Arab West Report Egyptian press summaries and media research for dialogue

During a rally for the presidential candidate 'Amr Mūsá, he stated that Egypt is an Islamic state and should be thus ruled by sharī'ah, under Article 2 of the Constitution, which he would follow if he came to power.

He stressed the importance of maintaining equality between citizens and denounced the use of emergency law.

He also mentioned that he is still studying the Treachery Act to form an opinion on it.

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The town of al-Najājrah, in the governorate of Aswan, experienced a sectarian crisis following a brawl between a number of Copts and Muslims because of neighborhood disputes.

They threw stones at each other which resulted in two people being injured.

Prosecutors are still looking into the case.

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A report on the situation of religious freedoms around the world - and countries that have failed to effectively protect them - was issued yesterday (September 14) by the U.S. Department of State. Middle Eastern and African countries were numerous, and Egypt was one of these countries to be reported on, noting the sectarian strife plaguing the country in the post-Mubārak era.

Members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) are being investigated after attending a Ramadān iftār celebration held by Dr. ‘Abd al-Mun‘im Abū al-Futūh, a presidential candidate in the upcoming elections and dissident member of the MB.

Dozens of members of the Salafi Call in Alexandria formed a human shield outside the walls of the Security Directorate following the announcement of groups via Facebook to organize demonstrations outside the headquarters of the Directorate, condemning the events that occurred at the Israeli embassy which left 3 people dead and over 150 injured.

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The media spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), Mahmoud Ghazlan, reported a meeting of the Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm of the MB, Muhammad Mursī, and members of the military council.

Dr. Yūsuf ‘Abd Allāh al-Qaradāwī, President of the World Federation of Muslim Scholars, said the Islamic world should be leading the world again, pointing out that Egypt is now qualified to lead the Islamic world. He said, during his meeting with a delegation from Hizb al-Wasat, that “liberals and secularists have had their time their time, and this is our time.” He also stressed his approval for the progress of the revolutions of Egypt, Tunisia and Libya.

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Abū al-‘Ilā Mādī, founding member of Ḥizb al-Wasaṭ, has said that Azhar Shaykh Ahmad Al-Tayīb is concerned only with the reform of the systems of Azhar, after Azhar called for an emergency meeting on the crisis of the so-called "ultra-constitutional principles". This came during a visit to the party headquarters. 

Sources close to the Shaykh of al-Azhar, Doctor Ahmad al-Tayīb, have denied that the urgent meeting held, with a number of high-level political figures including presidential candidates and representatives of political parties, was not to amend the Azhar document. It was also stated that it includes the best of the cultural and political spectrum.
 

Members of the Maspero Youth Union of Coptic Christians encouraged mass participation in the ‘In love with Egypt Friday’ demonstration, inviting along Sufi Muslims and some of the political and national movements, reinforcing that they are an integral part of the national civilian force that demands democracy and freedom, and for Egypt to be a civil state.