Date of source: Saturday, May 15, 2004
The initiative of the Brotherhood for political reform is based on democracy, circulation of authority and transparency in financial matters and fighting of financial corruption. Does the Brotherhood apply these principles inside the group or the professional syndicates which they have been...
Date of source: Monday, July 5, 2004
Two months ago, the Council of Governors at the Egyptian government issued a decision to stop building new Azharite Institutes, stop building civil mosques and demolish mosques built without license. This caused angry reactions among the Egyptian public. Eighteen deputies at the People’s Assembly,...
Date of source: Thursday, June 3, 2004
Last week, the catastrophe of the confiscation of books appeared on the surface again
as two books were accused of offending religion. The book of “Shukran Bin Laden” [Thank you Bin
Laden] by Sayyed Al-Qimni was recommended to be banned by the Islamic Research Institute. The
other book “Tahya Al...
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The article is about the National Council for Human Rights. The author explains that Egyptians pin much hope on the new council. Egyptians are looking forward to regain a worth lost and a dignity curtailed before the official, political and security apparatuses in Egypt. The author argues...
Date of source: Friday, April 22, 2005
Heated discussions are taking place in the National Council for Women and some non-governmental organizations to propose amendments to articles 237 and 277 of the penal code, which differentiate between a husband and his wife in case of adultery.
Date of source: Thursday, March 3, 2005
At last the People’s Assembly (parliament) has once and for all settled the issue of child custody in favor of mothers until they reach the age of 15, after which they may be asked to choose whether to continue staying with their mothers, or like to switch to fathers.
Date of source: Thursday, February 17, 2005
Some books at the Cairo International Book Fair were claimed to go against and be incompatible with the principles and morals of religion. This led a number of Muslim Brotherhood Members of Parliament and members of the Religious Committee at the People’s Assembly to demand a comprehensive revision...
Date of source: Thursday, July 26, 2001
Pope Shenouda prepared a request to submit to the People’s Assembly for it to decide upon the Christian unified personal statues law. This new law, which specifies nine reasons for divorce, will solve the problems of Christians who got divorced but cannot get permission to re-marry.
Date of source: Saturday, June 16, 2001 to Friday, June 22, 2001
The Brotherhood MPs are focusing on the ministers of education, health, culture, agriculture, and interior. Each of them specializes in attacking a ministry. The most active is Dr. Mohammed Gamal Hishmat, who filed 61 inquiries to the ministers of health, education, and higher education and...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 5, 2001
The Muslim Brotherhood want to form a political party to end their series of failed coalitions with other parties. Dr. Essam Al-Erian said that founding a Brotherhood Party was the only way to end the stagnation in the Egyptian political arena.