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Date of source: Saturday, May 29, 2004
In an address read by Prime Minister Atef Ebeid on behalf of the president at the Sixteenth conference of the Higher Council for Islamic Affairs, President Mubarak urged the necessity of “eliminating the distorted images each party has of the other.” The conference was inaugurated in Cairo...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Today, the Muslim Brotherhood announces the establishment of a center for human rights. This move emphasizes the group’s insistence on practicing public activities in spite of continuous crackdowns by the government. The crackdowns on the Brotherhood that take place every now and then will not be...
Date of source: Monday, June 14, 2004
A number of imprisoned Brotherhood members attested before the prosecution that police tortured them. The accused members insisted that they could prove they were tortured in the police station. Twelve members attested that they were tortured by police in an attempt to force them to make...
Date of source: Sunday, June 6, 2004
The Muslim Brotherhood decided to re-nominate former deputy Azab Mustafa in the Giza district’s complementary elections July 11. Mustafa’s membership in the parliament was dropped recently and he is the second member of the group to have his membership suspended as a result of a court ruling.
Date of source: Sunday, September 26, 2004
The Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Muhammad Mahdi Akef, strongly
criticized the congress of the ruling National Democratic Party which concluded its activities
last Thursday. Akef said that the reforms announced by the party do not achieve any real
development. Akef said that...
Date of source: Thursday, October 7, 2004
The issue of “freedom of expression” has resurfaced after [Egyptian] writer Usama Anwar Okasha attributed to Amr Ibn Al-’Aas, one of Prophet Muhammad’s Companions, some traits disagreeing with honesty and exemplary behavior. Religious scholars in Egypt were disturbed, and decided to take the issue...
Date of source: Friday, February 20, 2004
The guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Muhammad Mahdi Akef
rejects the projects of change that come from abroad, stressing that change that is effected by
force or top level decision will have a limited effect. “Solutions imported from abroad will not
solve our problems,” Akef said.
Date of source: Thursday, February 26, 2004
It appears that there is a plan
by the authorities to crack down on the members to restrict their participation in meetings
abroad. The rate of the bans on travel of Brotherhood members increased dramatically since
Muhammad Mahdi Akef was appointed supreme guide of the Brotherhood.
Date of source: Saturday, February 28, 2004
This file is about the Muslim Brotherhood. It contains a
number of articles on the Brotherhood that discuss the future awaiting them, the problems of
transforming into a party, changes within the group and other issues.
Date of source: Saturday, December 18, 2004
The Egyptian authorities released a famous
fundamentalist extradited by Sweden in 2002. They also commuted a lifetime sentence of another to
a 15-year imprisonment.
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.