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The Muslim Brotherhood’s recent statement on the presidential elections kept the door open for everyone – government and opposition alike. This was no surprise to anyone.
In an interview with Rose al-Yousuf, Muftī of the Republic Dr. <sup’c< sup’alī="" jumca="" gives="" his="" religious="" opinion="" on="" politics,="" terrorism="" and="" jihād.<="" div="">
The fatwas of the Grand Imām of the Azhar, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī, have always created controversy. In an interview with al-‘Arabī, Dr. Tantāwī hints that he has not read all the presidential candidates’ electoral programs - yet declares the Azhar’s full support of President Mubārak.
Concerning the UN Security Council membership Dr. Butrus Ghālī, chairman of the National Council of Human Rights, says the five veto powers in the Security Council are the main obstacle against Egyptian membership. Dr. Ghālī stated that Egypt will need to exert a huge diplomatic effort to compete...
For the first time in the history of Egypt, Egyptian citizens will exercise their constitutional right to elect their president in a free, direct ballot.
The issue of selecting a head of state was included in a body of principles in the Islamic sharīca and the fiqh [jurisprudence]. The article mentions five different principles of choosing a head of state from an Islamic point of view.
Coptic Orthodox churches in Canada and eastern America have expressed their support for the National Democratic Party’s (NDP) candidate Husnī Mubārak in the forthcoming presidential elections.
Majd ī Khal īl examines ten factors that he believes will determine Copts’ choice of candidate in the upcoming elections.
Everyone is now busy trying to predict how religious Muslims and Christians would choose a presidential candidate, and whether their choice would be based on religious or political criteria. Some religious institutions have already declared their support for President Mub ārak.
‘Adlī Abādīr has been a prominent figure on the Egyptian political scene in recent years. He is known for his extreme approach to political issues and many have accused him of inciting sectarianism in his speeches.

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