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Islamophobia September 18, 2010

Martin Peretz: His racist bigotry is nothing new

Long hovering around 100,000 subscribers, The New Republic’s circulation dropped in the aftermath of September 11 and the run-up to the Iraq War. Its average paid circulation for 2007 was
MB in International press September 18, 2010

Muslim Brotherhood pokes social networking with Ikhwanbook

In another move to further expand their outreach to the public, Egypt’s biggest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, created a social networking website, Ikhwanbook, equivalent to the popular Facebook.
MB News September 18, 2010

MB online petition secures 700,525 signatures nearing 1 million target

The Muslim Brotherhood's online campaign to gather signatures in support of the National Association for Change's "Seven Demands for Reform" charter has attracted attention both in Egypt and abroad.
Human Rights September 17, 2010

US rights groups accuse Egypt of abusing its UNHRC voting rights

A report committed to assessing the 12th through 14th sessions of the UNHRC, Freedom House described Egypt as an "authoritarian regime" which continued to bring political pressure to bear on
Islamophobia September 17, 2010

Protest Over Honoree’s Remarks about Muslims

A recent article posted by Editor Martin Peretz in The New Republic in response to a poll taken on a proposed Muslim community centre near ground zero has received angry
MB News September 17, 2010

Egypt: Security forces arrest 5 MB leaders from Sharqeya

State security forces in Sharqeya arrested 5 Muslim Brotherhood leaders after the Friday prayers today.
MB Around The World September 17, 2010

MB offshoot in Jordan meets with Prime Minister

Jordan’s Prime Minister Samir Rifai is expected to meet with leaders from the Muslim Brotherhood offshoot the Islamic Action Front on Saturday to discuss numerous issues.
MB in Arabian press September 17, 2010

The Group: Band of outsiders

No other recent TV drama has courted the mammoth controversy that met Wahid Hamed’s “Al-Gama’a” (The Group).
Other Views September 17, 2010

Sayyid Qutb, man of his era

During the Second World War, Sayyid Qutb commuted to his government job in central Cairo on a train that ran north from his home in the suburb of Helwan.
Research September 17, 2010

Muslim Networks and Movements in Western Europe

Over the past two decades, the number of Muslims living in Western Europe has steadily grown, rising from less than 10 million in 1990 to approximately 17 million in 2010.