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Liberal Women Fear for Their ’Freedom’ Under Brotherhood

The spectacular performance of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt’s legislative polls has heightened fears of a clampdown on women’s freedoms should the Islamist group ever come to power.

"I am against all their policies. Not only the ones related to women," said liberal writer Nawal Saadawi.

"Their [current] politi..

Essam el-Arian, an influential member of the Muslim Brotherhood, stated that the group Is in favour of the formation of Christian-oriented civil parties. He mentioned that the Brotherhood called on thousand of Copts to run for local vote, supported by the Brothers, but they refused.
 
These statements coincide with the rise of Copts’ fear of the major wins achieved by the Brotherhoo..

In the farm work of cooperation with opposition MPs, the Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary bloc studies a draft law pertaining to Parties Law, prepared by the president of the Unified National Front for Change, Yahya el-Gamel, a Professor of constitutions at Cairo University.
 
The new bill designs a new formula for launching parties that grants a release form the government control. ..

Muslim Brotherhood Parliamentary bloc succeeded to have The Port Said Free Trade Zone resolution defeated on the parliament floor pending further modifications before resubmission.

After stiff resistance from Brotherhood parliament members lead by Mr. Akram Elshaer, representative of the Governorate of Port Said, the government has decided to withdraw the draft of the new resolution wh..

The Muslim Brotherhood through its members in Parliament extends its
warmest wishes to the Orthodox Copts in Egypt and around the world during their
celebrations of Christmas, which coincide this year with the Muslims
celebration of Eid Al dha (Feast of Sacrifice). ..

Commenting on recent media reports that indicated a possible change in Hamas strategy to omit the destruction of Israel statement from its charter as poll nears, the leader of the Hamas movement Mr. Khaled Meshael denied any change in that regard.  Mr. Mashael stated that the movement’s ideology is based on the armed resistance as a strategic option until fully liberating Palestinian soil ..

Hamdy Hassen, the spokesman of the Muslim Brotherhood’s parliamentary bloc, caused an earthquake when he called on the Parliament Chairman, Fathey Soror, to take crucial measures against the Attorney General who announced the discontinuance of investigations on irregularities marred the referendum on the constitutional article 76.
 
In his memo, referred to the parliament chairman, ..

The Muslim Brotherhood’s Member of Parliament (MP), Mahmmud Megahed, the representative of El-Matria Constituency, and a member of the Parliamentary Legislative Committee lodged a request for information regarding the statements of the Minister of the Human Resources and Immigration, Aisha Abdel Hady. Megahed referred his request to the Premier and to the Minister of the Higher Education and Sc..

The coming municipal elations, scheduled for in April, are very mysterious. Leaked leads say the government considers putting it off one year. At the heels of the Muslim Brotherhood’s unprecedented wins in the parliamentary polls, the government fears the group achieving similar gains in the municipal elections attaining the constitutional-stipulated share required to field a presidential candidate...

The Parliament Chairman, Fathey Soror, blocked a memo submitted by representative Hamdy Hassen concerning the violations and unethical manipulations by the Attorney General regarding some political cases of high public interest. Fathey Soror asserted the Attorney General is a part of the judiciary which is not subject to the supervision of the executive branch in accordance with separation of a..