Date of source: Monday, October 31, 2005
The Muslim Brotherhood has admitted that it has two election slates, one public, one private.
Date of source: Monday, October 31, 2005
The Brotherhood, according to the group’s second deputy murshid [guide], is not yet ready to take power in Egypt, and will only do so once the people are ready for that step.
Date of source: Monday, October 31, 2005
‘Abd al-‘Azīm Ramadān states that an outlawed group is now acting as if it were legitimate, and is imposing itself on the people and the state.
Date of source: Sunday, October 30, 2005
A cleric of the Islamic Research Academy has urged Brotherhood candidates not to spend zakāt funds on their election campaign.
Date of source: Sunday, October 30, 2005
The Tajammu‘ Party claims that religion should not be employed as a tool in election campaigns, which are basically a political battle in which opinions and positions contested.
Date of source: Saturday, October 29, 2005
Muhammad al-Tawīl argues that the Muslim Brotherhood has previously used alliances with other opposition parties to gain political representation in the parliament.
Date of source: Saturday, October 29, 2005
Lawyer Muntasir al-Zayyāt has said that the Brotherhood wants to monopolize Islam and politics, noting that the group wants to deny other Islamic currents any representation in parliament.
Date of source: Friday, October 28, 2005
The Egyptian Minister of Information has set the general criteria for the media coverage of election campaigns, asserting that no news would be obscured from the public and that the Muslim Brotherhood will not be recognized.
Date of source: Thursday, October 27, 2005
The Muslim Brotherhood group is poised to make the best use of the voting in the parliamentary elections, scheduled for November 9, to impose a fait accompli on the regime and other political powers.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Al-‘Iryān states that he is confident about relations between the Muslim Brotherhood and the government during the coming years.