Copts and Poliltical Islam
Mursi's campaign team claim he has 69 pct of Egyptians' votes in presidential runoffs
Others | 18 June 2012
The campaign team of presidential hopeful, Mohamed Mursi, claims that 69 percent of Egyptian voters have thus far chosen their candidate.
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Military Council cannot implement court verdicts: Defunct parliament speaker El-Katatni
Others | 18 June 2012
The Muslim Brotherhood criticised Saturday the court ruling that dismantled the parliament's lower chamber on Thursday, saying that the ruling military council does not have the right to implement the verdict.
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Katatny rejects complementary constitutional declaration
Others | 18 June 2012
Saad al-Katatny, former speaker of the dissolved Parliament, rejected the complementary constitutional declaration and the decision to dissolve Parliament, which he deemed unconstitutional, in a meeting with military Chief of Staff Sami Anan on Sunday.
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Brotherhood denies reports it ordered rocket fire at Israel
Others | 18 June 2012
The Muslim Brotherhood has denied Israeli media reports that the group ordered a Hamas-allied Bedouin cell in the Sinai to launch rockets into southern Israel.
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Morsy win would worry Gulf governments, says former diplomat
Others | 15 June 2012
The election of Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsy would raise more concerns with Arab Gulf governments than anywhere else in the world, said a former Egyptian Foreign Ministry official Wednesday.
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We will succeed': Brotherhood reactions to verdict dissolving Egypt Parliament
Others | 15 June 2012
Leading Muslim Brotherhood figure Mahmoud Ezzat said Thursday that he believed the Egyptian people would vote for the Islamist group in both the upcoming presidential runoffs and new parliamentary elections, in a statement to Al-Ahram Arabic language news website.
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I will not allow a military coup, says Morsy
Others | 15 June 2012
The Freedom and Justice Party’s presidential candidate Mohamed Morsy “will not allow” a military coup should he win the runoff election, he told Al Jazeera on Wednesday. The military is an arm of the executive branch reporting to the president, he added.
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Former Jihad members found party, back Shafiq in Egypt's presidential runoff
Others | 14 June 2012
Egypt’s Al-Jihad group on Tuesday announced plans to launch a political arm, ‘the Democratic Jihad Party,’ to back presidential finalist Ahmed Shafiq against Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Mursi in this week’s hotly-contested runoff vote.
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Jama’a al-Islamiya hopes to guide assembly with draft constitution
Others | 14 June 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya on Tuesday said it has prepared a draft constitution that it plans to submit it to the Constituent Assembly when the constitution-drafting body convenes its first session.
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Brotherhood supreme guide appeals to Coptic voters
Others | 14 June 2012
Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie on Tuesday called on all Egyptians to vote in the presidential election runoff, specifically appealing to Coptic Christians to consider national interest when casting their ballots.
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Brotherhood candidate promises civil, democratic state
Others | 14 June 2012
Mohamed Morsy, the Muslim Brotherhood’s presidential candidate, on Wednesday promised that under his leadership Egypt would be a “modern, civil, democratic state that respects it citizens.”
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Morsy supporters protest before Presidential Elections Commission
Others | 14 June 2012
Supporters of Mohamed Morsy, the Muslim Brotherhood’s presidential candidate, together with supporters of former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh, staged a protest on Tuesday in front of the Presidential Elections Commission, demanding a copy of the list of registered voters to ensure that no fraud would take place in the runoff election.
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Islamist domination of Constituent Assembly against people's will, says MP
Others | 13 June 2012
Freedom Party MP Ihab Ramzy criticized what he called Islamist domination of the Constituent Assembly on Tuesday, accusing them of not conforming to the will of the Egyptian people.
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Salafist Islamists and police clash in Tunis over art exhibition
Others | 13 June 2012
Hundreds of conservative Salafist Islamists, angered by an art exhibition they believe humiliates Muslims, clashed with police in Tunis early on Tuesday, raising religious tensions in the home of the Arab Spring.
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Islamists draft code to boost Islamic banks
Others | 13 June 2012
The political party of the Muslim Brotherhood, which has the biggest bloc in Parliament, is proposing changes to the banking law with the goal of boosting the market share of Islamic banks to 35 percent in five years from 5 percent now, a party member said.
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Morsy dominates expat vote in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar
Others | 12 June 2012
Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate Mohamed Morsy dominated expatriate runoff-round voting in the Gulf nations of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar, taking in 127,587 votes to his opponent Ahmed Shafiq’s 29,287, according to an online statement from Morsy’s campaign.
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Salafi party threatens to mobilize protests if constitution violates Sharia
Others | 12 June 2012
The Salafi-oriented Asala Party has threatened to mobilize Islamists to protest if the new constitution violates Sharia law.
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Brotherhood forms committee to mull political groups' demands
Others | 12 June 2012
The Muslim Brotherhood Guidance Bureau formed a committee Sunday headed by its former supreme guide and a number of group leaders to discuss demands made by some political and revolutionary organizations.
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Islamists reneged on Constituent Assembly agreement, says secular party leader
Others | 12 June 2012
A leading figure in the Egyptian Social Democratic Party said parties supportive of a civil state were surprised when Islamists went back on an agreement regarding the Constituent Assembly they made last week, according to state-run Al-Ahram newspaper's website.
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Abul-Fotouh campaign throws weight behind Mursi presidency bid
Others | 11 June 2012
The campaign for eliminated presidential contender Abdel-Moneim Abul-Fotouh released a statement on Sunday declaring its support for Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Mursi.
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Independent MP accuses Brotherhood representative of incitement
Others | 11 June 2012
Independent MP Mostafa Bakry has submitted a report to the public prosecutor against Freedom and Justice Party MP Mohamed al-Beltagy. Bakry accused Beltagy of inciting people to kill him.
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