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Jordan: King Dissolves Parliament

King Abdullah of Jordan unexpectedly announced the dissolution of parliament and called for early elections. No election date was given, however Jordan last held legislative elections in November 2007.

Middle East Democracy Promotion Is Not a One-way Street

President Obama in EgyptPresident Obama is under pressure to relaunch the political reform agenda in the Middle East, but low U.S. credibility and the region’s political stagnation leave little hope

Egypt: Update – 22 Muslim Brotherhood detainees released

Alkarama has received news from inside Egypt of the release of several members of Muslim Brotherhood, some of whose cases Alkarama had previously submitted to the Working Group on Arbitrary

Violence, Islam and the Islamic Movement

What is the role of violence in human life? Under what conditions does Islam permit violence? What rules and conditions has Islam laid down for the conduct of armed conflict?

Backlash against Muslims after Ft. Hood shootings

In the wake of the Fort Hood, Texas shootings Nov. 5 which left 13 dead and more than two dozen wounded allegedly by an Army psychiatrist who is a Muslim,

Launching of Azhar students (Bader) campaign for the environment.

The Muslim Brotherhood students of the Medical Faculty in Azhar University launched a campaign following the initiative to help improve the environment. The campaign "Bader" or "Initiate" which is the

The series of defiance by Interior Ministry continues.

The Ministry of Interior continues in its series of defiance of release orders issued by numerous courts in Dakahleya. 4 Members of the Muslim Brotherhood movement fall victim to the

Heshmat on the road to recovery in Prison hospital.

Dr Gamal Heshmat Muslim brotherhood leader is currently in convalescence after a few health setbacks. The former MP was moved to Borg el Arab Prison's hospital where he remained detained

Expert political analysts: Brotherhood‘s legitimacy forcibly imposed upon Egypt’s ruling regime

Influential politicians and trade unionists have unanimously agreed that the Muslim Brotherhood Movement have managed to achieve public legitimacy since it won 88 of the 454 parliamentary seats in the