Hamdi Dabash
Islamist parties accuse Interior Ministry of backing Shafiq
Egypt
May 21, 2012
Islamist parties accuse Interior Ministry of backing Shafiq
The Freedom and Justice Party and the Nour Party accused Interior Ministry officials of siding with presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq…
Salafis divided over whom to support in presidential vote
Egypt
April 25, 2012
Salafis divided over whom to support in presidential vote
Divisions have surfaced among Egyptian Salafis over whom to back in the upcoming presidential elections, scheduled to take place on…
Salafi party mulls fielding presidential candidate
Egypt
January 29, 2012
Salafi party mulls fielding presidential candidate
Mohamed Nour, spokesperson for the Salafi Nour Party, has said the party is considering nominating a candidate for the presidential…
IMF loans are usury, says Salafi party
Egypt
January 19, 2012
IMF loans are usury, says Salafi party
The Salafi Nour Party has criticized the government for plans to borrow from international financial institutions rather than implementing an…
Leading Salafi preacher rules out coalition with liberal parties
Egypt
January 3, 2012
Leading Salafi preacher rules out coalition with liberal parties
Yasser Borhamy, a religious leader from the Salafi-oriented Nour Party, has ruled out the possibility of a parliamentary coalition between…
Salafi party forms committee to influence constitution
Egypt
December 26, 2011
Salafi party forms committee to influence constitution
The Nour Party has formed a legal committee to prepare a new constitution for the country, said Emad Abdel Ghafour,…
Salafi party claims commitment to peace treaty with Israel
Egypt
December 20, 2011
Salafi party claims commitment to peace treaty with Israel
The spokesman for the Nour Party, the leading Salafi political party in Egypt, has affirmed his party's commitment to the…
Nour Party mediating to end clashes, says chairman
Egypt
December 18, 2011
Nour Party mediating to end clashes, says chairman
Salafi Nour Party Chairman Emad Abdel Ghafour has called on all political parties and movements to help end clashes between…
Salafi leader prohibited from making press statements
Egypt
December 7, 2011
Salafi leader prohibited from making press statements
The Salafi Nour Party’s supreme committee has prohibited prominent Salafi figure Abdel Moneim al-Shahat from issuing press statements, after the…
Brotherhood criticizes SCAF’s treatment of former NDP members
Egypt
October 13, 2011
Brotherhood criticizes SCAF’s treatment of former NDP members
The Muslim Brotherhood has criticized the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) for its sluggishness in issuing a…
Salafi leaders reiterate demands for Islamic Sharia
Egypt
October 7, 2011
Salafi leaders reiterate demands for Islamic Sharia
Prominent Salafi leaders on Thursday reiterated calls for applying Islamic Sharia law in Egypt in place of the man-made laws…
Salafi Scholars mull fielding independent candidates in elections
Egypt
September 30, 2011
Salafi Scholars mull fielding independent candidates in elections
The Salafi Scholars' Shura Council is considering fielding candidates in single-winner districts in the upcoming parliamentary elections, council head Gamal…
Salafis to form coalition of Islamist parties
Egypt
September 20, 2011
Salafis to form coalition of Islamist parties
“We aim to form a coalition of all Salafi and Islamist parties before the parliamentary elections,” Nader Bakar, a leading…
Salafi party to launch weekly paper
Egypt
September 18, 2011
Salafi party to launch weekly paper
The Salafi-run Nour Party will launch its first weekly newspaper next week, said Nader Bakkar, a member of the party's…
Young Salafis form new political party
Egypt
September 16, 2011
Young Salafis form new political party
A group of Salafis have launched the Islah Party, the fourth political party to be formed by Salafis since the…
Deputy PM proclaims civil state, pluralism in draft constitutional document
Egypt
August 14, 2011
Deputy PM proclaims civil state, pluralism in draft constitutional document
Ali Selmy, deputy prime minister for political affairs, in a meeting on Friday, presented a document entitled “Basic Constitutional Principles” …
Al-Azhar and Salafi scholars prepare Islamic constitution
Egypt
July 3, 2011
Al-Azhar and Salafi scholars prepare Islamic constitution
A group of Islamist scholars is preparing a draft constitution for Egypt based on the Quran and Sunnah, with the…
Opponents of Islamism are Satan’s followers, says Islamist leader
Egypt
June 14, 2011
Opponents of Islamism are Satan’s followers, says Islamist leader
Mohamed Mokhtar al-Mady, the head of the Legislative Committee of the largest Salafi group in Egypt, said on Monday that…
Salafi scholars: We will not abide by anti-Islamic laws
Egypt
June 9, 2011
Salafi scholars: We will not abide by anti-Islamic laws
Salafi Scholars Shura Council member Gamal Marakby has announced that the council is currently communicating with the likely presidential candidates…
Muslim Brotherhood opens branch in Moqattam
Egypt
May 22, 2011
Muslim Brotherhood opens branch in Moqattam
Muslim Brotherhood General Guide Mohamed Badie on Saturday inaugurated a new branch for the group in the Moqattam neighborhood. The…