Date of source: Saturday, June 23, 2012
Muhammad Mahdī ‘Ākif, the former murshid (guide) of the Muslim Brotherhood, said former minister housing Hasab Allāh al-Kafrāwī asked him to join him and former Arab League Secretary-General ‘Amr Mūsá, currently outside Egypt, to attend a meeting with SCAF members in an attempt to reach a solution...
Date of source: Saturday, June 23, 2012
Mursī, after a series of meetings with political figures and representatives of revolutionary youths, announced setting up a unified national front encompassing all political factions.
Mursī reiterated the front’s rejection of the decision to dissolve the People’s Assembly, the law on arrest rights...
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2012
The leaders of the three churches appealed to all Egyptians – Muslims and Christians – to go to the polling stations and play their part in shaping the political future of Egypt. [‘Imād Khalīl, Hamdī Qāsim and Yāsir Shimīs, al-Misrī al-Yawm, June 17, p. 10] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2012
The Administrative Judiciary Court on Tuesday (June 19) is looking into a case to dissolve the Muslim Brotherhood group, filed by lawyer Shihātah Muhammad Shihātah, who said that on July 5, 2002 the law on NGOs was enacted and obliged all associations, including the Muslim Brotherhood, to legalize...
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2012
The leaders of the three churches appealed to all Egyptians – Muslims and Christians – to go to the polling stations and play their part in shaping the political future of Egypt. [‘Imād Khalīl, Hamdī Qāsim and Yāsir Shimīs, al-Misrī al-Yawm, June 17, p. 10] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2012
“What is of importance to us in the Egyptian church is the stability of the nation and the person capable of achieving the ambitions of our great people,” he said. [Husnī Mīlād and Fāyzah al-Janbīhī, al-Akhbār, June 17, p. 10] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2012
Acting patriarch Bishop Pachomius said the church is not taking sides in the presidential election, adding Egyptians must be free to choose whoever they believe is good for the nation.
Bishop Pachomius made the remarks while he was casting his vote on Saturday (June 16) in Damanhūr, the capital...
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2012
Muftī of the Republic Dr. ‘Alī Jum’ah said Egypt is ushering in a new stage of its history that requires everyone to stand hand in hand for the sake of its progress.
“All Egyptians must accept whatever the ballot boxes brings and the next president must fulfill his pledges to achieve the hopes of...
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2012
“Egypt is a democracy. We all have to welcome the results and cooperate for the re-building of Egypt,” said Tayīb, adding persons who boycott the runoff round have wronged their own nation. [‘Abd al-Jalīl Muhammad and ‘Amr ‘Alā’ al-Dīn, al-Akhbār, June 17, p. 10] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2012
Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb, who cast his vote in a ballot station in Heliopolis, called on all Egyptians to participate in the presidential election in a free and fair process. [Muhammad ‘Abd al-Khāliq, al-Ahrām, June 17, p. 3] Read text in Arabic