Religion Quote by Tarek Osman

“So effective has their propaganda been that an American official was moved to describe the Brotherhood as “a loose network of secular groups.”27 This…

— John R. Bradley

“1923 constitution. The committee, which comprised five Christians, one Jew and six Muslims, instituted Article 1 (that Islam is the religion of the state)…

— Tarek Osman

“civic, secular, nationalist frame of reference (devoid of any religious underpinnings) would face immense challenges in today's highly religious Egyptian society.”

— Tarek Osman

Egypt has a presidential system. The president runs the state. Who the president is matters profoundly.

— Richard Engel

“The Islamic movement in Egypt, from the late 1970s, managed to occupy the political space in the country that had been the domain of…

— Tarek Osman

“The politics of the 1970s were the second factor in this social shift. In his efforts to confront the Nasserite and socialist forces in…

— Tarek Osman

The fact that this organisation is called the Islamic State reveals something even deeper. In fact, it implies that every single Islamist party in…

— Tariq Ramadan

The sooner we put Egypt on the right track, the sooner we would be able to have an Egypt that is modern, that is…

— Mohamed ElBaradei

There was not a single Islamic slogan [in Egypt]. It was secular men and women, and in fact, they were unified. Now they want…

— Nawal El Saadawi

From a constitutional standpoint, the religion of a candidate is supposed to make no difference. Even before the founding fathers dreamed up the First…

— Noah Feldman

“In the end, the majority of Egyptians overwhelmingly approved the proposed constitutional amendments. Of the more than 18 million Egyptians who voted on the…

— Tarek Osman

Well, one thing that has happened is they have had a presidential election in Egypt which has represented progress. Now, we were not happy…

— Roger Wicker