Safwat Hegazy
Update: Morsy takes presidential oath in Tahrir, vows to free military detainees
Egypt
June 29, 2012
Update: Morsy takes presidential oath in Tahrir, vows to free military detainees
President-elect Mohamed Morsy took the presidential oath in Tahrir Square on Friday, standing before a crowd of thousands of protesters…
Shafiq, other witnesses skip Battle of the Camel trial
Egypt
June 14, 2012
Shafiq, other witnesses skip Battle of the Camel trial
Lawyers representing victims of a February 2011 attack on Tahrir Square demonstrators demanded Thursday that presidential contender Ahmed Shafiq, a…
Murder accusations against Brotherhood referred to justice minister
Egypt
June 10, 2012
Murder accusations against Brotherhood referred to justice minister
The public prosecutor has forwarded a complaint to the justice minister accusing the Muslim Brotherhood of involvement in killing demonstrators…
Islamic preacher plans to sue Shafiq over Battle of the Camel comments
Egypt
June 6, 2012
Islamic preacher plans to sue Shafiq over Battle of the Camel comments
Angry over allegations made by presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq, Islamic preacher Safwat Hegazy claims the ruling military council and Shafiq…
Witnesses accuse Salafi preacher and blogger in Shafiq campaign office fire
Egypt
May 31, 2012
Witnesses accuse Salafi preacher and blogger in Shafiq campaign office fire
Investigations into the fire at former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq’s campaign headquarters revealed the involvement of 22 suspects, according to…
Pro-Brotherhood preacher: Electing liberal or secular president against religion
Egypt
May 18, 2012
Pro-Brotherhood preacher: Electing liberal or secular president against religion
Muslim preacher Safwat Hegazy, who has been campaigning for the Muslim Brotherhood’s presidential candidate, Mohamed Morsy, said it is against…
The people will ban former regime officials, says Tahrir preacher
Egypt
April 13, 2012
The people will ban former regime officials, says Tahrir preacher
Muslim preacher Safwat Hegazy stressed in a speech directed to protesters in Tahrir Square following Friday prayers that the Egyptian…
Hegazy decides not to join presidential race
Egypt
April 8, 2012
Hegazy decides not to join presidential race
Preacher Safwat Hegazy on Sunday said he will not register to run in the presidential elections slated for 23 and…
Egyptian fatwa says Assad’s death necessary
Egypt
March 16, 2012
Egyptian fatwa says Assad’s death necessary
A prominent Islamic preacher has issued a fatwa saying that killing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is “a must” and that…