Islamist questioning and Colonialism: towards an understanding of the Islamist oeuvre

This paper revisits the narratives of two South Asian ’Islamists’ to explore what their questions and critiques offer for a discussion on Colonialism and the Islamist oeuvre. Departing from resilient

El-Erian says Al-Hayat misquoted him, confirms Brotherhood position on Israel

Prominent Muslim Brotherhood (MB) member Essam El-Erian denied telling the London-based Al-Hayat newspaper that the group would recognize the state of Israel and cooperate with it once the MB reaches

Moroccan PJD Criticizes New Cabinet Lineup

Moroccan Islamic Justice and Development Party (PJD) denounced the cabinet lineup approved by the King of Morocco last Monday, after a series of rows among parties in taking portfolios without

MB Bloc Launches Campaign to Cancel Egyptian Supreme Press Council

Mohsen Radi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) parliamentary bloc, called for canceling the Supreme Press Council, which is affiliated to the Shura Council, and headed by Safwat Al

Haniyeh interview:

“We want to say to President Abbas: don’t endorse the deceitful conference that President Bush wants to hold in order to try to whitewash his failure in the Middle East.

MB Helwan University Students Protest against Striking Them off Initial Lists

Muslim Brotherhood (MB) students at Helwan University staged sit-ins at offices of the deans of Faculties of Commerce and Science and other faculties in protest at striking their names off

Security Harassments in First Stages of Egyptian Student Union Elections

The student union election process kicked off in Cairo University . Candidacy for the union elections opened for one day according to a notice read by student...

An Argument for Pragmatism

The only way democracy or civil society can take root in Iraq, devastated by military, sectarian and political strife, is for the United States to withdraw its military presence.

Re: Who’s to Blame for the Middle East’s Problems

In response to my blog-colleague Michael’s post below, I find it surprising that the notion that U.S. policy is “partly responsible” for the very bad situation the Arab world finds

Critics battle Egypt’s media gag

IBRAHIM Eissa, the newspaper editor at the centre of a political storm over press freedom in Egypt, likes to pepper his arguments with references to Hollywood movies.