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European Socialists decide to tackle Islamophobia

European socialist organizations have decided to stem the increasing Islamophobia in Europe by breaking the monopoly on the debate which has, up until now, primarily belonged to far-right and ultranationalist

Man Beaten To Death By Egyptian Police, Again

Egyptian police officers beat a man to death in Al Mansoura, a town in the Nile Delta region this past Tuesday, Al Masry Al Youm newspaper reported. Nasr Abdulah Al

Jordan’s MB Unprecedented Rhetoric

The editorial entitled Why we boycotted demagogic elections? published on the official site of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group in Jordan, under signature of " the political editor " is

Islamists accuse Egypt police of kidnap, torture

Egypt’s main opposition movement the Muslim Brotherhood Monday accused police of having tortured and subsequently "disappeared" three of their number.

Escalations in Jordan

The Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood and government are raising the rhetorical pitch to really unprecedented levels since the MB’s last-minute boycott of the municipal elections.

Can Morocco’s Islamists check al-Qaida?

Morocco’s elections in September could be decisive since its moderate Islamists, from the Justice and Development Party (PJD), seem poised for easy victory. The PJD has watched the electoral success

Iraqi attitudes continue to shift toward secular values

The political values of Iraqis are increasingly secular and nationalistic, according to a series of surveys of nationally representative samples of the population from December 2004-March 2007.

Kefaya leader committed to democratic process

Appointed at the end of January, General Coordinator of Kefaya Abdel Wahab El Messiri reiterated his commitment to stepping down from his post at the end of his term.