A Place to Read, and Comment on, Times Articles in Arabic

As part of Generation Faithful, our ongoing series examining the lives of young people across the Muslim world at a time of religious revival, The New York Times has established

HR Representative: Emergency Law is the Worst in Egypt’s History

Dr. Ahmed Kamal Abulmagd, Professor of Law at Cairo University and Vice-chairman of the National council for human rights, said Monday that the Emergency law is the worst law ever

Tension in Egypt clouds outlook for succession

Social tensions in Egypt over the past year have eroded overwhelming expectations that Gamal Mubarak will succeed his father President Hosni Mubarak at the helm of the most populous Arab

Food crisis sparks violence across the globe

Across the planet, the price of basic foods are soaring. In many cases, the result has been violence. Focusing on the past few months, here’s a trip around the globe:

All the World’s A Stage: America’s Image in the Muslim World

SIMPLY PUT, America’s image in much of the Muslim world remains abysmal. Iraq, the war on terrorism, American support for Israel and other key features of U.S. foreign policy continue

Two Unfair sentences against Islamic Detainees

The exceptional Supreme State Security Court in Damascus issued on Monday 5/5/2008 two unjust sentences on two Islamic citizens:

Italy: Muslim official backs president in Turin book fair spat

Italian president Giorgio Napolitano is right to inaugurate the Turin book fair on Thursday to affirm Israel’s right to exist, according to a senior official from one of Italy’s Muslim

Syria: Harsh Verdicts Against Syrian Muslim Brothers

Ismail El-Sheikhah received death sentence by the Syrian exceptional state security court after accusing him of membership in the Muslim Brotherhood. The court alleviated the ruling to 12 years with

Political Islam and Democracy – What do Islamists and Islamic Movements want?

“The Draft Party Platform of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood: Foray Into Political Integration or Retreat Into Old Positions?” - Dr. Amr Hamzawy, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Ministry of Interior Impedes El Shater’s Medical Examinations

Khairat El Shater (second deputy chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood who was sentenced to 7 years in jail in the latest controversial military tribunal case) was prevented from completing his