Muslim Brotherhood
Elections Monitor: Brotherhood-NDP clashes persist with emboldened fury
Egypt
November 21, 2010
Elections Monitor: Brotherhood-NDP clashes persist with emboldened fury
“The outlawed incited chaos and terrorism in Alexandria,” reads a front-page headline in state-run daily Al-Gomhorriya. The headline captures the…
Thursday’s papers: Storms ravage Hajj site, US continues elections pressure, and security launches another Brotherhood arrest campaign
Egypt
November 18, 2010
Thursday’s papers: Storms ravage Hajj site, US continues elections pressure, and security launches another Brotherhood arrest campaign
The front page of Thursday's state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper, features a report on President Hosni Mubarak’s phone call to Hany Helal,…
Elections Monitor: Eid prayers turn into campaign carnivals
Egypt
November 17, 2010
Elections Monitor: Eid prayers turn into campaign carnivals
Mosques and public spaces used for the Eid prayer turned into arenas of electoral competition across Egypt’s governorates as People’s…
Brotherhood woman candidate confident about electoral bid
Egypt
November 17, 2010
Brotherhood woman candidate confident about electoral bid
Bushra al-Samny, the Muslim Brotherhood female candidate in Alexandria, is confident that she is going to win the woman quota…
Brotherhood enters elections in a weakened state
Opinion
November 16, 2010
Brotherhood enters elections in a weakened state
As the 28 November elections approach, the Muslim Brotherhood appears conflicted and troubled compared to its state before the 2005…
Egypt Islamists say over 600 arrested in election campaign
Egypt
November 16, 2010
Egypt Islamists say over 600 arrested in election campaign
Egyptian police have rounded up about 600 Muslim Brotherhood members ahead of this month's parliamentary election and some 250 are…
Election Monitor: Challenges to the Muslim Brotherhood, tribalism and family politics may be reason for surplus NDP candidates
Egypt
November 14, 2010
Election Monitor: Challenges to the Muslim Brotherhood, tribalism and family politics may be reason for surplus NDP candidates
The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) on Sunday faces an ongoing security crackdown, escalating electoral battles with the NDP and Wafd parties,…
Breakaway Brotherhood faction plans to take to the streets
Egypt
November 14, 2010
Breakaway Brotherhood faction plans to take to the streets
A dissident Muslim Brotherhood faction intends to take to the streets in civilian disobedience in a move to press for…
Brotherhood’s slogan is not the problem
Opinion
November 12, 2010
Brotherhood’s slogan is not the problem
I’m against the use of religious slogans in election campaigns and the inclusion of religion in partisan affairs. Only God…