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The Key To Arab Reform: Moderate Islamists

The Key To Arab Reform: Moderate Islamists Before any significant political reform can take place in the Arab world, the United States and Europe need to begin engaging moderate Islamists,

Whether by the Fire of Freedom or by the Fire of Zeal

It seems that today the right to freedom of expression has turned into a duty to defile and desecrate Muhammad’s name. It would be impossible to vandalize freedom more viciously

Towards A New Islamic Discourse

Islam is portrayed sometimes as if it were a monolithic or uni-dimensional entity. Islam is undoubtedly the faith of transcendental monotheism , the belief in Allah (the one and only

Government’s Version of Reform; Opposition Newspaper Shut Down

El-Shamy made contacts with the Chief of Press Syndicate Galal Aref, some members of the syndicate, and the Secretary General of the Council Galal Dewedar to known the reason behind

Giving a Chance to “Hamas”

Since the victory of "Hamas," the Israelis and the Americans overindulged in roused babble.  They repeated and reiterated everything they previously said about "terrorism" and "destroying Israel"; and even overstressed

Islamophobia masquerading as free speech

The cartoons and the reactions they have sparked across the Muslim hemisphere, many have conjectured, symbolise the confrontation between two irreconcilable value systems, one based on the Enlightenment tradition, the

Parliament Discusses Suspension of MB’s Weekly

Today, the Parliament discusses the urgent question lodged by the Muslim Brotherhood’s MP Muhssen Rady concerning the suspension of Afaq Arabia weekly which articulates the Brotherhood’s views. The pretext of

Egyptian authorities detain Islamists, close down paper

Egyptian police detained four more members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday and a senior member of the Islamic group said the authorities had closed down a weekly newspaper

Cheney: no US help for PA unless Hamas renounces terror

 Vice President Dick Cheney delivers his remarks to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Tuesday. (AP)   Vice President Dick Cheney told an influential pro-Israel group Tuesday that the United