Turkey tests Islamist appetite for democracy

The Arab world has often looked at Turkey with disinterest, considering it a staunchly secular state that turned its back on Islam long ago and has little in common with

The Islamic Struggle for Palestine

The informative and entertainingly written book "Hamas – the Islamic Struggle for Palestine" by the historian and journalist Joseph Croitoru offers readers a better understanding of Hamas and the Middle

Jailed MB blogger and journalist among 25 hunger strikers

Faced with what they call “inhumane” prison conditions, including psychological torture, 24 Muslim Brotherhood detainees began a hunger strike on Tuesday, May 8. Among the strikers is blogger and television

MB MPs Criticize Way Of Forming Higher Election Committee

The Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary bloc lashed out at the way with which the higher election committee of the coming Shura Council elections was formed. The bloc said the committee is

America must halt cash flow to Egypt

While our United States Armed Forces and others die in lraq to promote democracy and freedom our government gives billions of dollars in aid to an Egyptian dictator. This is

Monofiya University Students Released

The Cairo-based Higher State Security Prosecution released, on Sunday, May, 13, 2007, the Monofiya university students

Judge Abdel Fattah Murad: More fabricated cases, appeals to block more websites

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (HRinfo) stated that the judge Abdel Fatah Murad added - in addition to the 21 websites he demanded blocking and appealed before the

What real democracy doesn’t look like

President Bush and his foreign policy muse, the onetime Soviet Jewish dissident Natan Sharansky, are planning a June rendezvous in Prague, at a conference to promote democratic reforms around the

Poll: “Islam is the solution” Best 2005 Election Slogan

A poll held by the NDP secretary general for women’s affairs in Suhaj confirmed that " Islam is the solution" was the best slogan in 2005 legislative elections. A field study

Robert Springborg: Mubarak’s Rule

Before starting our interview with Dr. Robert Springborg, one of the most prominent US academics specialized in the Middle East affairs, we should first refer to his book about Mubarak’s