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The Islamic Reformation Required**

The opinions of writers and intellectuals have differed over how Islamic society should be reformed. Some have argued that priority should be given to political reform, since this needs to

From Racism to Islam

My journey to Islam was not the usual one. Most white converts I have met usually come from a liberal and very open-minded background. My upbringing was far from this.

Robert D. Novak: Is U.S. Ignoring The Hamas Call For Peace?

ON SATURDAY, April 7, ending a seven-day visit to Israel, I finally got an interview I had sought for a year. I sat down in a Palestinian National Authority office

Truman Show

Anyone who believes that U.S. President George Bush is succeeding in Iraq can believe that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is undertaking reform in Egypt; but neither is happening in reality. 

Free Abdel Monem Mahmoud

We rallied to the cause when Egyptian blogger Kareem was imprisoned, now the police state that is Egypt has detained yet another blogger, Abdel Monem Mahmoud. Except in his case,

Abdel Monem Mahmoud, the latest victim of the Egyptian police state

Abdel Monem Mahmoud is the latest victim of the Egyptian police state. A blogger, journalist, activist, who also happens to be a member of the Muslim Brotherhood,

Rebalancing Powers and Rebuilding the Political Center

Much of the debate surrounding Egypt’s constitutional amendments has focused on individual articles, largely obscuring the rationale behind them: achieving a greater balance of power between the executive and legislative

John Esposito explains Islamism and rising anti-Americanism

In a new article, John Esposito, no doubt one of the world’s foremost experts on political Islam, tries to explain the roots of anger in the Islamic world, but also

State security raids home, detains Brotherhood blogger

State security officials raided both the family home and personal residence of prominent Muslim Brotherhood (MB) blogger Abdel Moneim Mahmoud early Friday morning and subsequently detained the activist late on

Arabeyes: Egyptian Blogger Abdul Monem Mahmood Arrested

Egyptian blogger Abdul Monem Mahmood (Arabic) is the latest in a string of bloggers arrested by Egyptian authorities. He is being detained under custody for 15 days as charges are