Date of source: Sunday, May 2, 2004
In this interview, the Coptic intellectual Dr. Milad Hanna expresses his free-spoken opinions concerning the aspired political reform in Egypt and the situation of Copts in terms of principles of equality and citizenship.
Date of source: Saturday, May 15, 2004
The Brotherhood MPs” never stop showing up before members of their electoral districts through the questions and requests for information that present with hot, eye-catching titles. This is part of an attempt for attracting media attention in spite of the fact that the issues they raise are trivial...
Date of source: Saturday, May 22, 2004
Unlike all heads of other syndicates, Dr. Hamdi Al-Sayyed, the head of the Doctors’ Syndicate believes that the Brotherhood did not take over his syndicate that enjoys democracy that brought in the Brotherhood.
The head of the Syndicate may be doing so either because he fears the Brotherhood,...
Date of source: Sunday, June 6, 2004
Many Muslim thinkers and scholars have occupied themselves with the issue of democracy in Western civilization and its comparison with the Islamic system of shura [consultation], especially after the proposed U.S. reform project known as the Greater Middle East was introduced. This study examines...
Date of source: Friday, July 2, 2004
Away from the lights and the crowdedness of Cairo, the dissolved group of the Muslim Brotherhood started extensive activities in Upper Egypt in preparation for the coming parliamentary elections of the People’s Assembly.
The Brotherhood plans involves no propaganda based on the policy of...
Date of source: Thursday, June 24, 2004
The American University in Cairo put a condition on its application that prospective female students should not wear the niqab or the face cover. Deputies in the Egyptian parliament, including the Muslim Brotherhood deputies, submitted a request of information to Dr. Moufid Shihab, the minister of...
Date of source: Monday, July 5, 2004
Two months ago, the Council of Governors at the Egyptian government issued a decision to stop building new Azharite Institutes, stop building civil mosques and demolish mosques built without license. This caused angry reactions among the Egyptian public. Eighteen deputies at the People’s Assembly,...
Date of source: Thursday, July 8, 2004
After we brought up the issue of stopping building Azharite institutes according a decision by the Council of Governors, we are following up on this issue.
The decision triggered many reactions on all levels from people who reject the decision and doubt its motives by linking it to the so-called...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 17, 2004
As the upcoming parliamentary elections approach,
the Muslim Brotherhood are trying to make alliances with various political powers. The
Brotherhood are trying to convince everyone that they are no longer an Islamic group and are
willing to engage in political life and employ its mechanisms....
Date of source: Thursday, June 3, 2004
Last week, the catastrophe of the confiscation of books appeared on the surface again
as two books were accused of offending religion. The book of “Shukran Bin Laden” [Thank you Bin
Laden] by Sayyed Al-Qimni was recommended to be banned by the Islamic Research Institute. The
other book “Tahya Al...