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MB in International press March 24, 2006

Egypt: Politics unlikely to get in way of reform

Muslim Brotherhood electoral gains unlikely to get in the way of reform - Privatisation program remains key in the face of high fiscal deficits - Egyptian pound may be supported
Other Opinions March 23, 2006

Take Advantage of the Brotherhood’s Gains

The recent parliamentary elections in Egypt - in which the Muslim Brotherhood emerged as perhaps the strongest opposition movement in the entire Arab world – could be a trigger for
Reform Issues March 23, 2006

Muslim Brothers and the Egyptian regime:Equations of struggle and the quest for a path

Perhaps there are two issues that represent the most significant episodes in the recent period of the modern Egyptian history: An unprecedented political swing in which the opposition has touched
MB in International press March 23, 2006

Egypt’s Opposition Targets Reform

Muslim Brotherhood members, Parliament’s largest opposition bloc, are being closely watched. During heated parliamentary debates last week on the government’s annual policy statement, Hussein Ibrahim, a parliamentarian for the fundamentalist
March 23, 2006

State Prosecutor Extends Detention of 17 MB Members

State Security Prosecution has extended by 15 days the detention of 17 members of the MB, including Dr. Rashad El-Bayoumi, professor at the Faculty of Science, Cairo University, and member
CoptsReports March 22, 2006

Copts Refuse Discussion of Their Affairs Outside Egypt

In statements to the Ikhwanweb, the Coptic well-known thinker, Dr. Rafiq Habib, asserted that the referral of the Coptic question to the U.N. Commission on Human Rights and the discussion
MB in International press March 22, 2006

State Dept: US still strives for Mideast democracy

The United States remains committed to pressing for more democracy in the Middle East despite victories by Islamic fundamentalists in recent elections in Egypt and the Palestinian Authority, top US
MB in International press March 22, 2006

Hamas unlikely to moderate stance now that it controls Palestinian government

Levitt: Hamas unlikely to moderate stance now that it controls Palestinian government U.S. treasury department official says ne
MB in International pressPolitical Islam Studies March 22, 2006

Egyptian Islamists hamstrung by Mubarak’s dominance

 Many Egyptians’ high hopes for the Muslim Brotherhood - the conservative Islamists they elected to parliament last winter - have been disappointed. The outspoken group has used its newfound presence
Fanatic Messages March 22, 2006

Egypt: Reformers Feel Deserted by US and State Dept. Denies

Egyptian opposition leaders and democrats are asking whether, as America concentrates upon encouraging democracy in Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan, Washington has abandoned its policy of pressing President Mubarak into liberalizing