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Another FJP Leader Assaulted by Strangers

Dr. Ahmed Abu Barakah, legal adviser to the Freedom and Justice Party, was assaulted and dragged in the street near the Interior Ministry in central Cairo by a number of unknown persons, who were moving in a private car in the early hours of Tuesday morning...

Poll: 32% of Egyptians Will Vote for FJP

A recent poll conducted by Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS), showed that 32% of Egyptians will vote for Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) in the upcoming elections, while 16% will vote for "revolution youth", 14.2% for the Liberal Al-Wafd Party, 7.7% for Free Egyptians Party, 6.6% for the Salafist Al-Noor Party, and 5.2% for the Egyptian Social Democratic Party...

Muslim Brotherhood Establishes Farmers' Union

The Muslim Brotherhood is establishing a Farmers' Syndicate targeting a million members by December 2011, a leading MB member told Ikhwanweb Monday...

FJP and Other Parties Discuss Israeli Attack With SCAF

Officials from the Interior Ministry, the governor of Sinai, and representatives from numerous political factions attended a meeting with SCAF on Saturday to discuss the Israeli ambush on Egypt’s borders which resulted in the deaths of policemen and soldiers...

Newly Formed Egyptian Bloc to Compete in Elections, FJP Welcomes

14 movements, political parties, a Sufi party, and labor and labor unions announced the formation of "The Egyptian Bloc" to coordinate their political, electoral and parliamentary activities. This announcement was made during a meeting on Monday, August 15 at the Egyptian Journalists’ Syndicate in Cairo...

Muslim Brotherhood Youth Control Traffic on Egypt's Streets During Ramadan

The activity of young men and women from the Muslim Brotherhood and Freedom and Justice Party helped ease the congestion in Cairo and Qalioubyah provinces by alleviating traffic on highways and main streets during Ramadan...

Muslim Brotherhood Calls on Palestinian Factions to Unite

In its weekly statement, the Muslim Brotherhood called on all Palestinian factions to put aside differences and put their country’s well-being and interests above all else...

Members of Kuwaiti Parliament Attend Conference in Cairo in Solidarity With Syrian Uprising

In expression of support of the Syrian people facing brutal crackdowns, a conference will organized by the Arab activists onTuesday August 16 at al-Azhar Conferences center, the main hall...

Muslim Brotherhood Youth Launch

A group of young Muslim Brotherhood members launched an entertainment page on the social networking site Facebook titled Ikhwan Cinema, rocketing to almost 9000 fans, and intending to relay the group’s ideologies in an offhand and informal manner...

Secular Alliance With Sufists Aims to Polarize Egyptians, Says Coptic FJP Leader

Dr. Rafiq Habib, Vice President of Freedom and Justice Party, said in statements to Ikhwanweb that the demonstrations endorsed by Sufists and secular forces scheduled to take place next Friday do not stand on one solid unified ground, and therefore might lead to more polarization among Egyptian currents...

FJP Leader Urges EU Increase Tourism, Investment in Egypt

Dr. Mohamed Morsi, the Chairman of Freedom and Justice Party, pointed to the dissatisfaction of the Egyptian people regarding the money paid by the European Union to some Egyptian activists, to finance certain activities that do not help to achieve the goals of the revolution...

MB Welcomes Arab Leaders' Decision to Summon Ambassadors From Syria

Muslim brotherhood Secretary General Dr. Mahmoud Hussein welcomed the decision by Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain to recall their ambassadors from Syria. The decisions come amid mounting pressure from the Arab world against Syria's brutal crackdown on anti-government protests...

FJP in North Sinai Downplays Reports of al-Qaeda Presence

Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) representative in North Sinai, Salah Tabrany, doubted reports posted on numerous websites of al Qaeda presence in the area and its plans to declare an Islamic state, taking an advantage of absence of strong central gov't in Cairo...

FJP's Protest at Syrian Embassy in Cairo Against Al-Assad's Brutality

Youth of Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) in Cairo and Giza are organizing a protest on Tuesday, August 2, in front of the Syrian Embassy in Cairo, in Dokki Street, at exactly 10:00 pm, to denounce the repressive measures undertaken by the Syrian regime against the unarmed civilians...

MB & FJP Considering Million-Man Demonstration in Solidarity With Syrian People

Dr. Mohamed El-Beltagui, Secretary General of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) in Cairo, confirmed that the Syrian Baathist regime is re-committing its same crimes against the defenseless people of Syria because of their demand for freedom and democracy...

FJP Delegate to EP Stresses Women Role in Egyptian Politics

At a discussion with Egyptian activists from multiple currents hosted by European Parliament in Brussels, Dina Zakaria, Freedom and Justice Party representative, stressed that women are equally responsible as men to achieve ‎prosperity in Egypt. She also emphasized that women’s role especially those from the Muslim Brotherhood was and still is vital even more so following the January 25 Revolution. ‎..

FJP Leader: Egypt Does Not Need New Constitutional Declaration

El-Erian stressed the importance of the selection of the Constituent Assembly by the parliament. He said that this committee should include members from outside parliament and it should be representative of all sectors of society, writers, artists, thinkers, men and women and Muslims and Christians. He said it is not wise that legal experts monopolize the drafting of the Constitution...

El-Erian: New Cabinet Should Prepare Egypt for Elections, Fulfill Revolution Demands

In a statement to Ikhwanweb, Vice President of Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) Dr. Essam El-Erian stressed hat the new cabinet should work to prepare the country for the parliamentary elections according to a schedule to ensure the integrity of the electoral process. It should not be biased to any party at the expense of the others...

SCAF Opens Investigations Into US Funding of Activists Groups

The debate in Egypt continues following the Egyptian military’s rejection of US and Western financing to Egypt’s NGO’s believed to counter the revolution which began in January. Egyptians are growing increasingly critical of such open support for building political parties and civil society, as skeptism sets in...

FJP Chairman: Partnership With Europe is Crucial

In his meeting with European officials Tuesday at the party's headquarters in Cairo, Mohamed Morsi, chairman of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), stressed the importance of partnership with Europe in the areas of science and technology, as well as the need to increase investments in Egypt and increasing the volume of trade...