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Islamic groups are still condemning the prohibiting of democracy and renouncing the violations of freedom of expression and speech, arguing that currently Islamic nations are afflicted with authoritarian regimes This

Egypt’s Islamic phenomenon

In the last twenty years, Egypt has witnessed the emergence of the universal Islamic phenomenon where its manifestations clearly seemed in many aspects suitable to Egypt’s society.

US should engage Islamists to push democracy in Arab world, says expert

The US should engage with Islamist groups in the Arab world if it is serious about promoting democracy in the region, says Shadi Hamid, deputy director of the Brookings Doha

Radwan: Marini’s statement best proof of the mistaken policy of isolating Hamas

Dr. Ismail Radwan, one of Hamas's political leaders, has said that the statement by French Senator Philip Marini that called for ending the political boycott of Hamas was an indication

The Muslim Brotherhood’s leadership challenge a milestone

The supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Mohamed Mahdi Akef, has decided to step down at the end of his first term in January 2010 in what blogger

94 year old Abdul Khalek’s Doctoral thesis awarded Honorary Degree

The Faculty of Law, Cairo University, in one of science and academic wonders, awarded researcher Mohamed Farid Abdel Khaliq 94, one of the Muslim Brotherhood's first generation a PhD with

Moderate Arab Islamists struggle to steer a democratic course

For much of its 80-year history, the Muslim Brotherhood's very name symbolized promotion of a violent, anti-western movement bent on strict imposition of Islamic law. Much of the first generation

Muslim Brotherhood vs. Beyonce? Or, MB Poses No Threat to Arts

“Muslim Brotherhood Poses No Threat to Arts.” This is not of the general guide’s statements. These words uttered by the famous Egyptian actor Omar Sharif – he played the role

Crackdown on university students continues.

The clampdown series on the Muslim Brotherhood students continues with the referral of 11 Azharstudents from the committee "students' movement against electoral rigging" for interrogation.

In Focus: The Brotherhood Crisis

CAIRO: Since its inception in 1928, the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) has never experienced a crisis like the one it was subjected to last week. The announced reason for the current