Date of source: Saturday, November 18, 2006
The Supreme State
Security Court resumes hearings on the bombings of the Azhar area and ‘Abd al-Mun‘im
Riyād
square that took place in April, 2005.
Date of source:
The general counselor of
the Brotherhood does not believe the
government responded to their success in the recent parliamentary elections through the
severe and
unjustified verdict of the Military Court in the case of professional syndicates. Two Egyptian human rights
organizations requested...
Date of source:
The Supreme Military Court pronounced its sentence in the case
of the
professional syndicates, in which 20 members of the Brothers are accused. All the accused were
charged with joining a banned
group that was established in violation of the law. Dr. Essam al-Arian, the
spokesman of the...
Date of source: Sunday, November 5, 2000
The Supreme
Constitutional Court decided to abolish the decree of the Minister of
Interior which made it necessary for
the husband to agree to his wife traveling abroad as a prerequisite to issue her a
passport. In addition,
it canceled the Presidential decree which entitled the Minister of...
Date of source: Friday, October 20, 2006
The Commissioner’s Authority of the State Council delivered its report
regarding the appeal of Pope Shenouda against the decree of the administrative court that obliged him to give
permission for remarriage to divorcees. The ruling of the lower court was declared to be illegal and...
Date of source: Saturday, October 14, 2006 to Friday, October 20, 2006
The State Commissioners Authority submitted its final report on the
controversial issue of Bahā’īs to the Supreme Administrative Court, a few months after
the Administrative Judicial Court, headed by Judge Fārūq ‘Abd al-Qādir, recognized
the rights of Egyptian Bahā’īs to have their religion...
Date of source: Monday, October 16, 2006
The review deals with a court ruling against Mustafá Bakrī, the editor-in-
chief of
al-Usbū‘ newspaper, sentencing him to six months in prison for "slandering
Hishām
Tal‘at," when he accused him of falsely claiming to be a journalist and issuing his
newspaper
Misr al-Fatāh without prior...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 1, 1997
Subtitles:- I never play with my words or dress them up, I just take care of everything.- America feels easy at heart with some Islamic tendencies. It even defends their interests.- The security system will not stand still towards violence.- I am not an Islamic writer, but a Muslim writer.- Wearing...
Date of source: Friday, June 27, 1997
Initially Dr. Abdel Fatah Ali, former minister of health, forbade the circumcision of girls by unqualified persons, in other words, recognizing that medical practitioners could do the job. Nevertheless, especially among doctors, opposition to female circumcision is strong. Dr. Ismail Salam, Dr. Ali...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 11, 2006
30 teachers belonging to the banned Muslim Brotherhood group were imprisoned
in investigative custody by the Supreme State Security Prosecution for alleged involvement in secret work in
the
education sector.