Daily Archives: February 7, 2011

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood: In Their Own Words

BY JONATHAN D. HALEVI, JCPA —- •The Muslim Brotherhood has taken a greater role in organizing the protest against the Egyptian regime as it unfolds its independent political agenda. Rashad al-Bayumi, the Brotherhood’s second-in-command, announced in an interview with Japanese TV that the group would join a transitional government in order to cancel the peace treaty between…

Christians fear life without Mubarak

BY EDMUND SANDERS, LA TIMES— The morning bells of All Saints Church beckon worshippers a little later these days, and Mass is celebrated more frequently. The schedule shift for the early service has come in response to the government-imposed overnight curfew. The extra services? Coptic Christians in Egypt’s second-largest city say they have a lot…