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Islamist parties accuse Interior Ministry of backing Shafiq
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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