Date of source: Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Representatives of Christian denominations and some Sufi Muslim leaders met several times to discuss ways to promote moderate ideologies in the society, disseminate the culture of acceptance of others and advance the rule of law, lawyer Amīr Ramzī revealed. [Ahmad al-Sa’dāwī, al-Shurūq al-Jadīd,...
Date of source: Thursday, July 5, 2012
Dr. Nājih Ibrāhīm, a member of the al-Jamā’ah al-Islāmīyah (Islamic Group) Shūrá Council, said the Egyptian society is not read now for the implementation of the Islamic sharī’ah, urging the people in power to seek socio-political justice and public freedoms. [Munīr Adīb, al-Misrī al-Yawm, July 5,...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 11, 2012
In a significant development regarding the formation of the constituent assembly drafting a new constitution for Egypt, the Council of State’s Administrative Judiciary Court abolished the panel in its current formation after lawyers and constitutional law professors filed lawsuits objecting its...
Date of source: Thursday, December 15, 2011
CH: We received this document from the Azhar through Dr. Nagia Abdelmoghney Said. The Azhar document is dated June 19, 2011. It was referred to in a recent meeting with Yousef Sidhom, editor-in-chief of Watani, and several others. It thus is an important document to refer to.
Date of source: Thursday, September 22, 2011
It was announced that an Islamist bloc will be established to run in Egypt's upcoming parliamentary elections, which will include three Islamist parties, including members from al-Jamā'ah al-Islāmiyyah Shaykh Karām Zuhdi, chairman, and Fu'ād al-Dawālībī, a member of the group's Shūrá (Consultative...
Date of source: Sunday, September 18, 2011
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Advisor 'Abd al-M'az Ibrahīm, head of the High Electoral Commission (HEC), has announced the proposed timetable of elections for the People's Assembly and Shūrá Council - the first phase of the People's Assembly elections will begin on November 21, and the second phase will be completed by...
Date of source: Thursday, July 7, 2011
Dr. 'Alī Jum'ah, Muftī of the Republic, writes that Islam assures political rights for the individuals. There are four main political rights in Islam: first the right to choose the ruler; second, participation in issues that concerns the general public, which is the concept of the shūrá; third,...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Egyptian news coverage on Tuesday followed the statements of various government officials regarding the possibility of two Copt-related bills: a unified law for building places of worship and a personal affairs law for Christians...
Date of source: Friday, November 5, 2010
In the light of the recent “Sayyidat al-Najāh” church massacre by al-Qā‘idah in Iraq and threats made against the Egyptian church, member of the Shurá Council affiliated to al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmiyyah, Dr. Nājih Ibrāhīm, is interviewed by al-Dustūr. He said that, according to Islamic Sharī’ah, Muslims...
Date of source: Monday, October 19, 2009
The General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood has resigned for the first time in the history of the group.