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MB in International press February 9, 2006

Mesha’al: Hamas Will Pursue Peace Initiatives

Currently in Cairo, Khaled Meshal, the head of Hamas Political Bureau, said his group will consult with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt over the new government. A joint meeting with
Palestine February 9, 2006

Letters to Senator Clinton From an American Muslim and a Palestinian Christian

Letters to Senator Clinton From an American Muslim and a Palestinian Christian  DEAR HILLARY, my name is Mike Odetalla. I am a Palestinian/American and a father of three, who was
MB in International press February 9, 2006

Hamas Governs and Resists

Replying to a question about recognizing Israel, Mousa Abu Marzouk, the deputy chief of Hamas Political Bureau, asked: which Israel to recognize?” Is it Israel which annexed Jerusalem, or Israel
MB in International press February 9, 2006

The Sudanese Brotherhood’s Proposal on non-Muslims

The Muslim Brotherhood in  Sudan put forth a motion concerning the non-Muslim Commission stated in the interim constitution of 2005. The motion asserted that the Sudanese capital Khartoum is originally
Other ViewsPolitical Islam Studies February 9, 2006

The Causes of the Irresistible Progression of Islamist Parties in the Arab-Muslim World

Turkey, Pakistan, Morocco, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Palestine ... In the course of the last two years, everywhere in the Arab-Muslim world where governments have organized democratic
Other ViewsPolitical Islam Studies February 9, 2006

The Ballot Box Can Moderate Islamists

After the Muslim Brotherhood achieved unprecedented success in Egypt’s parliamentary elections late last year, I talked to the movement’s spokesman, Essam al-Erian. He tried to reassure me that the group
Other Opinions February 9, 2006

The Muslim World is Lost at Sea without a Captain

If it is true that the captain of the doomed Egyptian ferry did indeed abandon his ship, leaving the passengers to fend for themselves, then his behaviour was an apt
Other Views February 9, 2006

Islam and power

GEORGE W. Bush is not a man for second thoughts, but even he might have had some recently. Ever since 9/11, Bush has made the promotion of democracy in the
Other Opinions February 9, 2006

Prophetic Provocation

The cartoons aren’t exactly knee-slappers. Quite the contrary: Even allowing for the fact that political cartoons usually defy translation, no matter how funny or incisive they are, the 12 drawings
Other Views February 9, 2006

Riot about cartoons and ferry disasters

No-one seems to be making the link between yesterday’s riot at an Egyptian ferry terminal following the Red Sea tragedy and the more widespread riots over the Prophet Muhammad cartoons.