Mohammed Habib Quotations

The problem is not that the security forces are out of control; they only follow orders from the state. It's the state that wants to show it's still strong and intimidating and holding the reins. Any political movement that gains momentum, that thinks it can change anything, is crushed.

The result confirms in an unquestionable way that the Egyptian people stand behind the Brotherhood.

That would create a kind of equilibrium between the two sides -- the Arab and Islamic side on one side and Israel on the other.

The authorities have got the ballot boxes ready with the votes inside and they are deciding whether it would look better internationally if Mubarak wins with 75 per cent or 80 per cent of the vote.

Of course we can't say we are happy ... There were clear violations. There was vote buying and box swapping.

Some were taken from their homes, some from the street.

Maybe after the president wins elections, as we're sure he will, the freedoms that we've seen for the Brotherhood over the last year will be taken away.

The government and the regime want to send a message to us ... that there is nothing new and that all the promises it made for political reform must be forgotten.

The monitoring, following, hassling is always there. We just try not to pay attention.

The NDP wanted to delay the elections to gather themselves. The make-up of the local councils in the current situation ... makes the candidate of the NDP the only player in presidential elections.