Egyptian newspapers today covered various topics. Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie said the group will never give up the slogan, " Islam is the solution," and Sobhy Saleh said the MB seeks to apply Islamic Sharia gradually. Prominent Egyptian scholar Yusuf al- Qaradawi said protests during the Islamic Eid holiday are considered an act of atheism. Egyptian churches declined the European parliament's call condemning Egypt for discrimination against Coptic Christians. Youm7 The chairman of the world federation for Muslim scholars, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, said no protests should take place during the pilgrimage season. He said that protesting during the Islamic feast of Eid al-Adha is considered an act of atheism. El Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence accused Tora Prison administration of torturing to death Essam Ali Atta, a prisoner who was sentenced to two years in prison by a military court on February 25. Giza prosecution ordered to the court two officers accused of shooting dead a student in Sheikh Zayed city as he passed a security checkpoint without following the officers' orders. The victim's supporters threatened to set fire to Sheikh Zayed police station after burning a police car. Al-Ahram A prominent leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Sobhy Saleh, said the Brotherhood-affiliated Freedom and Justice Party still needs the Brotherhood to run for upcoming parliamentary elections, as the organizational structure and the party units are not completed yet. Saleh also said the MB seeks to apply Sharia, Islamic Law, and adopt the Islamic project, as Islamic Sharia is not a historical doctrine or era, it is a gradual application according to reality. Al-Akhbar The Supreme Guide of the MB, Mohamed Badie, had an interview with Al-Akhbar in which he said that no one can deny that the Egyptian army is considered the protector of the January 25 Revolution. He said the government cannot solve categorical problems in one day and night. He pointed out that the MB's relation with the military council can be summarized at this quote, "If the SCAF is making the right decision we support it, if it makes mistakes we will show it its mistakes to be corrected." Prime Minister Essam Sharaf is dragging Egypt with a rope as all the machines are broken-down, said Badie. He added, "Some people inside seek to cooperate with the outside to plant obstacles in Egypt." Badie said the next president will not be from the Brotherhood, but he hopes that he will be a servant of the Egyptian people. He also said that the Brotherhood will never give up the slogan, "Islam is the solution." Al-Masry Al-Youm Egyptian churches announced their refusal of the European parliamentary call condemning discrimination against Coptic Christians in Egypt. The Coptic Church and the Anglican community both rejected the call. Sources inside the Coptic Church emphasized Pope Shenouda III's refusal of any intervention in Egyptian internal affairs. The International Bank and Moody's described the financial situation in Egypt during the transitional period as " fragile." Moody's said in a report that the political issues taking place in Egypt caused more troubles in the credit foundations. Al-Shorouq Ilan Grapel, the dual Israeli-American citizen detained in Egypt on spying charges, said he received good treatment during his detention in Egypt. Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post said that diplomats in both countries hope that the latest swap could ease tense between the new rulers in Cairo and Israel and America.
