Date of source: Sunday, September 3, 2006
70 fanatics in Alexandria were arrested on suspicions of
belonging to al-Qā‘idah. The Islamic group claims that they are innocent of the attempt to
assassinate the author Nagīb Mahfūz.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 11, 2006
A list of
articles on
the recent controversial press law from a variety of Egyptian news sources.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 11, 2006
30 teachers belonging to the banned Muslim Brotherhood group were imprisoned
in investigative custody by the Supreme State Security Prosecution for alleged involvement in secret work in
the
education sector.
Date of source: Friday, July 7, 2006
The Egyptian prosecution
releases a large number of detained pro-judges
protestors of different political affiliations.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Two leading
members of al-Jamā‘a al-Islāmīya, ‘Āsim ‘Abd
al-Mājid and ‘Isām Dirbāla, have been recently released, thus decreasing the number
of the group’s current prisoners to less than 500.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Nine members of the Muslim Brotherhood’s political office were
imprisoned for 15 days pending investigations on charges of joining an illegal group, which aims to hamper
the
implementation of the constitution and the law and possessing leaflets, which call for hatred for the
regime and
which...
Date of source: Monday, May 22, 2006
Nearly 480 people, including 314 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood have been arrested on charges of organizing unauthorized demonstrations in support of the judges, who blew the whistle on election fraud.
Date of source: Monday, May 1, 2006
The Egyptian parliament has approved a two-year extension of the 25-year -old emergency law amidst strong opposition from Muslim Brotherhood and independent members of parliament. Arguing that the government uses the law to silence and oppress the opposition, Muslim Brotherhood members came to the...
Date of source: Sunday, November 4, 2001
The Brotherhood did not take any steps indicating the group’s rejection of the government’s intention to deprive Ayman Al-Zawahry, the leader of the Jihad organization, and Abu Hafs Al-Masri, the leader of the military wing of Al-Qa’ida, of their Egyptian citizenship. Such an attitude can be seen...
Date of source: Friday, March 3, 2006
A dispute arose at the American University in Cairo over whether or not to admit a member of the Muslim Brotherhood in part of a dialogue on issues between Copts and the Brotherhood.