Date of source: Thursday, March 4, 2004
The banned Muslim Brotherhood caused a
surprise yesterday when it mentioned that it would be willing to change its name if the
government would allow it to form a political party. Muhammad Mahdi Akef, the supreme guide of
the Brotherhood, said that what the Brotherhood has suggested is merely an...
Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2004
This report explains the escalations following the alleged conversion of a priest’s wife to Islam. Much background is given to the cultural context that explain why such an issue is so sensitive in Egypt. The report also shows that several of the organizers of the demonstration in Cairo have done...
Date of source: Monday, March 8, 2004
A crisis broke out between the
government and the Journalists’ Syndicate because the supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood
announced his initiative from inside the Syndicate. The Minister of Interior criticized the
event, saying that initiatives should be presented by recognized political...
Date of source: Saturday, December 18, 2004
In the closing session yesterday,
the Islamic-Christian conference, held in al-cAyn al-Sukhna, asserted its refusal to discriminate
between Egyptian citizens in terms of race and religion.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 15, 2004
In an attempt to correct the image of Islam in the history textbooks
of European schools, the Arab League hosted a conference with the cooperation of International
and European organizations on Muslims’ image in Europe.
Date of source: Saturday, March 13, 2004
The newspaper of Al-Liwaa’ Al-Islami, affiliated with the National Democratic Party launched an extremist attack on Egyptian intellectuals, describing them of being unbelievers and apostates.
Mamdouh Al-Beltagi, secretary general of the media [secretariat] at the National Democratic Party...
Date of source: Monday, March 15, 2004
Has President
Mubarak’s call to renew religious thought been seriously tackled on all levels of the ruling
party and the government-owned media or not? Al-Liwaa’ Al-Islami, owned by the ruling National
Democratic Party, continued its attack on secularists on the pretext that secularists are...
Date of source: Monday, March 15, 2004
A memorandum submitted to the US
Department of State by 30 congressmen stated that the Arab states should be given a six-month
grace period during which the Arab states would formulate new constitutions under the banner of
reform.
According to the Congressional memorandum, Islam should not be...
Date of source: Saturday, March 13, 2004
We support reform that emerges from our need for it and that
is carried out by our hands, our minds and our will. We know our needs and we realize our
reality, and we aspire to reform. There is no alternative to this kind of reform, but it requires
crisis management skills, a will and a belief...
Date of source: Saturday, March 20, 2004
Some
newspapers act as mouthpieces of extremism, following an approach that totally contradicts with
the approach of the [political] parties [with which these papers affiliate]. These newspapers
turned their back on the country as well as on the values of citizenship. They distribute...