Date of source: Wednesday, December 21, 2005
A review of the election coverage, with a special emphasis on the Muslim Brotherhood and possible implications of their potential rise to power.
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It is argued that the solutions offered by the Muslim Brotherhood to deal with the nation’s problems are a far cry from Islam, since the group’s founder, Hasan al-Bannā, took what he needed from Islam strictly to serve his political project: reaching power by force.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Some might have expected the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) to pay gratitude to the Copts in the parliamentary elections, but in fact, only one Copt was nominated by the NDP in the Ghurbāl constituency in Alexandria.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 1, 2005
The outlawed organization knows that state or ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) officials agree to attend meetings on democracy and reform providing Muslim Brotherhood activist do not attend, even though such meetings tend to focus on the Brotherhood.
Date of source: Saturday, October 29, 2005
Muhammad al-Tawīl argues that the Muslim Brotherhood has previously used alliances with other opposition parties to gain political representation in the parliament.
Date of source: Sunday, October 23, 2005
Key figure in the Muslim Brotherhood, ‘Isām al-‘Iryān, has been released on bail after he was arrested a few months ago.
Date of source: Thursday, October 13, 2005
About 12 million Egyptians are Copt, but there are at least seven million above the age of 18, who have the right to vote, but do not register their names in the voting books.
Date of source: Saturday, October 8, 2005 to Friday, October 14, 2005
The tactics of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood have become rather predictable: showing off their power in the street to attract parties of all political spectrums. But allying with the communists?
Date of source: Monday, October 10, 2005
The outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group has presented three candidates for the elections in Assiut, including Muhammad Hāmid Sharīf, a physician, in Assiut City constituency, and Muhammad ‘Abd al-Rāziq, also a physician, at the Manfalout constituency.
Date of source: Sunday, October 9, 2005
A united opposition to the NDP could gain at least 150 seats in parliament, which would enable it to compete with the ruling party on a joint reformist platform.