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Human RightsReform Issues May 14, 2008

What is at Stake in Kuwait’s Parliamentary Elections?

Despite recent electoral reform, Kuwait’s parliamentary election on May 17 will produce little change and continue to foster a parliament more adept at blocking the ruling family than initiating positive
Human RightsPalestineParliament News May 14, 2008

MB MP: Gov’t Exonerated Israel for Killing Egyptians

Mohamed Al-Adli (member of the MB parliamentary bloc) has submitted a query for the foreign minister regarding abandoning the rights of the three Egyptian soldiers killed at the hands of
DevelopmentHuman RightsMB NewsMB UnderstandingReform IssuesReports May 14, 2008

UNDP Report Acknowledges Muslim Brotherhood Role in Fighting Poverty

The UNDP annual human development report 2008 released Tuesday highlighted the positive role played by the Muslim Brotherhood in political, social, and charity areas, and showed the astronomical increase in
Islamic MovementsMB UnderstandingMB VS. Qaeda May 13, 2008

Assessing the Muslim Brotherhood “Firewall”

In a number of recent articles I have argued that the Muslim Brotherhood can serve as an important "firewall" against al-Qaeda style radicalization in Arab countries (while simultaneously taking seriously
Human Rights May 13, 2008

Resurrecting the Wall of Fear: The Human Rights Situation in Syria

Over the past several months, Syrian authorities have engaged in a harsh campaign of repression against leading dissidents and human rights activists. The crackdown, overshadowed by developments elsewhere in the
Human RightsReform Issues May 13, 2008

Egypt: The Prospective Politics After the Increase in Food Prices

The increase in the price of bread, a number of repurcussuions of the larger inflation of food prices on a global scale in recent years, has brought about manifestations, arrests
Eye on IOFPalestine May 13, 2008

How should we deal with Hamas?

Some believe that a wide-scale military operation aimed at toppling the Hamas regime is needed. Yet they do not think about the price of such operation in terms of both
MB HistoryOther OpinionsPolitical Islam Studies May 13, 2008

HASAN AL-BANNA AND HIS POLITICAL THOUGHT OF ISLAMIC BROTHERHOOD

Perhaps the most sophisticated approach to the ideology of Pan-Islam, in the new situation of Nationalism-bound Egypt of the 920s and 1930s, was developed by Hassan al-Banna, The founder, in
Human RightsOther BlogsReform Issues May 13, 2008

Unfair Sentence Against blogger Tariq Biasi

The Syrian Human Rights Committee condemned the unfair sentence issued on Sunday 10/05/2008 by the exceptional Supreme State Security Court against the detained youth Tariq Omar Biasi.
Human RightsMB BlogsReform Issues May 13, 2008

The Princess and the Facebook Girl

Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far away, there lived a beautiful princess. Hers was a fairytale existence of spectacular palaces and footmen with gleaming swords and, of