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More than one million protesters taking part in the Unity and People's Will protest, Tahrir Square, 29 July, 2011. Political parties as well as Islamist groups called for a million-member rally to unify demands. However, Islamists dominated the square and shouted Islamic slogans.  
Political powers renew calls for September protest
Arabic Edition 30 Aug 2011
Two revolutionary groups on Monday renewed calls for participation in planned nationwide demonstrations on 9 September...
Copts continue their protest againt Imbaba violence for the third day in a row, Radio and Television building (Maspero), Cairo, 10 May, 2011. Protesters call for a speedy trials for those who were proven involved in the Imbaba violent incidents which led to clashes among Muslims and Copts leaving 12 killed.
Catholic cardinal expresses fear of Islamists assuming power
Arabic Edition 29 Aug 2011
A Catholic official expressed fear about Islamists assuming power as Egypt transitions from military to civilian rule....
Members of the Jama'a Islamiya and family of the Sheikh abdel Rahman Omar, who had been detained in the US for 18 years, staging a protest seeking abdel Rahman's release, US embassy, Cairo, 30 June, 2011. Protesters also threatened to stage an open-ended strike before the embassy until their demands are met.
Brother of Sadat's assassin returns to Egypt
AFP 28 Aug 2011
The brother of the Islamist assassin of former president Anwar Sadat returned to Egypt from exile in Iran on Sunday and...
المئات من المسلمين يقفون في الخلاء يصلون صلاة عيد الأضحى، القاهرة، 16 نوفمبر 2010. يذكر أن عيد الأضحى هو أحد العيدين عند المسلمين - بالإضافة لعيد الفطر - ، ويوافق يوم 10 ذو الحجة من كل عام، ويقوم فيه العديد من المسلمين بالتقرب إلى الله في هذا اليوم بالتضحية بأحد الأنعام (خروف، أو بقرة، أو ناقة) وتوزيع لحم الأضحية على الأقارب والفقراء وأهل البيت.
Islamists vie for Eid prayer areas
Ahmed Ali 28 Aug 2011
The Islamic Endowments Ministry will be providing security for nearly 3000 open areas for prayers on the first day of...
The Adl Party sets up a medical caravan in a poor neighborhood in Alexandria. But is it a recruitment tool or an act of charity?
Egypt’s centrists seek to overcome Islamist-secular divide
Abdel-Rahman Hussein 26 Aug 2011
On the heels of the formation of liberal and Islamist blocs in Egyptian politics, the newly-established Adl Party...
د.السيد البدوي، رئيس حزب الوفد، في حوار مع جريدة «المصري اليوم» ، 19 أبريل 2011.
Wafd leader: Some Islamist groups conditionally approve constitutional principles
Staff 22 Aug 2011
A number of Islamist groups have given conditional approval to a document containing guidelines for Egypt’s...
Groups approve Al-Azhar constitutional document, but make it non-binding
Noha El-Hennawy 17 Aug 2011
Islamist and secular groups on Wednesday endorsed a document issued by Al-Azhar earlier this summer affirming that...
A group of activist women belonging to NGO's, standing in front of State Council, Giza, February 18, 2010, in protest of State's General Assembly's decision not to appoint women as judges by a landslide majority of 89%. The assembly justified decision referring to unsuccessful experience of women judges in Family Courts.
Islamists threaten to roll back legal gains for women
Ahmed Zaki Osman 17 Aug 2011
Ahmed Abubaker, a 35-year-old teacher has little interest in politics and barely followed the developments of the...
Spokesman of Muslim Brotherhood Mohammed Mursi (R), listens to senior Brotherhood Essam el-Erian during a joint press conference, Cairo, November 22, 2010, under slogan “excessiveness of the government to Fraud the election 2010” on November 22, 2010, in Cairo.
Brotherhood-led political alliance on verge of collapse
Noha El-Hennawy 16 Aug 2011
The Democratic Alliance for Egypt, a massive political coalition formed in early June to heal the rift between...
Salafis demonstrating
Islamists: Supra-constitutional principles would provoke Egyptians
Staff 15 Aug 2011
A coalition of Islamic groups issued a statement on Monday refusing supra-constitutional principles. The Islamic Forces...