MB Calls On Palestinians To End Infighting

In response to the tragic developments unfolding in Palestine over the past few days, the Muslim Brotherhood leaders in Egypt urged Palestinians to end infighting and resume negotiations to preserve

Talks With Hamas

M.J. Rosenberg, a Jewish liberal writer, has a decent piece at TPM Café. He is one of few in the U.S. who rightly tracks the creation of Hamas back to

Egypt disappears a very nice young man

Before I came to FP, I was living in Egypt and working at the Ibn Khaldun Center, a pro-democracy organization chaired by Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim, a prominent Egyptian academic

Egypt opposition group denies age dividing members

Muslim Brotherhood youth have recently caused a stir among older members by calling for a more inclusive and open group on their blogs [online journaling sites], dubbing the group’s slogan

Iraq: Sunni Tribes Rise Up Against Al-Qaeda, Without Giving Up Guerilla Action

The effect the Americans rely on is similar to the domino theory: push the first tile down so it topples onto the second one, which will topple over the next

Abdel Monem Mahmoud’s Interview with Ikhwanweb

Abdel Mon’em Mahmoud; a famous name in blogosphere, and he was the first among young men in Muslim Brotherhood … this encouraged the security forces to arrest him and cook

Will promoting democracy backfire?

FROM GAZA TO LEBANON to Iraq, the Middle East is aflame, and the vaunted free elections that have been held in each country have hardly produced peace, stability or good

Arrests in Egypt Point Toward a Crackdown

Heavily armed police officers woke the Said family at 2 a.m. with pounding on the front door. The parents dressed quickly as their two children drifted between sleep and fear.

FEATURE-Egypt’s Muslim Brothers await late-night knock

Muslim Brotherhood organiser Hani Sanad was ready, wary of that night-time knock on the door right up to the last minute before Egyptians voted in local elections this week. Sanad

Another flawed election

YOU cannot fault the Muslim Brotherhood for lack of ingenuity. When government supporters ripped down their election posters, they hoisted more on helium balloons. Told that their slogan “Islam is