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Gohmert: Muslim Brotherhood members ‘have influence’ in White House
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) revisited the anti-Muslim accusations lobbied by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MI) last year in a radio interview, Think Progress reported on Saturday. “Radical Islam is at war with us,” Gohmert said in an interview on Thursday with World Net Daily radio. “Thank God for the moderates that…
Women remain ‘slaves’ despite UN accord: Egyptian politician
Women are “the slaves of this age,” according to an Egyptian politician who took a stand against the country’s Muslim Brotherhood to back a UN declaration on violence against women. Mervat Tallawy, who headed the Egyptian delegation at a United Nations conference that ended late Friday, said that despite the…
Egypt Islamists say UN women’s rights declaration is threat to society
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has warned that a UN document demanding global standards to prevent violence against women is un-Islamic and would lead to the “complete degradation of society.” Governments and NGOs from around the world are to wrap up two weeks of discussions in New York on ways to end…
Egyptian protesters set fire to Muslim Brotherhood headquarters
Egyptian protesters on Friday set fire to the Muslim Brotherhood party headquarters in the canal city of Ismailiya, an AFP reporter said. Black smoke could be seen coming out of the windows of the apartment housing the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) offices, as Egyptians staged nationwide rallies against President…
Egyptians to protest on second anniversary of revolution
Huge crowds were expected to demonstrate in Egypt on Friday for the second anniversary of the revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak and brought in an Islamist government, at a time of political tensions and economic woes. The secular-leaning opposition called for mass street protests against President Mohamed Morsi and the…
Egypt’s new constitution ‘wins two-thirds support’
Egypt has adopted a new, Islamist-backed constitution with nearly two-thirds support in a referendum preceded by weeks of sometimes bloody protests, official media said on Sunday. The secular-leaning opposition, which has alleged fraud, was mulling its next move in its campaign against the text, which it says limits the freedoms…
Egypt opposition alleges referendum rigging as Muslim Brotherhood claims victory
Muslim Brotherhood’s political wing says 56.5% voted for draft constitution but opposition warns of violations in first round poll Recriminations have broken out over Egypt’s constitutional referendum even before the two-stage vote has been completed, with the Muslim Brotherhood claiming victory and the opposition complaining of rigging and insisting the…
Egyptian President Morsi calls for December referendum on constitution
President puts faith in popular vote to silence critics of government’s sweeping powers as about 50,000 rally in Cairo Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has announced a snap referendum on a new constitution that has already deepened divisions in a country still struggling to find its identity more than a year…
Egypt Islamists call for show of support for embattled president
CAIRO — Egypt’s powerful Muslim Brotherhood called nationwide demonstrations Sunday in support of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in his showdown with the judges over the path to a new constitution. The show of strength on the streets by the president’s supporters had the potential for triggering clashes with opponents of…
Muslim Brotherhood offices torched as Egyptian president claims dictatorship
Protesters torched Muslim Brotherhood offices on Friday, state media said, as supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsi staged rival rallies across Egypt a day after he assumed sweeping powers. The offices of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the Muslim Brotherhood’s political arm, were set ablaze in the canal…
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