Latest in Tag: MB Highlight
Latest in Tag: MB
Brotherhood blames NSF for unrest
Opposition labels claims ‘propaganda’ for upcoming parliamentary elections
FJP leader urges Morsy to declare a state of emergency
El-Beltagy cites current clashes as he calls for emergency laws
Damietta update: FJP headquarters attacked
Protesters besiege government administrative building for the second day
Shura Council to pass election law and refer it to SCC
The upper house of parliament says it will finalise the parliamentary elections law Saturday before sending it to the Supreme Constitutional Court
FJP rejects NSF initiative
NSP plan for alternative dialogue “illogical,” says FJP spokesperson
Turkey university entrance exams to test religion
Secular quarters argue Erdoğan’s conservative government is step by step imposing religion in every aspect of life
Electoral monitors report referendum violations
National Salvation Front and other monitoring groups report violations in all 10 governorates where voting was taking place
Review: Columnists condemn presidential manoeuvres
Amid Morsy’s recent decisions, columnists criticise how the president blindly follows instructions from his Islamist group. Although the results of the national dialogue meeting were deemed successful by many, some columnists argue it rather marked a new presidential failure. It is not a state Ibrahim Eissa Tahrir Newspaper Eissa examines the policy “blunders” the …
From the other side
Overthrow La vache qui rit cheese
Abuse of power allegations levelled at government
Alleged to have improperly supported Saturday’s Islamist rally
In Pictures: Cairo University pro-Morsy rally
Islamists gather at Cairo University to show support for president
Muslim brotherhood to hold rallies all over Egypt
Cairo rally, the only one postponed
The tear gas in Tahrir
CS, CR and CN gases explained
Muslim Brotherhood marches in support of Morsy
Million-man protest set for Tuesday
Claims Muslim Brotherhood are rounding up activists
Activists allegedly handed over to the police
Muslim Brotherhood call for million man march
Two rival marches will be held on Tuesday
Inside the Ikhwan
Interview with Tharwat El-Kherbawy; an insider’s look at the Muslim Brotherhood
Morsy and the Brotherhood: one failure after the other
Like everybody else, I was taken over by the Israeli attack on Gaza last week. I followed the news of what going on there, participated in a demonstration on Wednesday night and started to ask questions about what this war will mean for the Middle East. For a moment, I thought that I would be …
Brotherhood calls for protests against Israeli action
Power wielding group directs public gaze outward
Presidential advisers hold talks in Matruh
Previously excluded groups given the chance to express their concerns
Review: Commentaries still overwhelmed with Shari’a Friday
Following reports of clashes between Islamist and liberal protesters in Tahrir Square last Friday, columnists continue to write about the persistent request to apply Islamic jurisprudence in Egypt. In a similar framework, more than one writer has explored the constitutional article that relates to Al-Azhar, asserting that views of prominent Sheikhs will be taken into …
Brotherhood condemns Israeli treatment of Christians
Mina El-Kess: Brotherhood does not speak out against attack on Copts in Egypt
FJP launch constitution awareness campaign
Concerns that campaign will push Brotherhood agenda
Editor’s letter: Mubarakonomics
Remember people chanting “Bread, freedom and social justice” twenty months ago? Remember how brilliant it felt summing up all what we needed in a Post-Mubarak Egypt? How does this same and exact slogan feel to your ears now? I guess quite kitsch. Simply, too much shouted and no steps ever taken towards its realisation. Mubarak’s …
Once Again: What about the relationship between America and the Muslim Brotherhood?
Those believing that the Muslim Brotherhood act according to American interests, as agents of the United States whom have pledged to carry out whatever is dictated to them, are wrong. Personally, I believe that if the Muslim Brotherhood has indeed adopted American policies and positions, it is not due to the Muslim Brotherhood being an …
Review: Trouble in Sinai, the prosecutor general and the Constituent Assembly
The main topics overwhelming opinion pages are the recent incidents in the Sinai and the seemingly never-ending discussion on the draft constitution. In some commentaries, some writers question the political independence of the prosecutor general, noting that whoever opposes or supports him simply makes a mess of his judicial position that theoretically stands free of …
Review: Columnists amplify criticism of Morsy’s Assiut speech
President Mohamed Morsy’s Assiut speech continues to occupy opinion writers in Egypt. Several writers analyse his intention to ask for more money for his Nahda (renaissance) project. Commentators scrutinise Morsy’s meetings with ex-rivals to discuss corruption and social justice. The president’s job is to implement, not threaten Emad Al-Din Hussein Al-Shorouk Hussein discussed President …
The Muslim Brotherhood from within
No other political group or movement has recieved the same attention or has had the same impact on Egyptian politics as the Muslim Brotherhood, since the ousting of Mubarak until now. The Brotherhood became an everyday reality for Egyptians. We wake up to the statements of its leaders, we follow the news of its significant …
Review: Columnists debate political Islam, religious speech and harassment
The expanding phenomenon of sexual harassment attracts the attention a one columnist this week, who cites the large number of police reports against harassers between 10 and 15 years old. Other op-eds explored the rigid religious speech of the imam who preached to Morsy in Assiut on Friday. Back to Al-Ghannouchi of Tunisia and …
Is Turkey immune from radical Salafism?
By Nervana Mahmoud Turkey is a unique Muslim nation with a distinct history, geography, and political progression. It has never been occupied, and its contemporary path has evolved differently than that of its Muslim neighbors. Turkey has a strong secular establishment and is mostly governed by secular laws. Turks are proud, moderate Muslims who follow …