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The Turkish Example: A Model for Change In the Middle East?

Turkey plays a crucial role in the contemporary Islamic world through the demonstration effect of its deepening democracy, booming economy and increasingly independent foreign policy.

Muslim Brotherhood Extends Condolences to Erdo?an over Death of his Mother

Muslim Brotherhood chairman Dr. Mohamed Badie extended MB's condolences to the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an over the death of his mother on Friday.

Will slow and steady win the race?

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has declared that it will form a political party -- it has settled on a name (Freedom and Justice) and asked one of its leaders (Sa`d al-Katatni)

Prospects of constitutional reform in Turkey

Turkish politics is currently undergoing a heated political debate on the constitutional reform package (supported by Prime Minister Erdogan's ruling party), which is on its way to a referendum this

AK Party’s Celik says Said Nursi is symbol of brotherhood in Turkey

Ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AK Party) deputy chairman Hüseyin ?elik has said prolific Muslim scholar Bediuzzaman Said Nursi , who is of Kurdish origin, is a symbol of brotherhood

US scholar David Ottoway writes on: Egypt at the tipping point

"Egypt at the tipping point" was the title of David Ottoway's newest study at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The paper comes in a series of published articles

Erdogan and the future of… Egypt

Egypt, like Turkey, is a large and important country. Culturally Egypt is by far the most important Arab state and significantly, the Muslim Brotherhood has its origins there. Quite a

S’ad Al-Din Ibrahim: The Muslim Brotherhood – A Viable Alternative to the Egyptian Regime

After approximately three years abroad, Egyptian sociologist and human rights activist Dr. S'ad Al-Din Ibrahim returned on August 4, 2010 for a two-week visit to his homeland, where a number

Interview with Ruprecht Polenz

Chairman of the German Bundestag's Committee on Foreign Affairs, Ruprecht Polenz, argues in favour of Turkish accession to the EU, and grapples with negative western perceptions of the nation, as

OxfAn: 2010? Q2 Prospects

Key issues in Turkey will be government-military relations, foreign policy and economic recovery, while Tehran will brace itself for international sanctions. The aftermath of elections will dominate the next quarter