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Wafd leader: Some Islamist groups conditionally approve constitutional principles
Egypt

Wafd leader: Some Islamist groups conditionally approve constitutional principles

A number of Islamist groups have given conditional approval to a document containing guidelines for Egypt’s future constitution, provided that…
Groups approve Al-Azhar constitutional document, but make it non-binding
Egypt

Groups approve Al-Azhar constitutional document, but make it non-binding

Islamist and secular groups on Wednesday endorsed a document issued by Al-Azhar earlier this summer affirming that Egypt’s new political…
Islamists threaten to roll back legal gains for women
Egypt

Islamists threaten to roll back legal gains for women

Ahmed Abubaker, a 35-year-old teacher has little interest in politics and barely followed the developments of the Egyptian revolution. But…
Brotherhood-led political alliance on verge of collapse
Egypt

Brotherhood-led political alliance on verge of collapse

The Democratic Alliance for Egypt, a massive political coalition formed in early June to heal the rift between Islamists and…
Islamists: Supra-constitutional principles would provoke Egyptians
Egypt

Islamists: Supra-constitutional principles would provoke Egyptians

A coalition of Islamic groups issued a statement on Monday refusing supra-constitutional principles. The Islamic Forces Coalition said issuing the…
Sawiris: Islamists hijacked Egyptian revolution
Egypt

Sawiris: Islamists hijacked Egyptian revolution

The founder of the secular Free Egyptians Party, Coptic businessman Naguib Sawiris, accused Islamist movements of hijacking the Egyptian revolution.…
Islamists commence campaign against supra-constitutional principles
Egypt

Islamists commence campaign against supra-constitutional principles

Egypt's Islamist groups on Saturday began a campaign against government plans to draw up principles regulating the election of the…
Egypt’s cabinet threatens reviewing legal status of Islamic parties
Egypt

Egypt’s cabinet threatens reviewing legal status of Islamic parties

Egypt’s government said on Thursday that all political parties must abide by the existing party formation law, in particular its…
Islamists threaten escalation if constitutional guidelines imposed
Egypt

Islamists threaten escalation if constitutional guidelines imposed

Islamist movements and parties are threatening to take to the streets if the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) approves…
Al-Azhar torn between secularists and Islamists
Egypt

Al-Azhar torn between secularists and Islamists

Despite ongoing feuds over the identity of the state in post-Mubarak Egypt, both secularists and Islamists have recently agreed on…
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