Arab West Report Egyptian press summaries and media research for dialogue

In an escalating protesting from banned Muslim Brotherhood group against the parliament elections results, approximately a thousand of its members protested Sunday December 12, 2010 in front of the high court claiming a 'rigged' elections.

MB raised Mushafs and kept chanting "God Almighty..God Almighty."

Egyptian Movement for Change [Kifāyah] and Six April movement along with 'Āyman Nūr's front (defector from Hizb al-Ghad or Tomorrow Party) and members of Hizb al-Jabhah al-Dīmuqrātīyah [Democratic Front Party] participated in the protest demanding the nullity of the parliament.

In the article, the families of the two activists who were charged with inciting the April 6 strike and detained, claim that they do not even know if their relatives are still alive.

In the following lines, Jundī presents the conclusion of his anthology on the imposition of Islamic principles in the school curricula. He highlights the dangerous impacts of the phenomenon and suggests a ’humanities’ class in schools.

The Middle East Freedom Forum recently held a session to discuss violence against Copts in Egypt.

The article discusses Egyptian reactions to the European Parliament resolution, which criticized Egypt’s human rights record.

Charles Fū’ād al-Miṣrī

interviewed Frank R. Wolf, the U.S. Republican member of the House of Representatives, who spoke about the shifts

in U.S. policy towards the annual aid to Egypt, as well as other issues of importance.

The article discussions the furor that was caused by a document that allegedly showed how the U.S. was funneling aid into Christian organizations, and how the reporting on the issue help to stir up a media tempest.

Through his lawyer, Dr. Sa‘d al-Dīn ibrāhīm is threatening three Egyptian newspapers by announcing that he will file claims against them if they do not publish retractions for their “attacks” against Dr. Ibrāhīm.

The

prominent Egyptian intellectual Tareq Heggy wrote about a number of topics related to the developments in the Egyptian and

Arab arenas, showing his impressions and opinions on these critical issues.

Father Philopater, former member of al-Ghad political party of the

Egyptian opposition was sustained as a priest following his strong worded articles against the Egyptian regime. Pope

Shenouda issued a remission five months prior to the official end of the penalty.