Date of source: Saturday, May 8, 2004
The Higher State Security investigations of members of the new cell of the banned Muslim Brotherhood revealed that a number of the leaders in the group made use of some NGOs to collect donations of LE3 million. The money will be used to support their candidates in the coming People’s Assembly...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 18, 2004
The Egyptian authorities accused the Muslim Brotherhood of sending some members to receive training on arms in the framework of the group’s effort to overthrow the government by force. The authorities closed down 20 commercial and economic enterprises owned by the group, after they [the authorities...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 18, 2004
The Higher State Security Prosecutor in Egypt said yesterday that members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood were arrested a day earlier for planning to overthrow the regime by force and to establish an Islamic Caliphate. Security forces arrested 54 members, including Muslim Brotherhood leaders in...
Date of source: Friday, April 22, 2005
Heated discussions are taking place in the National Council for Women and some non-governmental organizations to propose amendments to articles 237 and 277 of the penal code, which differentiate between a husband and his wife in case of adultery.
Date of source: Saturday, March 26, 2005
It is the people’s right to protest, but if these protests turn into complete disorder and chaos, then this right should be, carefully, reconsidered. There is a thin line between protests and chaos, and we must be careful not to trespass it.
Date of source: Thursday, March 24, 2005
Before the opening of the Forth General Conference of Journalists in 2004, President Husnī Mubārak had declared his historical initiative of canceling imprisonment for publishing [or journalism] related crimes. Journalists are extremely worried because the status quo remains even after a year...
Date of source: Thursday, March 3, 2005
At last the People’s Assembly (parliament) has once and for all settled the issue of child custody in favor of mothers until they reach the age of 15, after which they may be asked to choose whether to continue staying with their mothers, or like to switch to fathers.
Date of source: Thursday, March 3, 2005
I am not at ease about the “stalwart support” of the People’s Assembly and Shura Council for the historical decision of President Husnī Mubārak to have direct presidential elections instead of those referendums that made Egypt a paradigm of the 99,999% syndrome during Nasser’s time!
Date of source: Monday, February 21, 2005
Some expressed their desire that the Central Authority [for Public Mobilization and] Statistics (CAPMAS) supervise the funds of all churches and submit a report of each church to the People’s Assembly because the CAPMAS is affiliated to the Parliament. But in fact, the funds of the Church could not...
Date of source: Thursday, February 17, 2005
Some books at the Cairo International Book Fair were claimed to go against and be incompatible with the principles and morals of religion. This led a number of Muslim Brotherhood Members of Parliament and members of the Religious Committee at the People’s Assembly to demand a comprehensive revision...