Why Arabs Lost Past Glories

Why are the Arabs so low in so many measurements? Even before the dissolution of the Ottoman Caliphate in the beginning of the 20th century, we went down a slope

The Theater of the Imperially Absurd

One night when I was in my teens, I found myself at a production of Pirandello’s Six Characters in Search of an Author. I had never heard of the playwright

Islamist diversity is al-Qaeda’s enemy

Almost six years after the great terrorist attack of 9/11, al-Qaeda remains an active terrorist organization. With its Taliban allies, it dominates regions along the Afghan- Pakistani border. It is

3 Sharqiya MBs Released, 4 Others Remain in Custody

Egyptian authorities released three MB members while four others are still detained although they are acquitted by court. The Egyptian authorities released on Saturday at noon, April, 7, 2007, three Muslim

Lawsuit To Cancel Results Of Referendum On Amendments

The Legal Aid Society filed a lawsuit challenging results of the latest referendum on the constitutional amendments because they violated a March 25 Administrative Court ruling of canceling the referendum

Jordan’s IAF: Gov’t Targets us

The head of the Jordan’s IAF’s Shura Council in Jordan accused the government of maintaining its policy of repressing the Islamic movement. Hamza Mansour, the head of the Shura Council of

House Speaker’s Statements Flagrant Aggression On Freedoms: Press Syndicate

The Egyptian Press Syndicate expressed its worry over statements of the House Speaker in which he declared studying a possible incrimination of the media that helps publishing terrorism-related issues, in

MB Wishes Copts Happy Easter

Mr. Mohamed Mahdi Akef, Chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood, expressed his warmest and kindest greetings to Pop Shenouda III and the Copts in Egypt and throughout the world during their

Robert Fisk’s Interview With Heikel On Egypt’s Politics

"Our President Mubarak lives in a world of fantasy at Sharm el-Sheikh," Heikel says. "Let us face it, that man was never adjusted to politics. The cigar. I can never