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The political ideas competing for support in the Arab world

The U.S. invasion of Iraq and the socio-political collapse that has ensued have sent shockwaves throughout the Middle East. I felt them firsthand during a recent month-long sojourn in Egypt,

UNESCO Urges Halt of Aqsa Digging

The UN cultural agency wants Israel to halt its controversial excavations near Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam’s third holiest shrine, officials said on Wednesday, March 14.  "The government of Israel should be

The constitution and the future of Egypt

I’ve been away for the last few days and missed Thursday’s Kifaya demo and subsequent arrests. From Hossam’s accounts, it appears pretty clear that the Mubarak regime is brooking no

HRW to Mubarak’s regime: Investigate police torture, rape of blogger Sharqawi

The NYC-based rights watchdog issued a statement today, calling on the regime to stop targeting bloggers, and investigate the torture and sexual abuse against leftist blogger Mohamed el-Sharqawi, who was

Brotherhood, Independent MPs Boycott House Sessions Over Mubarak’s Amendments

MPs for the Muslim Brotherhood, independents, Karama Party held a press conference in which they declared boycotting House sessions and rejecting president Mubarak’s proposed constitutional amendments. MPs for the Muslim Brotherhood

MB Responds to Mubarak’s Warn of Mixing Religion, Politics

MB Responds to Mubarak’s Warn of Mixing Religion, Politics: We Reject Theocratic State The Muslim Brotherhood responds to Mubarak’s warning of mixing between religion and politics saying Islam embraces all aspects

Egypt’s Military Courts: 94 Sentenced to Death, 701 Jailed In 8 Yrs

94 persons were sentenced to death and 701 others were given prison sentences out of 1136 defendants in 36 cases that appeared before the military justice between 1992 and 2000,

The Moderate Muslim Brotherhood

The Muslim Brotherhood is the worldsoldest,largest,and most influential Islamist organization. It is also the most controversial, condemned by both conventional opinion in the West and radical opinion in the Middle

A Politics of Inclusion: An Interview with Saad Eddin Ibrahim

Saad Eddin Ibrahim is Professor of Political Sociology at the American University in Cairo. He founded the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies and is one of the Arab world’s

Health Of MB Detainees Al Ghoneimi, Zalat Deteriorates

The health of the Muslim Brotherhood detainees Dr. Mostafa Al Ghoneimi and hajji Hassan Zalat, who have been detained last Wednesday, have deteriorated, said sources to Ikhwanweb.  Ikhwanweb sources from Tora