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Forsaking the Egyptian Free Press

The Egyptian publisher Hisham Kassem was in Washington last week to pick up the National Endowment for Democracy’s prestigious annual Democracy Award,

REVOLUTIONARY LESSONS:

compares two examinations of the Palestinian struggle.

News about disputes between Haniyah and Al-Zahhar movements…

Al Quds Al Arabi has learned from security sources in Hamas in the Gaza Strip yesterday that the movement’s security body increased its security measures to protect the leaders of

Talal Salman, editor in chief of As Safir, an independent leftist newspaper, wrote on September

"Never in the history of Lebanon was a president elected thanks only to pure Lebanese votes, whether these votes were controlled by political leaders or spiritual references, the most important

Six Years Later, Sheikh?

"Sheikh Salman al Ouda’s distancing himself from Bin Laden at a time when those absolving themselves of Al Qaeda’s leader have nothing to lose and no price to pay is

Experts received MB program: call for religious state, Iranian-style

On September 18, the independent Egyptian Al Masry Al Yom daily carried the following report by Shayma’ Abdul Hadi: "Political experts who received the program of the MB assured that

How to Rig Elections without Rigging Them: The Case of Morocco

Andrew Mandelbaum, who understands Morocco more than most, has a good post up at The Democratic Piece (bookmark it!) that goes into some useful detail about how smart autocracies (like

Free Essam El Erian

Essam El Erian, a leading figure in the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt is currently spending his days in an Egyptian prison cell. This is not the first time for El

Make Friends with Muslims not with their Rulers

The West has to learn how to cultivate relations with Islam. The affluent world must take into account the demographic, economic and political realities of Islamic societies.

Guns, not roses, for Iraq

"Iraq is becoming one of the United States’ larger foreign military sales customers," Petraeus told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Sept. 11, noting that Iraq has inked deals to