Date of source: Friday, April 7, 2006
The author asserts that there is a
difference between religiosity and true faith, noting that Egyptian society has a large degree of religiosity but
is suffering from a lack of true faith.
Date of source: Saturday, April 8, 2006 to Friday, April 14, 2006
Talāl al-Ansārī, the second defendant in the so-called al-Fanīya
al-‘Askarīya [Armed Forces Technical College] case of the 1974 abortive coup, continues
publishes his diary in episodes in Rose al-Yousuf magazine.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 11, 2006
The governmnet seeks to thwart the Muslim Brotherhood’s
plan to publish newspapers promoting their political platform.
Date of source: Monday, April 10, 2006
The article reports on a demonstration by female students at al-Mansura University in
protest of what they claim are ‘anti-Islamic’ practices by the university’s security staff.
Date of source: Sunday, April 9, 2006
The author
says he interviewed the Muslim Brotherhood supreme guide, Mahdī ‘Ākif, in his
Irshād [Guidance] office a few days ahead of the last parliamentary elections, but the interview it
was not published in full at the newspaper for which he used to work.
Date of source: Saturday, April 8, 2006
The author argues that the fact that Islamic groups, not liberal and secular movements, are
the the big winners of the US’s efforts to promote democracy in the Middle East confuses the US
administration, and American thinktanks as well.
Date of source: Saturday, April 8, 2006
The
author highlights the contradiction between the Muslim Brotherhood’s declared attitude towards Copts and the
opinions of their muftī.
Date of source: Friday, April 7, 2006
The authors
harshly criticize leading Brotherhood member Dr. ‘Isām al-‘Iryān for his
statement in which he called upon President Hussnī Mubārak to put an end to the multi-party system in
Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, April 7, 2006
The election of the Muslim Brotherhood’s guidance bureau has been
delayed due to disputes among the group’s ranks.
Date of source: Friday, April 7, 2006
The author criticizes the murshid of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood organization,
Muhammad Mahdī ‘Ākif, for his insults against Egypt during an interview he gave to
journalist Sa‘īd Shu‘ayb, who could not publish it in full in his weekly column in
al-Karāma newspaper.