The takeover of Beirut by the largest opposition faction in Lebanon Hezbollah represented a violent earthquake to the already weakened Lebanese state. Recent military confrontations in the city were reminiscent

"Unfortunately, Israel at 60 remains a country under threat – threatened by those groups and regimes who deny to this day its right to exist," he told a Toronto celebration

As the Palestinian people prepare to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Nakba ("catastrophe") - the dispossession and expulsion of most of our people from our land - those remaining

Events in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon continue to move erratically, with simultaneous gestures of political compromise and armed clashes that have left 46 dead in the past week.

Facebook activists have commenced a popular campaign calling for the release of Abdul-Hai Al-Faramawi, Muslim Brotherhood professor of Religious Studies at Al-Azhar University. The campaign is titled “The Popular Campaign

Mahmoud Amer (member of the MB parliamentary bloc) held the government responsible for rating Egypt (-18) in the latest United Nations Human Rights Report (UNHRR).

At the Daily Star Ahmad Zaki Osman explains the effect that the internet is having on Egyptian political participation. By utilizing popular online networking tools like Facebook, and other methods

When most people log onto Facebook, the thought of fomenting revolution is pretty far from their minds. But in the Middle East, and most recently in Egypt, Facebook has become

British MP George Galloway stated that the Oslo agreement did not liberate one inch of the Palestinian lands, admitting that he had committed mistakes in the past regarding his outlook

My father was arrested when state security officers raided our house on Dec. 24, 2006 at dawn. Over the next couple of weeks, 33 Muslim Brotherhood leaders and members of