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The Nightmare Is Here

The U.S. government has behaved as though these dead Iraqis were not even worth counting. In December 2005, President Bush casually mentioned "30,000, more or less" as the number of

MB and regimes… eternal clash

In Egypt, detentions, military tribunals are the fate of Muslim Brotherhood…In Jordan, a clash between MB and the governments….In Syria,

Perceptions of identity: Islamist identity and neoconservatism

We are at a point of conflict and growing instability in the Middle East where the West’s projection of its perception of Islamist identity is no longer recognizable to Islamists

The moderate behind bars

If you visit the home of prominent Muslim Brotherhood leader Essam El Erian you will be met with decorations in the reception area and a big sign saying “Welcome Home”.

The Podhoretz Cavalry

President Bush has endured the usual amount of abuse from liberals and leftist extremists. Republicans must expect that.

Egyptians Stand For Freedom Of Press In Cairo

Scores of Egyptian intellectuals took to the steps of the Press Syndicate building to protest the recent court decision to imprison four of the country’s leading independent editors. They called

Military Hegemony Does Not A Democracy Make

There are numerous countries with strong militaries that are a far cry from democracies. One factor to consider is the order in which the two develop: in other words,

Iraq: The Politics of Sunni Armed Groups

Jihadist Salafism, which is an extension of al-Qaeda. This bloc consists primarily of the Islamic State of Iraq and is close to Ansar al-Sunna as well.

Do not undermine moderate Islamists: The case of Muslim Brotherhood leader, Khayrat El-Shater

Egyptian newspapers report that sources close to the ruling elite have asserted that Muslim Brotherhood Deputy Chairman, Khayrat El Shater, currently standing before a military tribunal, will be sentenced to

’Helpline’ for victims closed

Activists and bloggers, though, are determined to overturn past precedents by a campaign of naming and shaming, as well as reaching out to the victims of abuse.