Date of source: Thursday, July 8, 2004
Al
-Midan received a copy of the message the Supreme Guide of the Brotherhood Muhammad Mahdi Akef
directed to Brotherhood members [recently]. In his message, Akef stressed the importance of
adhering to the teachings of Islam in order to withstand the fierce attacks on it. The Supreme
Guide said...
Date of source: Saturday, August 14, 2004
The opinion of political writer Hussain Abdel Raziq, the
secretary general of the Tagammu Party, was different from other leaders of the Tagammu and most
of its members. When the Tagammu was discussing the attitude it should adopt toward groups that
claim to represent political Islam, Abdel...
Date of source: Sunday, July 11, 2004
The Ibn Khaldoun Center for Development Studies held a
conference about political reform in the Arab world in which the issues of democracy, political
reform, changing the constitution and the freedom of creating political parties were discussed.
The final statement proposed forming an...
Date of source: Thursday, August 12, 2004
Sami Sharaf accused other members of the Nasserist Party of not
standing up to defend late president Abdel Nasser as the Nasserists did not respond to the Muslim
Brotherhood’s demands that the Nasserists should apologize for the mistakes Nasser committed
against the Muslim Brotherhood. Sharaf...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 11, 2004
The spokesperson of the Tagammu Party said members of the party met
with members of the Muslim Brotherhood. He said that the Tagammu refuses to take religion as a
cover platform for political activism because religion is a divine duty that should not be mixed
with individual and group...
Date of source: Saturday, July 10, 2004
The dilemma of Riddah
[apostasy] occupied the Muslim society in the past and present. Some people believe that there is
no punishment for apostasy at all. Others believe that the punishment for apostasy should be
harsh, citing the single hadith in the Prophetic Sunna about apostasy [if anyone...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 17, 2004
As the upcoming parliamentary elections approach,
the Muslim Brotherhood are trying to make alliances with various political powers. The
Brotherhood are trying to convince everyone that they are no longer an Islamic group and are
willing to engage in political life and employ its mechanisms....
Date of source: Monday, July 12, 2004
Asharq Al-Awsat received information from sources in the American administration that
the American Committee on Religious Freedom is due to visit Egypt from the 16th to the 18th of
July. The committee will examine developments in the fields of freedom of belief, freedom of
expression and human...
Date of source: Monday, August 23, 2004
America is interfering in the affairs of others with all possible
means. The latest attempt was the visit of a fact-finding delegation of the US Commission on
International Religious Freedom to Egypt. The US delegation was comprised of nine commissioners,
including its Jewish head. Four of the...
Date of source: Sunday, August 22, 2004
The National Council for Human Rights
rejected the report on religious freedom released by the American Congress for 2004 because it
includes false information about Egypt. Furthermore, the report lacks accuracy and objectivity.
Dr. Kamal Abu Al-Magd, deputy chairman of the National Council for...