EU deplores conduct of Egypt’s Shura elections

The European Union’s German presidency on Friday deplored irregularities and violence during Egypt’s Shura elections earlier this week. Second-round polling took place on Monday and President Hosny Mubarak’s ruling party

Detention of 14 Dakahlia MBs Prolonged

Dakahlia prosecution prolonged on the detention of 14 MB detainees in Mit Ghamr for 15 days after a Mit Ghamr policemen claimed that the supporters of the MB candidate Dr.

Accusations fly as Egypt’s ruling party rivals are crushed (Roundup)

President Hosny Mubarak’s ruling party was set to clinch victory in the first and second rounds of Shura Council elections, but the aftermath of a violent and controversial electoral process

Georgetown Symposium on Islamist Politics

THE GEORGETOWN University Center for Contemporary Arab Studies held its annual symposium in Washington, DC March 22 and 23, on the theme “Islamist Politics: Contemporary Trajectories in the Arab World.”

Egypt calls summit to isolate Hamas

Egypt moved forcefully Thursday to isolate Hamas, calling a regional summit next week including the Israelis and Palestinians — and shunning contacts with the militant group after its takeover of

Akef: Reform in Egypt is inevitable and the eternal rule is unacceptable.

Reform in Egypt is Inevitable and the Eternal Rule is unacceptable. Muhammad Akef, the Chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood, affirmed that the movement goes on its cooperation with all political

M. B. may contest elections using own name

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, officially outlawed but widely tolerated, may have its candidates run under the movement’s own name in November’s parliamentary polls, rather than as independents as they have done

Muslim Brotherhood Instructed not to Run Under

In a break with tradition, Muslim Brotherhood candidates in Egypt ’s upcoming parliamentary elections were instructed to include the name of the organization in all their campaign literature and speeches