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Jurists: Denying Egyptians Living Abroad Right to Vote Unconstitutional

A number of jurists and legal advisers have expressed concern that failure to enable Egyptians abroad to vote in the upcoming elections is both unjustifiable and unacceptable, and that all

Six Men, One Woman Elected for FJP Executive Bureau

Internal Elections were held at the Freedom and Justice Party’s (FJP) Cairo headquarters on Saturday to choose the Party’s Executive Bureau.

Joint Statement from Al-Wafd and FJP Presidents Confirms Ongoing Alliance

President of Al-Wafd Party Dr. Sayed Al Badawy and President of Freedom and Justice Party Dr. Mohamed Morsi reiterate that the Democratic Alliance for Egypt which comprises above 40 parties

Democratic Alliance Mulls Dual List in Parliamentary Elections

Democratic Alliance General Coordinator, Dr. Wahid Abdul Magid, stated that the coalition is expected to discuss the possibility of participating in the elections with a dual list.

Muslim Brotherhood: SCAF’s Nondemocratic Measures Must Be Withheld

The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) expressed disappointment with the numerous nondemocratic measures taken lately by the interim ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) without prior consent of the people

SCAF Sets Date For Elections, Democratic Alliance Meets to Discuss Final Stance

SCAF has stated that a decision has been made to open the doors for candidacy for both the parliamentary and Shura elections on October 12, 2011.

FJP: Roadmap Welcome Despite Flaws

Freedom and Justice Party leader Dr. Mohamed Beltagy welcomed the long awaited announcement of a timeline for the elections, although he believed there were some flaws in the decree

WP: Delayed Democracy is the Real Threat In Egypt

Is Egypt imploding? A lot of people in Washington seem to think so, though they are talking about it quietly so far. Their fears are specific: that the Muslim Brotherhood

MB Professor Elected Chair of Journalism Department at Cairo University

For the first time in decades, a professor who is affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, Dr. Sulaiman Saleh, has been elected as the chairman of the Journalism Department at Cairo

Egyptian Youth Launch Facebook Page To Expose Remnants of Mubarak Regime

A group of Egyptian revolutionary youth launched a page on the social networking site Facebook called “Emsek folool”, or “Chase the Former Regime Remnants,” with the goal of exposing remnants