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MB BlogsOther Blogs September 3, 2007

Scenario of succession …how Egyptian bloggers regard it

In the first week of November, the annual conference for the ruling National Party will be held. Many believe that this conference is a step for Gamal Mubarak’s succession for
Palestine September 3, 2007

US-backed attempts to weaken Hamas failing

On August 28, the Palestinian Authority (PA) “caretaker” government headed by Salam Fayyad announced that it would outlaw 103 charitable societies in the Israeli occupied West Bank. Fayyad, who was
MB Blogs September 3, 2007

Hide Your Cell Phone: Digital Activism is Criminalized in Egypt

In June, Egyptian blogger Abdel Monem Mahmoud was released after spending 46 days in prison on charges of belonging to an illegal organization, creating and possessing images destructive to public
Other Opinions September 3, 2007

Rumors of Mubarak’s death

Rumors that Hosni Mubarak had died swept through Egyptian discourse over the last ten days. Unable to squelch the rumors, the Egyptian regime had to resort to releasing (fairly unconvincing)
Islamic MovementsOther Opinions September 3, 2007

Apples and Oranges

In a recent article, Dr. Abdel Moneim Said, director of Al Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, imagines how things would look like if the Muslim Brotherhood would run
Activites September 3, 2007

International Conference on Inter-Asian Connections (Dubai, UAE: February 21-24, 2008)

Social Science Research Council (SSRC) CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE: FRIDAY, September 14, 2007
Activites September 3, 2007

2008-2009 USIP Senior Fellowship Competition

REMINDER: APPLICATION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 17 The United States Institute of Peace invites applications for the 2008-2009 Senior Fellowship Competition in the Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace.
Islamic IssuesIslamic MovementsResearch September 3, 2007

The Politics of God

The twilight of the idols has been postponed. For more than two centuries, from the American and French Revolutions to the collapse of Soviet Communism, world politics revolved around eminently
Human RightsIslamic IssuesIslamic Movements September 3, 2007

Islamic Spain: History’s refrain

The past sometimes provides examples of glory and success that serve as models. Other times, as the philosopher George Santayana said, it warns of impending calamity for those who do
ActivitesIslamic IssuesIslamic Movements September 3, 2007

Of Islam and Inventions

THE story of aviation often begins with Leonardo da Vinci’s designs for flying machines, which would later inspire the Wright brothers and their famous sustained flight at Kitty Hawk in