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MB Opinions September 10, 2006

A Policy of Punishment

Your people understand the Palestinians suffer a great injustice, Mr Blair - but you are adding to it Despite the historic responsibility of successive British governments for what has befallen
Human Rights September 10, 2006

Reuters Journalist Harassed By State Security Agents

Reporters Without Borders voiced concern today about Summir Said, a young woman journalist working for the Reuters bureau in Cairo who is being harassed by the security services. Security agents
Other Opinions September 10, 2006

Vision Gap

Progressives desperately need to have a real debate on core foreign policy principles. An argument, in two parts, for resisting the realist temptation and reclaiming democracy promotion from Bush. “Don’t
September 9, 2006

Akef: Freedom Is A Major Islamic Principle

The German television aired an interview with Muslim Brotherhood Chairman Mohamed Mahdi Akef on September 4, 2006, in which Mr. Chairman explained how Islam puts freedoms ahead of implementing Islamic law (Sharia) in
Other Opinions September 9, 2006

Responding to Spencer Ackerman: Debate Over Democracy

 As mentioned yesterday, The New Republic’s Spencer Ackerman, in a
Other Views September 9, 2006

Transformations Within The Muslim Brotherhood

The Muslim Brotherhood is experiencing a state of transformations which wrenches from the minds the “stillness” state that the researchers and analysts used to observe in the MB. Such transformations can turn
MB in International press September 9, 2006

Egypt: a social and political tinderbox

Last week’s collision between two trains on a busy route packed with workers travelling into Cairo for work from the poorer northern outskirts of the city has exposed the social
MB in International press September 9, 2006

The Danger and Promise of Democracy Promotion

I’ve been getting some interesting responses to my American Prospect essays (1,
Islamic Issues September 9, 2006

Egypt: Scholars Say Unity of Muslim Nation Takes Priority

A seminar on Shiites and Sunnis in Egypt was held at the Journalists Union on September 6, 2006, where a host of scholars and Islamic thinkers participated. The seminar was
Fanatic Messages September 9, 2006

Bush Admin. Blamed for Arabs’ Hatred towards US, Fotouh says

In a statement to Jazeera Satellite Channel on September 7, 2006, MB Executive Bureau Member Dr. Abdul Monem Abul Fotouh said that the Bush Administration is to blame for the