Political Science Professor at Cairo University, Hassan Nafaa said his proposed reconciliation initiative between the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and the government has been welcomed by some political parties but he has not received a response from either the government or the Brotherhood.
Nafaa added in his interview with Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper on Thursday that his initiative aims to “achieve state stability,” “reunite the political forces,” and “halt violence and terrorism.”
“I hope the coalition… will be able to offer a solution to the government outside of security confrontations and the prevailing violence,” Nafaa said.
According to Nafaa, his initiative would form a committee of prominent intellectuals, policy makers to meet with representatives from both sides to mediate negotiations between the Brotherhood and political forces.
Nafaa proposed that the committee be headed by prominent journalist Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, Tarik al-Beshry, lawyer Mohamed Selim al-Awa, writer Fahmy Howaidy, Galal Amin, former International Cooperation Minister Ziad Bahaa el-Din, and presidential advisor Mostafa Hegazy.
“The negotiations would aim to stop protests in return for the release of detained Brotherhood leaders not involved in crimes, and would entail the formation of a fact finding committee to investigate violence since the June 30 revolution,” Nafaa added.
On the other hand, Mohamed Nabawi, member of Tamarod’s media office, criticized the initiative, saying “Nafaa is a representative for every regime that the Egyptian people have ousted.”
Nabawi added to Youm7 on Thursday that if the Brotherhood wants to return to political work, “it has to prove that its work would only be in favor of the nation’s interest and that it will first reconcile with the people who ousted them.”
