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A question of moderation

The recent controversy in Egypt over unfounded newspaper reports regarding the health of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has prompted people in the region and beyond to reflect on what post-Mubarak

Lessons of continuity

Even when rulers had to be overthrown, they were sent into exile with dignity. When the revolution of July 23, 1952 sought after three days to get rid of King

In Egypt, A Son Is Readied for Succession

Egypt’s military has picked the country’s rulers for more than half a century. Nasser, Sadat and Hosni Mubarak came from the officer corps, whose endorsement is still seen as essential

Israel denies any contacts with Hamas

In response to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s remarks in Amman today that Israel has recently made contacts with Hamas, Israeli defense ministry official,...

Civil liberties group challenges US visa ban for Muslim intellectual

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) challenged in federal court Thursday the US government’s refusal to grant a travel visa to Swiss-based Muslim academic Tariq Ramadan.

4 Helwan MB Students Dismissed

The dean of the Faculty of Social Work, Helwan University , issued on Wednesday Oct, 24th, 2007 , of decision dismissing 4 Muslim Brotherhood (MB) students for a semester. The

Social Gathering for Families of MB Detainees on Friday

The Association of Families of the Detainees Referred the Military Court invited families of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) detainees and all media outlets to attend a social party on Friday

Inside Hamas

Last month in a safe house in Gaza City, Clancy Chassay had dinner with two senior Hamas leaders - and was a rare western witness to a debate on the

London Hosts Seminar on MB Party Platform next Saturday

The London-based Society of Abrar (Pious People) declared organizing a seminar in cooperation with the society of Risalat Al-Ikhwan (Muslim Brotherhood Message)..

Egyptian police detain 13 Brotherhood students

Egyptian authorities detained 13 students affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, the country’s most powerful opposition group, after clashes with security men at a university campus on Wednesday, Brotherhood sources said.