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Muslim Brotherhood Statement on Events of Friday, November 23

Translation of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Statement regarding the President’s Constitutional Declaration Thursday and the events that followed on Friday.

Freedom and Justice Party Statement on Recent Constitutional Declaration

The FJP holds that appointing a new Public Prosecutor for Egypt guarantees the integrity and seriousness of fresh investigations of ousted Mubarak’s senior officials accused of murdering unarmed revolutionaries.

Yasser Ali: Constitutional Declaration Follows Proper Consultations; Targets Fair Trials

According to Egyptian Presidency, Mohamed Morsi did meet with and consult most political groups’ chiefs before issuing the Constitutional Declaration on Thursday.

Egypt President’s Political Affairs Assistant: Morsi Moved to Secure Democratic Transition in Egypt

Egyptian President Morsi’s Constitutional Declaration Thursday are mostly commended, seen as long overdue reform pathways to truly democratic transformation, shedding Mubarak-era remnants, loyalists and cronies.

Ghozlan: Morsi Constitutional Declaration in Line with Popular Will and Revolutionary Demands

Responding to public and revolutionary demands, Egypt President Morsi issues a Constitutional Declaration to complement an earlier one issued by the Military Council, in order to protect the path of

Ghariani: Charter-Drafting Panel Received No Formal Withdrawals from Church or Any Other Members

Affirming that Egypt’s constitution-writing panel follows democratic processes every step of the way as it draws up the country’s most important document, the panel’s head announces he received no official

Beltagy: Egypt Liberals and Secularists Shun Democracy When It Does Not Put Them in Power

Minority or not, Egypt’s liberal and secularist politicians believe democracy must put them in office, or they will abandon the whole idea.

Farid Ismail: Some Constituent Assembly Withdrawals Merely a Media Show

Egypt’s constitution-writing panel exceeds 80,000 hours of work in 5 months; meets and canvasses opinions of millions of Egyptians in all provinces across the country; ploughs on despite ‘strategic’ withdrawal

Ghozlan Surprised at Church Withdrawal; Asserts Special Article for Copts in New Charter

Egypt Coptic Pope pulls Church representatives from constitution-writing panel, despite new special article, for first time in history, clearly detailing Christian entitlement to refer to own religious strictures.

Abdul Quddus: Pope Did Not Threaten to Withdraw from Constituent Assembly

Contrary to recent misleading reports, Egypt’s Coptic Pope never threatened to pull out of the Constitution-writing panel, but simply said he coordinated stance with Azhar.