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Rise of Muslim Brotherhood puts Egypt’s strategic alliances at risk

Rise of Muslim Brotherhood puts Egypt’s strategic alliances at risk Mohammed Mahdi Akef is responsible for the Muslim Brotherhood that has taken a major step in its campaign to turn

White House condemns conviction of Egyptian politician

The U.S. government said Saturday that it was ’deeply troubled’ at the conviction of Egyptian politician Ayman Nour, the main opposition contender in September’s presidential elections.

The Muslim Brotherhood’s Leader is Banned from Hajj

The Muslim Brotherhood’s Leader, Muhammad Akef, stated that the Egyptian authority prevented him from traveling Saudi Arabia to perform the Islamic rite of Hajj, although his travel accreditation is authorized.

The NDP Seizes the Parliamentary Committees

The Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary bloc protested the dominance of the National Democratic Party over all parliamentary committees with exception of the Health Committee. The bloc considered the NDP mobilization for

2005 Review: Egypt\’s \’democracy pageant\’ ends in clouds of tear gas

The clouds of tear gas blurring the vision of would- be voters on the final day of voting in Egypt\’s parliamentary elections also obscured the progress towards concrete reform at

Ending the Silent War in Egypt

While much attention has been paid to the violent attacks and intimidation directed at the opposition during Egypt’s recent parliamentary elections, the involvement of the country’s security forces in political