There are children standing here,Arms outstretched into the sky,Tears drying on their face.He has been here.Brothers lie in shallow graves.Fathers lost without a trace.A nation blind to their disgrace,Since he’s

Since Hamas’s victory in January, the economy in the West Bank and Gaza has plummeted, and tensions are rising between the new ruling party and President Mahmoud Abbas. Ziad Abu

Police in the Egyptian capital have arrested at least three people who were trying to get to a small symbolic demonstration outside a police station where an activist said he

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It is time for Arab liberal reformers and peaceful Islamist movements to join forces to foster the change in this region that neither of them has been able to bring

Egypt’s State Security Prosecutor on Monday ordered the release of 10 student activists belonging to the banned Muslim Brotherhood, who were arrested earlier this month while staging protests in solidarity

Alaa Ali, a young freelance translator from Cairo, consulted a religious scholar to find out what would helpher gain more credit with God - praying at the mosque on the

Egypt may change the constitution in a way that makes it more difficult for the opposition Muslim Brotherhood movement to win large numbers of parliamentary seats, Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif

Just over a year ago, Alaa Seif al-Islam was one of a growing number of Egyptian bloggers who recounted their lives online, published poetry, provided Web tips, helped private aid

A leader of the Islamic Action Front, the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, Wednesday criticized Jordan’s draft anti-terrorism legislation as an oppressive, US-influenced bid to stifle Jordan’s