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In search of…moderate Muslims

A few days ago the European blogger Michael van der Galien, with whom I had an exchange about "pure Islam" here last year, wrote a post at his PoliGazette entitled

The Spell of Islamophobia and Moderate Muslims

Eboo Patel wrote a good article for On Faith of the Washington Post about Islamophobia. His main point is this: whenever he or other so-called moderate Muslims speak out about

No Democracy in the Arab World

In spite of cautious reforms in several Arab countries, most of the authoritarian rulers in the region have not been ready to restrict their wide powers over state and society.

The Press and the Pharaoh

During the 2005 presidential elections in Egypt, 22-year-old Abd Al-Karin Sulaiman addressed Ad al-Azhar University (the biggest Egyptian religious institution NDR) in his blog stating “To Ad al-Azhar and all

Interview with Amr Hamzawy

The prominent political scientist Amr Hamzawy tells Bassam Rizk why democratic change and the strengthening of civil society in the Arab world can only come from within. Interview by Bassam

News – Egyptians tackle taboos through net

The massive boom in internet use in Egypt has been hailed by both business and government, but looks set to have far-reaching repercussions on the country’s society.

Score one for the Muslim Brotherhood

SPECIAL REPORT: The Bush administration has decided that calling the enemy by his name is too risky, too politically incorrect, or oddly, somehow too laudatory.

Ties between Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and HAMAS- UPDATE

In a confusing post on the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt’s English website, the first deputy to the MB chairman, Muhammed Habib, denies any organizational links to HAMAS.

’Jihadist’ booted from government lexicon

Federal agencies, including the State Department, the Department of Homeland Security and the National Counter Terrorism Center, are telling their people not to describe Islamic extremists as "jihadists" or "mujahedeen,"

Egypt: On the Brink of Revolution?

Frontpage Interview’s guest today is John R. Bradley, a British journalist and author. His last book on the Middle East was the critically acclaimed Saudi Arabia Exposed: Inside a Kingdom