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Women’s Right in Islam

1. Spanish woman Fatimah Milla - Rumayor, a convert to Islam, talks about women’s rights in Islam. She is educated and bough

American Muslim Group Says Egypt ’Backsliding’ on Reforms

“Blocking any parties from taking part in the political process is counterproductive and only serves to push people to the margins of society. We ask that you urge the Egyptian

The curtains are drawn open in Egypt

On March 26, fewer than 1 million Egyptians approved, in a national referendum, momentous changes in their Constitution. Local and international groups and observers dismissed the government’s claims that more

MB op-ed defends Kareem Amer

An intriguing op-ed by a young Muslim Brother: Egypt’s Two-Faced Regime: Not Secular, Not Islamic, Authoritarian There is an increasing realization amongst Egypt’s opposition political factions that the regime has

How can we deprive al-Qaeda of an Iraqi base? Arm moderate Sunnis

Neither President Bush’s surge of troops, nor the withdrawal deadline Congress is expected to send to him after the Easter recess, has any hope of stabilizing Iraq. So it is

Updated: 3 Egyptian Bloggers Detained

Bloggers Alaa and Manal, and human rights lawyer, Gamal Eid, the manager of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, appeared before Imababa prosecution and they are currently interrogated on

Liberal Islam Debate

A few weeks ago I wrote about an episode of al-Jazeera’s The Opposite Direction which debated secularism in Arab politics.  I praised host Faisal al-Qassem for putting forward a strong,

Branch of Egyptian partner shut down in latest attack on its legitimacy

Naj Hamadi city council in Qena governorate, southern Egypt, has issued an administrative decision to shut down the local Centre for Trade Union and Workers’ Services branch, which provides training

Brotherhood’s Politburo Chief In Sudan: Current Crisis Lies in Al Turabi, Al Mahdi

The head of the MB politburo in Sudan speaks about the situation on the ground in Darfur and MB relation with president Al Bashir’s regime and other Sudanese issues.

Acquittals For 3 Referred To Military Court

South Cairo Criminal court acquitted on Monday a number of Muslim Brotherhood detainees, including three referred to a military court: Sadek Al Sharqawi, Dr. Essam Abdul Mohsen Afifi, and Gamal