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Prominent Egyptian democratization activist Dr. Sa‘d al-Dīn ʾĪbrāhīm (born 3 December, 1938) discusses the issue of elections in Egypt, and the extent to which they are fair or corrupt. Dr. ʾĪbrāhīm's interest is with democracy and human rights. He is involved in many organisations...
Date of source: Thursday, May 8, 2008
Subhī ‘Abd al-Salām reports about the press conference held by Majdī Husayn, general secretary of Labor Party, who called for the strike at ‘Amr Ibn al-‘Ās mosque.
Date of source: Monday, April 14, 2008
A Palestinian shaykh from the city of Khān Yūnus has issued a fatwá calling for Egyptian troops on the Egypt-Gaza border to be killed if they resist any Palestinian overthrow of the border fence.
Date of source: Sunday, February 10, 2008
The following presents an interview with Muhammad Hashem, owner of the Merit Publishing House.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 9, 2008
The authors outline short biographies of ten Coptic figures that they believe are the most famous. The individuals include pioneers in business, culture, politics and the arts.
Date of source: Saturday, December 8, 2007 to Friday, December 14, 2007
In the article, the author releases interviews with four Coptic figures who previously joined Islamic parties.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 18, 2007
The press review sheds light on a meeting recently held between House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and a leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood, Muhammad Sa‘d al-Katātnī, at the U.S. Ambassador to Egypt Francis Riccardone’s residence. It also highlights an alleged deal between the Brotherhood and...
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Shock shrouded political circles in Egypt after Abd al-Halim Qandil, the Executive Editor-in-Chief of al-Arabi newspaper, the mouthpiece of the opposition Nasserite Party, was kidnapped, beaten and left stark naked on the Cairo-Suez desert highway on the dawn of November 2, 2004. Hundreds of public...
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Mustafa Mashhour,
the general guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, has been diagnosed as having a blood clot in the brain and is expected to
die. Brotherhood members refuse to answer questions concerning his successor. Observers recognize three candidates and
one of them is the official spokesman of...