The Emergency Law in Egypt

The emergency law is a tool in the hands of the executive power to storm many basic rights and freedom guaranteed by the Egyptian Constitution. Since the assassination of President

Tens of Muslim Brotherhood and Kefaya Activists Rounded up

In a new episode of arrests among political activists and members of the Muslim Brotherhood calling for reform, the Egyptian police rounded up 25 of the Muslim Brotherhood ranks from

Egypt Goes After Muslim Brotherhood, Again

The Muslim Brotherhood said Saturday that Egyptian authorities detained 43 members of the fundamentalist group over the past two days, including 25 as they were hanging posters condemning Egypt’s emergency

Islamists Receive Mixed Signals From Gov’t

The government has been sending mixed signals to Islamist groups, with state security arresting members of the Muslim Brotherhood almost simultaneously with the release of hundreds of members of Al-Jamaa

Turmoil surrounds Aqaba meeting

It was a warm, clear and sunny day in the Jordanian Red Sea resort of Aqaba Saturday as King Abdullah II hosted talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at the

Hamas’ Electoral Victory, Five Views

I laughed when Hamas swept the Palestinian elections. After all, President Bush and his gang of neoconservative ideologues have been preaching that democracy in the Middle East will lead to

Experts: Split among radical Islamists widens

 When a new wave of terrorists blew themselves up in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula this week, the radical Palestinian Muslim group Hamas quickly joined Arab governments and Western leaders in condemning

Program Kurdistan Islamic Union

The first section: Name and Definition1. Name: Kurdistan Islamic Union (Yakgrtui Islami Kurdistan) 2. Definition: An Islamic reformative political party that strives to solve all political, social, economical and cultural

United States of Israel?

When two of America’s most distinguished academics dared to suggest that US foreign policy was being driven by a powerful ’Israel Lobby’ whose influence was incompatible with their nation’s own

One State Solution: A greater Palestine?

Perhaps "Palestine" should be declared to include Israel, the West Bank, Gaza and JordanA Palestinian state of the West Bank and Gaza is no longer on the cards, irrespective of