Latest in Tag: freedom and justice party Highlight
Latest in Tag: freedom and justice party

The 85 people deciding the fate of Egypt
Who are the 85 Constituent Assembly members who voted on the draft constitution?

FJP discusses judicial reform
The Muslim Brotherhood’s political wing criticise the disruption of the SCC

Complaint filed against Morsy
President allegedly responsible for protest outside Supreme Constitutional Court

Islamist powers march to Tahrir square on Saturday
Opposition accuses Islamists of igniting a “civil war”
Anti-Brotherhood protest in founder’s hometown
Al-Dostour Party organises protest in Mahmoudiya against president’s declaration

FJP accuse protesters of ransacking headquarters in Alexandria
Protesters deny involvement
Morsy’s actions raise uncertainty over IMF
IMF board to convene on 12 December

Claims Muslim Brotherhood are rounding up activists
Activists allegedly handed over to the police

Shura Council endorses Morsy decree
The Islamist-dominated upper house of parliament decries state of polarisation

Protestors march on FJP offices throughout Egypt
Rage peaks in Alexandria, Suez and Mahalla

Egypt protesters torch Islamist party HQs
The offices of the FJP were torched in the canal cities of Ismailiya and Port Said

Israel ponders incursion into Gaza
Rocket attacks cannot continue, Israeli officials say
Constituent Assembly presidential dialogue
Sadat accuses president of meddling

El-Erian referred to misdemeanor court
Could receive a three-year prison sentence

Draft constitution meeting fails after five hours
Groups attempting to reach consensus delay meeting to next week

Solidarity delegation visits Sudan
Few political parties join NGO-led effort

Shafiq goes to battle with prosecutor general
Elections results and bank accounts at centre of law suits.

The untouchable old guard
Some keep saying that the “third hand” has disappeared with the ascendency of the Muslim Brotherhood to power. I find it funny when people say that.

Friday attacks fault of Morsy and Ikhwan, says opposition groups
According to eyewitness reports, clashes erupted after apparent Brotherhood supporters tore down the stage the opposition groups had set up.

Essam El-Erian announces candidacy
FJP deputy to run for the party’s leadership

FJP start search for new party president
Essam Elerian and Mohamed Al-Beltagy are the top nominees for the position

Marsa Matruh sit-in calling for governor’s resignation gains ground
Protest peaks at 3000-4000 people, general replaced by civilian

Calls for boycott of Constituent Assembly
El-Baradie and Sabahi calls for boycotting the constituent assembly
Review: new political coalitions and ways to combat religious offences
As political parties continue their pursuit of establishing solidified alliances for the upcoming parliamentary elections, Egyptian columnists dissect the new partisan coalitions, filled with hopes that division won’t strike at them once more. Some writers continue analysing American anti-Islam film, at the risk of becoming overwhelmed, by exploring options through which Muslims could prevent conflict …

People’s Assembly dead and buried
Supreme Administrative Court says parliament’s lower house is “null and void”
Islamic Sukuk forecast to exponentially increase
The demand for Islamic Sukuk is expected to reach to $900 billion by 2017, according to Ernst & Young’s Global Islamic Banking of Excellence (GIBE) estimates. Ernst & Young’s GIBE reports that the forecasted exponential increase in demand for Sukuk stems from the growth of Islamic banking industry, and the increasing demand for financial tools …

Executive vacuum: still no vice presidents, prime minister or cabinet
Freedom and Justice Party denies making any recommendations to Morsi
FJP denies describing those opposing the party as ‘Zionists’
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: The Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) denied on Wednesday media reports claiming that its leader Mohamed Morsi described those who called for postponing parliamentary elections as “Zionists” and remnants of the former regime. Saad El-Katatney, secretary general and cofounder of the FJP denied a report published by Al-Masry Al-Youm on Tuesday …
Brotherhood party legal in Egypt for first time
By AFP CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood’s political party, set up to run in polls, was declared legal in Egypt on Monday, state news agency MENA said, for the first time since the movement was founded eight decades ago. “The commission on party affairs has given its approval for the formation of the Freedom and Justice …
Freedom and Justice Party submits documents, includes over 900 women, 93 Copts
By Heba Fahmy and Tamim Elyan CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) presented to the political parties committee on Wednesday the necessary documents to establish the Freedom and Justice Party which includes 978 female members and 93 Copts. The party’s founding papers include lists of its founding members, its program and bylaws. “The party has 8,821 founding …