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US Cutting Gaza Lifeline

No doubt at the instigation of the Israeli government, the Obama administration has authorized the United States Army Corps of Engineers to design a vertical underground wall under the border

How to Emancipate Muslim States from the Plague of Autocracy and Despotism?

Till our present day, there are still some Islamic groups that consider democracy to be un-Islamic, and maintain the hatred of freedom as their tradition. They argue that 'there is

Egypt confirms 35th H1N1 death in country

Egypt’s health ministry on Wednesday confirmed two more H1N1, or Swine Flu, deaths in the country, raising the total to 35. The past two weeks has witnessed the worst outbreak

Drop the knife: Stop FGM

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) usually involves the removal of the clitoris and other parts of female genitalia. It is considered by many people in Egypt as a necessary practice that

Muhammad Abduh and the AKP in Dialogue at Wolf Hall: Book Reviews

A couple weeks ago TBE added a Reading Material tab to our masthead, but additions to it don’t show up in Google Reader and maybe other RSS readers, and the

Crackdown against Islamists could backfire

Egypt's latest crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, the country's most potent opposition group, in the run-up to 2010 parliamentary elections has raised fears the moderates who have dominated the secretive

Dr. Ashraf “Our case is like an old Arabic Movie

Dr. Ashraf Abdel Ghaffar, Vice-Secretary-General of Egypt’s Doctors Syndicate and Rapporteur of the Human Relief Agency has lived a life full of research, learning, work and travel. The Security Services

Hasbara Author vs. Iran’s Bomb

Iran is threatened by Israel and America on a daily basis. Unlike Israel, a nation spiritually guided by suicidal biblical and historical narratives such as Samson and Masada, Iran's military

From Biblical Principles to Poker

We should call and raise the Israeli bet, galvanize our peace proposal and reinvigorate Arab diplomacy,

El-Beradei: If I run for president, I will run as an Independent.

Muslim Brotherhood: Uncertainty overshadows political parties' decisions and the Brotherhood will not nominate any of its members for presidency.