The US is Gauging Islamist Organizations’ Commitment to the Democratic Process

With the recent victory by Hamas in the Palestinian territories, and the success of the Muslim Brotherhood Movement in the Egyptian elections, the Bush administration wants Islamist organizations to demonstrate

Morsy: Mr. Ragab Hilal Hemida Not A Member of Muslim Brotherhood

The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) posted on its website March 8, 2006, a translation of a recent interview with Mr. Ragab Hilal Hemida by Rose El-Youssef, in which

MB: Govmnt. Imposing Media Blackout on Parliament Sessions

Muslim Brotherhood deputies in the Egyptian parliament accused official Egyptian media of imposing a total blackout on the deliberations of the People’s Assembly (Egyptian parliament), where the Muslim Brotherhood (MB)

Akef Criticizes U.S. Policies And Calls for Muslims Unity

In his speech before the 3rd international conference for supporting Palestinian and Iraqi resistance, the Muslim Brotherhood Chairman, Mr. M. Akef, criticized the US policies in the region and called

The year 2005 was not so pleasant in general for women in Egypt

The year 2005 was not so pleasant in general for women in Egypt, as they could not achieve, throughout the year’s twelve-month period, that notable successes that could be respectfully

Muslim TV minister markets a trendy Islam to youth

He has worked with the British government, the U.N. and Nike  As he leaves a press conference in Egypt’s swanky Intercontinental Hotel, the wildly popular Muslim preacher Amr Khaled is

Wise, Khaled v Qaradawi

As regular readers know, I’ve been fascinated at how the rivarly between Yusuf al-Qaradawi and Amr Khaled has burst out into the pub

We could to help Rachel’s voice be heard

The slim book that was suddenly the most controversial work in the West in early March was not easy to find in the United States. Amazon said it wasn’t available

The Freedom to Describe Dictatorship

Following the first day of Egypt’s deeply flawed parliamentary election last November, the country’s largest newspaper, the state-controlled al-Ahram, appeared with an equally flawed headline: "The Fairest Parliamentary Elections in

Cairo Conference: Anti-war Spirit Feeds Wider Anger in Egypt

Cairo conference: anti-war spirit feeds wider anger in Egypt“Keep the movement on the streets” was the message of the Fourth Cairo Conference against imperialism and globalisation, which was held in