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Human RightsReform Issues May 7, 2008

Mideast change is coming, and may not be pretty

The convergence of six trends in the Middle East - the changing realities of food, energy, water, population, urbanization and security-dominated politics - is likely to create conditions that will
Human RightsReform Issues May 7, 2008

Why Don’t the Benefits of Growth Trickle Down?

Recent labor protests and bread lines in Egypt—in which the army was called in to organize distribution and restore order—present a stark contrast to the Egyptian government’s narrative of impressive
Human RightsMB BlogsOther BlogsReform Issues May 7, 2008

Egypt: Second Generation Internet Users and Political Change

Although the general strikes on April 6 and May 4 have drawn limited public participation, they have revealed an important new political phenomenon in Egypt: political mobilization by young, second
Election CoverageHuman RightsReform Issues May 7, 2008

Brotherhood Hopeful Candidate Barred from Registering for Vacant Parliament Seat

Security officials banned Muslim Brotherhood potential parliamentary candidate for Kafr Sakr constituency from submitting his registration papers to a Zagazig security headquarters for four consecutive days, MB eye-witnesses reported Wednesday.
Human RightsReform Issues May 7, 2008

Egypt’s Local Elections Farce: Causes and Consequences

The Egyptian government’s crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood in advance of the April 8 local elections was motivated by its determination to exclude the Brotherhood from the 2011 presidential election
Islamic MovementsPolitical Islam Studies May 7, 2008

Book Reviews: Islam in Egypt

Francois Burgat’s Face to Face with Political Islam (2003) has a heavy focus on Egypt and is one of the best books on Political Islam.
Human RightsMB NewsMilitary TribunalPrisoners of Conscience May 7, 2008

Ministry of Interior Impedes El Shater’s Medical Examinations

Khairat El Shater (second deputy chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood who was sentenced to 7 years in jail in the latest controversial military tribunal case) was prevented from completing his
Islamic MovementsPolitical Islam Studies May 7, 2008

Political Islam and Democracy – What do Islamists and Islamic Movements want?

“The Draft Party Platform of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood: Foray Into Political Integration or Retreat Into Old Positions?” - Dr. Amr Hamzawy, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Human RightsPrisoners of Conscience May 7, 2008

Syria: Harsh Verdicts Against Syrian Muslim Brothers

Ismail El-Sheikhah received death sentence by the Syrian exceptional state security court after accusing him of membership in the Muslim Brotherhood. The court alleviated the ruling to 12 years with
Other Issues May 7, 2008

Italy: Muslim official backs president in Turin book fair spat

Italian president Giorgio Napolitano is right to inaugurate the Turin book fair on Thursday to affirm Israel’s right to exist, according to a senior official from one of Italy’s Muslim