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Political Islam and European Foreign Policy: Perspectives from Muslim Democrats of the Mediterranean

The time is ripe for the European Union, its institutions and member states to undertake an explicit review of its current policy of ‘benign neglect’ towards the broad collection of

A tragedy born of military despotism and anarchy

Even those of us sharply critical of Benazir Bhutto’s behaviour and policies - both while she was in office and more recently - are stunned and angered by her death.

Looking backward, looking forward

At the threshold of a new year Egypt seems to be straddling two eras: that of a now decrepit political order, the life expectancy of which ended years ago but

Democracy sidetracked again

Yesterday’s murder of Pakistani opposition leader and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto brings U.S. policy on Pakistan back into the spotlight. Having just returned from Pakistan last week, I can’t

Did Bush Watch the Torture Tapes?

The Times (London) Washington correspondent, Sarah Baxter, reporting with a summary of the developments in the case involving the CIA’s destruction of recordings of the treatment of Abu Zabaydah, points

The last moments in Benazir Bhutto’s life in photos

The last few minutes or moments that separated Benazir Bhutto from death captured in photos still feel very sad and angry

The Nuclear Scenario in Pakistan

If Islamists within the military or ISI did this, then we have the possibility that this is the beginning of something more ominous than the surface event. The collapse of

Contemporary Ideological Developments Within the Muslim Brotherhood

The dawa movement claims to possess the sublime truth, which it seeks to spread, and sees itself as morally superior to all others. It cannot accept ideological pluralism and cannot

Jamaa Islamiya for Presidential Election Before Year End

The Jamaa Islamiya, Lebanon’s chapter of the Moslem Brotherhood, on Wednesday called lawmakers to elect a president before Year End.

MB condemned the heinous crime which terrorized Pakistan today

The Muslim Brotherhood offered its deepest condolences to the people of Pakistan and called on its president to restore order and stability which was shattered by its oppressive actions against