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Waging Peace, Egypt’s Parliamentary Election

IN A DEC. 7 panel organized by the United States-Egypt Friendship Society (USEF), and held at the Carnegie Endowment for International Democracyin Washington, DC, Ambassador Nicholas Veliotes, chairman of USEF,

Role-Model for Muslim Youths throughout Europe, Portrait Tariq Ramadan

Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan is the idol of the Parisian suburbs. He is fighting for a modern Islam and against what he calls "Jewish intellectuals". Now the US administration has

Are Sharia Laws and Human Rights Compatible?

Emran Qureshi and Heba Raouf Ezzat In their correspondence, Emran Qureshi (journalist and expert for Islam and human rights) and Heba Raouf Ezzat (lecturer for political science and womens’ rights

’We Do Not Wish to Throw Them Into the Sea’

Since Hamas won control of parliament in the recent Palestinian elections, policymakers in Washington and Jerusalem have been faced with a dilemma: how to deal with a democratically elected government

Muslim Brotherhood Agenda is Centered on Comprehensive Reform

Dr. Mohamed Habib, deputy leader of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), confirmed that the MB’s agenda is centered on three major issues, on top of which is the question of political

“We Muslims Have No Church!”

Human rights and secularism, says Ahmed An-Na’im, create a space for protest. And, surprisingly, the lawyer, who is originally from Sudan, sees in the Muslim law system, the Sharia, the

An Open Letter to Mr. Jack Straw

A reminder that Israel’s asassination policy goes way back to Count Bernadotte and Lord Moyne for which they received half of Palestine as a reward. jack.straw@fco.gov.uk Dear Mr. Straw: Israel sets

Israel, Let Me Count The Ways

Today, while driving through town, I wound up behind a minivan that had a big sticker on the back. The sticker had an Israeli flag in the middle of it,

Egypt: Mubarak Regime Cracks Down on Opposition

With the tacit support of the Bush administration, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has recently arrested a number of political oppositionists and journalists and cancelled local elections scheduled for later this

Can You Deny This is A Tool For Succession?

The son of Egypt’s president, Hosni Mubarak, and a group of close associates have moved into key political positions that put the younger man in line to succeed his aging