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What can you do to help?

I receive emails every now and then from Egyptians (and non-Egyptians) abroad who’ve been following with disgust the actions of Mubarak’s police against the citizens, and ask me what they

Israel Urges Egypt to Act Against Hamas

Israel says Egypt is doing far too little to stop the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, from smuggling weapons, militants and cash into the area from

Egypt Resists Linking US Aid to Rights

Egypt’s president hinted Tuesday his government would resist U.S. attempts to link military aid with alleged human rights abuses, saying the key American ally refuses "any interference in our affairs."

Hamas and al-Qaida: The Prospects for Radicalization in the Palestinian Occupied Territories

The rise of the Islamic Resistance Movement — Hamas — in the Palestinian Occupied Territories of the West Bank and Gaza provided a challenge for Israel and the West

God is not dead

No subject seems to generate more heated discussion these days than religion. And this is by no means confined to Comment is Free, where articles on God, atheism, secularism, evolution

New MB political platform bans Christians, women from presidency, sets up Islamic clerical power

The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s powerful opposition movement, has laid down its first detailed political platform, which would bar women and Christians from becoming president ...

Why are Western officials hesitant to talk to moderate Islamists ?

What exactly do Western governments and policymakers want from Islamists, i.e. individuals and groups who believe that their system of government should be based on Islamic

Egyptian Security Forces Arrest 15 Dakahliya MBs

Egyptian security services detained on Friday afternoon Dr. Mohamed Abdul Rahman- the deputy chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood’s () administrative office in Dakahliya, after raiding house without stating any reason

24 Sharqiya Muslim Brotherhood Members Detained

State security forces at the northern Egyptian governorate of Sharqiya detained on Thursday at noon two Muslim Brotherhood (MB) members in the district of Fakous, raising to 24 the number

MB Bloc Announces Priorities, Causes After Latest By-Elections

The by-elections of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) parliamentary bloc, held last Sunday at noon, Nov, 4th, 2007, led to reelecting Dr. Mohamed Al Beltagi, the current Secretary-General of the bloc