February 9, 2015
The media war between the Muslim Brotherhood and the Egyptian government has entered a dangerous new phase as a brotherhood affiliated TV station broadcasted recordings attributed to President Sīsī when he was the Minister of Defense. The recordings provoked strong reactions in the Gulf and in...
Date of source: Sunday, February 8, 2015
Foreign Minister Sāmih Shukrī raised the issue of the U.S. government’s meeting with a Muslim Brotherhood delegation when he met with his American counterpart John Kerry. Shukrī met with Kerry on the sidelines of a security conference in Munich where he gave John Kerry a CD with evidence of the...