Fed up with unmet promises of aid for the cash-starved Palestinian Authority, Hamas is organizing protests across the Arab and Islamic world to pressure governments to send money, a Hamas

When a delegation from Human Rights Watch scheduled a meeting last week with Egyptian judges who have been pressing for an independent judiciary, neither side foresaw the ferocious campaign of

Many Analysts Expected that the release of some of the opposition Nahda Movement detainees Would lessen the tension in the Tunisian political life, but they were disappointed. The regime continued

Dr. Abdul-Moneim Abul-Fotouh, Member of the Executive Bureau of the Muslim Brotherhood will take part tonight at a TV program on the satellite Dream Channel 2. The program will deal with

An ambitious strategy of democracy promotion is poised to be a major pillar of U.S. foreign policy for many years after 9/11, just as Cold War containment, trade liberalization, and

It seems like Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been around forever. His 25-year reign as the Egyptian leader is far from over. Last year, he announced he would step aside,

France has denied requests for visas from two Hamas members of the Palestinian legislature invited for talks at the headquarters of Europe’s leading human rights organization, the Council of Europe

All kinds of fanaticism, terrorism, and militancy have been associated with Islamic movements around the world. However, no one agrees that bombs and guns are needed for Islamic revival or

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

Steps toward democracy in the Arab world, a crucial American goal that just months ago was cause for optimism — with elections held in Iraq, Egypt and the Palestinian areas