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About Nader Bakkar

Nader Bakkar, 28, is one of the co-founders of the al-Nour Party in Egypt, a member of the party’s Supreme Committee and its official spokesman. He was elected as a member of Egypt’s Constituent Assembly. He is a lecturer and trainer who has a Diploma in Islamic Economics, and has participated in more than 150 conferences in various universities around Egypt, representing the Islamic trend in general. Bakkar writes a weekly column for al-Ahram, al-Watan and al-Youm al-Saba’a, and presents a weekly programme on Al Jazeera.

Articles by Nader Bakkar

Islamists are not above criticism

Nader Bakkar 15 May 2013

We promised people to be truthful and to recognize the truth to the best of our ability, even if it was against ourselves. And Muslims – as the Hadith states – are obliged to stick to what they promise.

Why do we have doubts about the IMF loan?

Nader Bakkar 4 March 2013

Egyptian diplomacy could adopt a distinguished role in the coming period, by opening new doors and adopting new strategies in building foreign relations.

Mr. Prime Minister, please submit your resignation!

Nader Bakkar 18 February 2013

It would be naive to use painkillers for stopping the constant and accelerating loss of blood which is our human and material losses at this stage in the process of change.

The Black-Mask Gang

Nader Bakkar 4 February 2013

Let us come up with a covenant between all the trends, currents and political parties of Egypt. Mastering the art of “finding the common ground” is a must that we can’t live without nowadays!

Egypt’s crisis deserves a better set of calculations

Nader Bakkar 13 January 2013

We need achievable goals that we can see before we die, we need what is known as SMART goals.

Fixing the rules of the game

Nader Bakkar 17 December 2012

Now the roadmap is clear for both paths in Egypt – the yes-path and the no-path – which was something we distinctly and clearly missed before the dialogue that took place last Saturday.

Egypt’s constitution: the gatekeepers of the old regime and those who backtrack on their word

Nader Bakkar 5 December 2012

The official spokesman for Egypt’s al-Nour party and elected member of its Constituent Assembly writes to explain why President Morsi had to act as he did in defence of a political legitimacy won through the ballot box.

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