Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2000
President Sadat was very worried about the growth of the Nasserist and leftist trends among university students. That is why he thought of letting the Islamic trend grow and flourish and use them to confront the Nasserist and leftist trends. The Gama’at Al-Islamiya existed already during the last...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 20, 2000
Essam Al-Erian, one of the prominent leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, said that raising young men and the entire Egyptian nation on Islam and moralities is the way towards forming an Islamic community. He added that there is no difference between political parties concerning general principles....
Date of source: Saturday, December 16, 2000
With the elections of the syndicates approaching threats are raised, tensions develop and concerns are voiced. The most important issue is the penetration of the Brotherhood in those syndicates.
Date of source: Friday, December 15, 2000
Egyptian authorities stopped Al-Jazirah Channel broadcasting a film about the future of the Brotherhood. The editor and host of the show stated that people in charge at Video Cairo surprised them six hours before air time that new instructions were given to them not to air the show. Essam Al-Erian...
Date of source: Friday, November 10, 2000
What the Brotherhood achieved in these elections arouses many questions. How were they able to win these 15 seats? How will they act in the parliament? Are they going to cause a clash in the parliament which they entered after exerting such a great effort? Will they exert an effort to issue a law...
Date of source: Sunday, November 12, 2000
The Brotherhood’s success in these elections is sending many messages to the government. First, beside winning 15 seats, they were able to penetrate the siege of the security around the polling stations because they were able to reach the polling centers in different ways. Second, their success was...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 29, 2000
Al-Midan had an interview with Essam Al-Erian, a prominent leader in the Muslim Brotherhood. According to rumors he would become the head of the Brotherhood as their General Guide. In this interview, he explained how he sees the map of the Muslim Brotherhood now, their future in the coming period...
Date of source: Friday, July 7, 2000
The culture seminar that was held on Wednesday evening, in the Cairo Center for Human Rights Studies, under the title "An Islamic party and the freedom of thought and expression", witnessed a heated debate among the participants concerning the possibility of establishing an Islamic party and a...
Date of source: Thursday, November 4, 1999
The government referred 20 suspected members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to military prosecutors on Monday, nearly two weeks after they were arrested in the biggest crackdown on the group in four years. The accused are charged with "disseminating the ideas of the banned group, endangering...
Date of source: Thursday, October 21, 1999
Egyptian security authorities recently announced the sudden and completely unexpected arrest of 20 leaders of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.