Date of source: Friday, September 23, 2005
At this critical period of Egypt’s history, the author argues that position of the Copts seems unclear as far as modernization and political reform are concerned.
Date of source: Monday, September 27, 2004
The London-based Arabic newspaper of Al-Quds Al-Arabi [The Arab Jerusalem], has conducted a poll in which about 11,000 visitors of their website took part. The poll showed that 41 percent of voters are in favor of the exclusion of the Muslim Brotherhood. The other 58.9 percent of voters opposed the...
Date of source: Monday, October 4, 2004
The Coptic Association of Thamarat Al-Mahaba held a conference under the title of “Citizenship and Globalization…Copts in a Changeable Society” at its headquarters in Shubra, the heart of Cairo. This title was derived from the name of a book by the researcher and writer Hany Labib. Head of the...
Date of source: Monday, September 20, 2004
In an unprecedented move, the Arab League is preparing for holding an international conference under the title "Arab-European…The image of Islam in history textbook in Europe" in the period from 12 to 14 December.
Date of source: Sunday, September 19, 2004
The Brotherhood dominated the Egyptian street and it became the nightmare of the National Democratic party not only because of their efficiency, or because religion is one of the main components of the Egyptian character. But there many other reasons: the deteriorated economic conditions of the...
Date of source: Thursday, September 16, 2004
No one can offer an explanation for the reasons of this decision except the heads of opposition parties, most of whom deliberately did not attend the meetingin which the exclusion of the Brotherhood was approved.
Date of source: Thursday, September 16, 2004
Heads of political parties unanimously agreed that legitimacy is the basic criterion for participation in the opposition bloc.
Date of source: Thursday, September 16, 2004
Dr. Rifa'at Al-Sa'id, the head of the Tagammu Party, stressed that many reasons led to the exclusion of the Brotherhood from the dialogue among opposition parties.
Al-Sa'id noted that participants in the meetings of opposition parties unanimously rejected the creation of a political party that...
Date of source: Thursday, September 16, 2004
The controversial question of whether the Brotherhood should be included in the [national] dialogue is now being debated, especially after the ruling [National Democratic] Party has brought up again the idea of national dialogue. Will this national dialogue be exclusive to opposition parties or it...
Date of source: Thursday, September 16, 2004
Dr. Muhammad Habib, the first deputy of the Brotherhood Supreme Guide, accused the National Democratic Party of being behind the exclusion of the Brotherhood from the opposition bloc. Habib refused to speak critically of Dr. Rifa'at Al-Sa'id, the head of the Tagammu Party in order not to terminate...