Democracy, The New Battlefield Between “Islamists” And Regimes

On the surface, the landslide victory of Hamas, the Islamic resistance movement, in Palestinian legislative elections in January has not reflected directly on democracy in Jordan or the wider Arab

Arrests Will Not Hinder Our March For Freedom

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Gracious Praise be to Allah, Peace and Blessings be upon Prophet Muhammad and those who follow his way We are

All Politics is Local

Opposition groups criticized the governing NDP’s decision to postpone municipal elections originally slated for this spring, but Mohamed Kamal, a leading party reformer and the architect of President Hosni Mubarak’s

Playing by the Book

With an unprecedented number of seats in the People’s Assembly, the Muslim Brotherhood is trying to show new maturity by endorsing the broad framework of the Nazif government’s economic reform

Abdel Monem Abou El-Fotouh

A radical Islamist as a student, Abou El-Fotouh is now a leading member of the banned-but-tolerated Muslim Brotherhood’s dovish campWhenever he got wind of a concert scheduled to be held

Syria: An Open Letter to the 4th General Conference of Arab Political Parties

An Open Letter Submitted by Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood to the Fourth General Conference of Arab Political Partiesto be held in Damascus from 4 to 6 March 2006 Distinguished participants at

Egypt: Government Considers Banning Demonstrations

Al-Qudos al-Araby newspaper learned that the Egyptian government considers banning demonstrations during the incoming period. The procedure coincides with the decision of the Judges Union to step up their campaign against denying them the

Libya: Brotherhood’s Detainees Released

Today, the Libyan authorities released all arrested members, 84, of the banned Muslim Brotherhood, detained since 1998. According to official sources, a massive celebration attended by families of released men

Jordan: El-Falahat Elected New Brotherhood’s Chairman

On Friday, the Shorah Council of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood elected Mr. Salem el-Falahat to be the new chairman, successor to Mr. Abdel Mageed el-Zanebate. Meanwhile, Mr. Gameel Abu Bakr

Abu El-Magd: MB’s Presence in Parliament is Beneficial

’Brotherhood’s Presence in Parliament is Beneficial’ The Secretary General of the National Council for Human Rights Ahmed Abu el-Magd asserted his opposition for the persistence of locating 50% of the