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...
Date of source: Monday, September 13, 2004
I found a very strange letter sent on the September 2, 2004 to the US president George Bush and nine American pubic figures who are congressmen and members of the US Commission on International Religious Freedoms. This strange letter has a very astonishing title reading “An official at the American...
Date of source: Thursday, September 9, 2004
Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi’s call for establishing Islamic and Christian parties has resulted in more disputes and splits within various political streams. The majority of political powers rejected Al-Qaradawi’s call deeming it an obvious demand to create a legitimate political party for the Muslim...
Date of source: Thursday, September 9, 2004
The Freedoms Committee of the Journalists Syndicate condemned the government’s suspension of a number of websites, including the Brotherhood’s website “Ikhwan on line” and the websites of the newspapers Al-Shaab and Al-Methaq Al-Arabi. The Committee pointed out that the suspension of websites is a...
Date of source: Thursday, September 9, 2004
In this interview with Dr. Diyaa Rashwan, the head of the Political Systems Department of Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategical Studies, he analyzes the relationship between the Muslim Brotherhood and the ruling Egyptian regime.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 8, 2004
Dr. Mahmoud Abu Zeid, the Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, emphasized the government’s intention to find a solution for the problems facing the Engineers Syndicate which has been under receivership [A court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation so...
Date of source: Friday, September 10, 2004
A press release issued in the name of civil society organizations, potential political parties and banned groups, such as the Brotherhood and communists, listed a number of legal and constitutional demands. The signatories of the press release announced that they intend to push for modification of...
Date of source: Thursday, September 2, 2004
Some of those who met the US Commission on International Religious Freedom in Egypt, spoke of the necessity of establishing a Coptic Christian political party.
We will find that once the [Orthodox] Copts have their party, the Catholics will have theirs, and the Sunnis, the Shiites and the Muslim...
Date of source: Thursday, September 2, 2004
Dr. Youssef Al-Qaradawi, head of the World Islamic Council for Fatwa stated that killing American civilians in Iraq is halal [lawful according to Islamic Shari’a]. Sheikh Al-Qaradawi explained that American military men and civilians invaded Iraq to occupy it and exploit its wealth. In order to...