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Raissouni: Religious Scholars Should Participate in Gov’ts, Parliaments

Dr. Ahmed Raissouni, the former chairman of Moroccan Tawheed and Islah Movement, and a current member of its executive bureau, said that the political experience of Islamists is not convincing.Raissouni,

MB And EU Delegates Discuss Reform And International Affairs

The Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary bloc met on Wednesday November 22, 2006, with a European Union (EU) parliament delegation at the bloc’s headquarters at Manial el Roda, Cairo.

MB between Hammer of ’Ben’ Lappen, Anvil of ’Ben’ Laden

Comment on Washington Times article  Once again, the Muslim Brotherhood is facing a barrage of deliberate misquotations, misinterpretations and distortion of statements. The Muslim Brotherhood finds itself between the hammer of Mrs.&nb

Torture videos to be investigated?

I received the following press release from ACIJLP… Public Prosecution Asks for Nasser Amin’s Testimony Concerning His Complaints against the Interior MinisterThe South Cairo Prosecution on 23 November 2006 reque

The rise and decline of the neo-cons

Shortly after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States, an influential, neo-conservative-led pressure group called the Project for the New American Century issued a letter to the

Jeffrey Blankfort: My years of Middle East Activism: An Interview

A few weeks before Israel’s latest assault on Lebanon, SF-IMC interviewed local journalist, historian, photographer, radio producer, and anti-Zionist activist, Jeffery Blankfort. For a variety of reasons, technical and other,

The War over the Veil in Tunisia

Introduction Ramadan 2006 may well be remembered as the Ramadan of the veil. In remarks widely reported in the Arab press, former U.K. foreign secretary Jack Straw described the veil

US to shore up support for Sunnis

The idea of a struggle between good and evil has become an even more inappropriate way to look at the Middle East: The visits highlight the administration’s longer-term strategy to

Egypt’s Lion Scribe Goes On Trial

“Journalism is a profession of martyrdom on paper. If you’re not ready to die on the writing pad or go to prison, look for another job. The press’ job is