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More than 100 Muslim Brotherhood Students Detained

In continuation of the Egyptian regime’s systematic policy of indiscriminate and incomprehensible detentions against members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Egypt, State Security Investigation personnel at the governorate of

MB Denies Reports It Issued Fatwa Recognizing Israel

Dr. Mohamed Habib, the Deputy Chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), in statements to Ikhwanweb, has categorically denied media reports, citing the Israeli ‘Yediot Aharonot’ newspaper, purporting the issuance of

Israel: The Dead Roach in America’s Salad

The Israeli lobby and the neoconservatives are beating the drums for war with Iran. I hope the president is not that dangerously stupid. The betting on whether he is that

Egyptian Authorities Deny Visas to al-Bayanoni and al-Ghannoushi

Egyptian authorities refused to grant entry visas to prominent Islamic leaders who wanted to attend a conference in Alexandria to discuss renewal of the Islamic religious discourse.

Egypt: Activists Urge Official Recognition of Muslim Brotherhood

 Activists renewed calls for official recognition of Islamist opposition group the Muslim Brotherhood after dozens of the banned-but-tolerated party’s members were arrested in recent weeks.    "We call for the

The Hillaire Belloc fallacy

For decades, western countries have propped up ’strongmen’ in the Middle East. Some proponents of ’realpolitik’ believe that this is still a viable and desirable policy. The only alternative to

EGYPT: Activists blame government for failing to abate sectarian tension

 After three days of sectarian tension following a series of attacks on Coptic Christian church-goers in Alexandria, activists blamed the government for failing to subdue rising interdenominational friction. "There have

Egypt judges summoned to disciplinary hearing

Deputy head of court of cassation believes justice ministry’s decision is way of silencing more vocal judges.  Two Egyptian reformist judges have been summoned to a disciplinary hearing which could