Date of source: Saturday, July 16, 2011
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On Sunday evening, July 20, sūfī leaders met in Alexandria for the annual conference, this year titled "the role of sūfism in preventing fitnah after January 25th".
Date of source: Monday, July 18, 2011
The al-Jamā'ah al-Islāmīyah named some prominent figures to receive ministerial portfolios in the new government, to be named any time soon.
The names included the former vice president of the court of cassation, Ahmad Mikī, as justice minister, poet Fārūq Juwaydah as minister of culture, Dr. Fārūq...
Date of source: Friday, July 8, 2011
The Maspero Youth Union announced their participation in Friday’s Revolution First, which will be via a march from Shubrā after Friday prayers to Tahrīr Square, where they will stage a sit-in.
The spokesman for the union, Rāmī Kāmil, announced their participation in Friday’s Revolution First...
Date of source: Friday, July 8, 2011
A merchant, helped by his son, kidnapped his daughter for marrying a Muslim and converting to Islam in al-'Ijizah region in Tantā city, al-Gharbiyah governorate.
The woman's husband filed a report with the incidents amidst fears sectarian clashes might erupt between both families, the Christian...
Date of source: Monday, July 11, 2011
In an interview with the Qatari newspaper al-'Arab, Dr. Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī, president of the International Association of Muslim Scholars (IAMS), expressed support for presidential candidate 'Abd al-Mon'im Abū al-Futūh, a former leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood, in the upcoming presidential...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III said on July 11, 2011 that he met with a delegation from the EU Parliament. A church source stated that the meeting tackled the situation of Copts after the revolution, which Pope Shenouda believes to be better.
[Reviewer's Note: News story was also covered in al-...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 12, 2011
The government is confused regarding what to do with Qena's governor after all of his authorities were frozen for three months. 'Imād Shihātah Mikhael, Qena's governor, does not know what will happen after this period, while the minister of local development said that his fate is still being...
Date of source: Monday, July 4, 2011
Al-Giza criminal court decided with regards to the first trial of 48 defendants in Imbābah incidents to postponed the trial to September 4, 2011.
Muslim and Christian defendants were separated in the dock, and the trial was under tight security measures.
Only 26 defendants were in the trial,...
Date of source: Monday, July 4, 2011
The Muslim Brotherhood group (MB) stated that there was no dialogue with the U.S. administration, in response to the statements by Hillary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State.
The added that they only communicated with the U.S. Embassy in Cairo.
[Reviewer's Note: News story was also covered in al-...
Date of source: Saturday, July 2, 2011
The first political disagreement between the Muslim Brotherhood group (MB) and its party "Freedom and Justice" centered around discussions on whether or not to continue communications with the United States adminstration.