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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood: Political Islam Without al-Qaeda

It is against this background that Islamists such as the Muslim Brotherhood emerged as the most organized form of political opposition in the Middle East. The failure of sitting governments

Winning MB Journalists Ready to Cooperate with Gov’t Backed Chief

Days ago, the elections of the Egyptian Press Syndicate were wrapped up and government backed candidate for the chief Makram Mohamed Ahmed

Jihad Reviews …Aspirations and Reality

The Jihad group declared days ago completing its juristic reviews over the repelling violence and not using it as a means to change rule in Egypt. The Islamic Group has

To be an American Muslim?

Ali Eteraz is fun to read, and his articles are often quite provoking (in a good way). I like how he takes the shibboleths of a community, and attempts to

Justice in Egypt is not alright

11 days passed since a communiqué was sent to the Prosecutor-General about the torturing of blogger Karim Amer in Borg Alarab prison without ordering an investigation, a matter that raises

El Erian Welcomes Jihad Group Reviews

Dr. Essam El-Erian, a top leader in the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), welcomed the reviews carried out and declared by the Islamic Jihad group leaders

A “Political” Civil War in Egypt! ( A Position Paper)

"In its latest statement to the public opinion, the Syndicate of Journalists considered the sentences of imprisonment passed collectively against four editors in chief as a "declaration of war against

The Political Implications of the Hamas Electoral Victory from the Islamist Perspective

The Hamas election victory in January of 2006 sent shockwaves through the Arab world — and through Islamists with varying convictions

Egypt: Cradle of Arab Resistance

The mass rioting triggered by the British Army’s attack on the Ismailiyyah Police station [January 25th 1952] , was a clarion call to the small group of Army officers who

Egypt: Cradle of Arab Resistance

The 1919 revolution even brought children out on to the streets. The small town of Mahmudiyya 90 miles north west of Cairo was no exception. The 13 year old Hassan