Dozens of Jerusalem residents have iftar with the Jerusalem MPs

Palestinian residents of Jerusalem express their support for their elected MPs, who are threatened with deportation by the Israeli occupation government, by visiting them at their sit-in tent at the

Iraq’s Shi’a Leadership Crisis & the Iranian End Game

Iraq’s “Shi’a House” (Al-Bayt Al-Shi’i) is in a state of political turmoil. After enduring 1300 years of subjugation before their ascent to power in 2005, Iraq’s Shi’a are on the

Post-Hosni Mubarak Egypt

The worsening of 83-year-old Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's illness has raised concerns in the Arab world and the International community over the future of Egypt after Mubarak's possible death.

The Islamist Response to Repression: Are Mainstream Islamist Groups Radicalizing?

Today, some of the Middle East’s most prominent Islamist groups are in a state of crisis, racked by internal divisions and struggling to respond to regime repression. With key U.S.

Taking on Mubarak

Mohamed ElBaradei has lit a fire under President Hosni Mubarak’s stagnant rubber-stamp government

MB online petition for reform exceeds half a million

The Muslim Brotherhood's online petition has collected over 500, 000 signatures 35 days into its launching.

Warming up exercises

The countdown to the legislative elections scheduled for November has started, with the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) and the opposition, both secular and Islamist, already in rehearsal for the

Court in Alexandria supports release of MB leader Ali Abdel-Fattah

The Misdemeanor Appeal Court in Alexandria upheld a court decision to release Muslim Brotherhood leader Ali Abdel-Fattah and 5 of the Muslim Brotherhood after they were arrested from their homes

Egyptian minister calls on Muslims worldwide to visit Jerusalem

Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq the Egyptian Minister of Religious Endowments has urged Muslims worldwide to visit Jerusalem and affirm its Islamic identity.

30 Italian organizations join Freedom Flotilla 2

The humanitarian Freedom Flotilla 2 aid convoy, which is expected to be launched before end of year in an effort to break the four-year long siege on the Gaza Strip,