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Rafiq Habib: Egypt Secular Forces Shun Western-Style Democracy

According to Coptic thinker and Freedom and Justice Party Vice-Chairman Habib, Arab Spring democracy is Islamist par excellence, something which Egyptian secularists are inadvertently aiding.

Katatni on Bridge-Building Visit to Germany; Meets Executive and Popular Leaders

Freedom and Justice Party chief Katatni visits Germany to bolster relations between the FJP and the country’s leadership and scrutinize democratic practices for potential use in Egypt.

Beltagy: Egypt will Not Be Like Iran or Pakistan

Brotherhood leader Beltagy assures that Egypt will not apply Islamic Law (Sharia) in any way similar to Iran or Pakistan, and that the country’s new constitution guarantees the right of

Democratic Experience for Copts and the Muslim Brotherhood

Whilst peoples just as liquids take the shape of environments in which they exist, prevailing culture – in spite of its reluctance to spontaneously change – can be reshaped by

Morsi: Corruption Will Never Again Prevail in Egypt

President Mohamed Morsi assures he will uproot every last corrupt official, no matter what his or her position is, so as not to allow corruption to pervade public institutions and

Muslim Brotherhood Statement on Islamic Law and National Identity

Translation of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood statement regarding Sharia (Islamic Law) and its importance in society, and therefore in the country’s new national charter.

Freedom and Justice Party Seeks National Accord for Faster State Institutions Rebuilding

Egypt’s Freedom and Justice Party hails efforts by various players to achieve a broad and strong consensus to better serve the homeland, and regrets the recent government decision to close

Introducing the Libyan Muslim Brotherhood

Everything about the scene in the white marquee erected in Tripoli's Mina as-Shaab waterside quarter would have been unthinkable until last year.

Amnesty International Demands Independent Investigation Into Rights Violations by Ethiopian Gov’t

The Ethiopian authorities are committing human rights violations in response to the ongoing Muslim protest movement in the country.

Farid Ismail: More Consensus than Difference Prevail in Constitution-Writing Panel

Egypt charter-authoring committee officials assure there are more than 90% consensus over all articles of new national charter.