Date of source: Tuesday, April 16, 2019
ʿAlāʾ al-Aswānī grew up in a family with a history of national struggle and a good education that made him a skilled computer programmer. Like millions of young people in Egypt, he dreamed of democratic change. In 2005 he created a blog in his name and his wife Manal which called for an end to...
Date of source: Monday, December 3, 2012
Dr. Safwat 'Abd al-Ghanī, member of al-Jamā’ah al-Islāmīyah's Shūrá Council stated that the broadcasted statement attributed to al-Jamā’ah on allegedly issuing a fatwá apostatizing voters who are against the referendum of apostasy, has raised a wave of surprise and consternation.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Senior leader of the Islamic Reform Front Organisation,ʿAmr ʿAbd al-Shakūr ʿAmir, said the main reason for the end of good relations between al-Jamaʿa al-Islamiyyah and the Islamic Community, is because the Jamāl Hishmat [Gamal Heshmat] is attacking Assim ʿAbd al-Mājid (member of Shura Council)...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 8, 2014
After a few members of Muslim Brotherhood attacked Dr. Yāssir al-Burhāmī during his walk in the Prophet’s Mosque in al- Madīnah al- Munawarrah [Saudi Arabia], anger prevailed over Salafi circles.
Date of source: Friday, June 9, 2017
The Arab countries, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrayn, and Egypt have issued a joint statement on Friday morning, naming 59 people and twelve entities, 26 of them Egyptian, accused of terror actions.
The statement included a list of wanted people, among them was Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī, who...
Date of source: Sunday, August 28, 2016
Sa`īd `Abd al-`Azīm, leading member of Al-Da`wa Al-Salafeyya (The Salafi Calling) said that former President Muhammad Mūrsi wanted to endorse the Sharī`ah Law during his meeting with the Shūra Council.
Date of source: Monday, December 19, 2016
The Muslim Brotherhood’s spokesperson of the Muhammad Kamāl’s front, Muhammad Montasser, announced the beginning of a meeting of the MB Shūra Council in Cairo.
Montasser launched a hash tag on social networking sites to allow users to follow the meeting, under the hash tag title “#...
Date of source: Friday, December 9, 2016
The new law draft on the founding and mandates of the National Council for Human Rights was prepared by the Government, ignoring the major amendments proposed by members of the NCHR, namely visit prisons by notice and not by permit, guarantee the financial independence of the Council, and...
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Interviewers: Quinta Smit and Eline Kasanwidjojo
Language of interview: English, Arabic
Interpreter: Dr. Wafāʾ Ḥafnī
Transcript: not mentioned
Approved: Requested and no objection received
Dr. Wafāʾ Hafnī, Dr. Sanā’ and Dr. Ishtihād; granddaughter and daughters of Ḥasan al-Bannā give personal...