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Controlled Reform in Egypt: Neither Reformist nor Controlled

>Drawn out over five weeks in November and December 2005, Egypt’s parliamentary elections gripped a country normally jaded about formal politics -- and produced some surprising results.

Ambassador: Egypt not going Islamist

Minimizing election gains by the Muslim Brotherhood, Egyptian Ambassador Nabil Fahmy said Thursday his country was moving toward a centrist and not an Islamist political position. Reflecting on monthlong parliamentary

MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD APPEASING COPTS

The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest opposition group, is covertly communicating with senior members of the Coptic community. Brotherhood members wish to dismiss any fears that the Copts may have concerning

Experts ponder implications following election

Muslim Brotherhood supporters demonstrate outside a polling station in Alexandria, saying they were not allowed to cast votes.   - Last week saw the end of the third and final round

Egypt opposition protests alleged election fraud

Hundreds of Egyptian opposition Kefaya demonstrators gather in the streets to protest against the governement and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in downtown Cairo on Monday 12 December 2005.

Protest in Egypt against ‘rigged’ elections

More than 200 opposition supporters protested here yesterday against what they said were rigged parliamentary elections in which President Hosni Mubarak’s ruling party won some three quarters of the seats.

The Muslim Brotherhood’s Statement

In The Name of Allah The Most Beneficent the Most Merciful On the Occasion of the Universal Declaration for Human Rights Day The Muslim Brotherhood’s Statement " Together Against Torture."

JORDAN: MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD OPENS TO CHRISTIAN CANDIDATES

The Jordanian section of the Muslim Brotherhood has said it wants to include Christian candidates among its electoral lists for general elections next year, according to the Saudi newspaper al-Watan.

Harsh American Criticism over the Egyptian Polls

Harsh American Criticism over the Egyptian Polls The American Administration termed the Egyptian parliamentary vote as disgraceful and flagrant. It voiced its concern about the upsurge of violence level that marred

Akef: the Regime Fears the MB for its Rejection of Autocracy

The Muslim Brotherhood’s Leader, Muhammad Akef, linked the government profound worry of the Muslim Brotherhood to the group’s refusal of utilitarianism; "The regime is still dominant by autocratic