Militant Islamism is flourishing in the forgotten prisons of the former Soviet Republics, one that is starting to pose a threat to the entire region, writes Robert Templer, Asia Programme

Tariq Ramadan is a public intellectual who has been a figure of both much praise and much condemnation, occasioned by controversial statements and positions that have cast him alternately as

Maidhc ? Cathail views some of the more intriguing facts as reported in the mainstream media implicating Israel in the 9/11 attack on the New York Twin Towers.

Literature produced during the colonial era, especially by orientalist scholars, depicted Muslims in a binary manner. 'Good' Muslims were those who either collaborated with the colonial enterprise or accepted the

Islamism is widely misunderstood in the west. It has its roots in a reaction to the global politics of the 20th century.

Islamist movements throughout the world are passing through a decisive phase and their survival depends on the pragmatic approach they adopt and how the regimes in their countries accept their

The conventional wisdom is: a terrorist is a terrorist and the United States does not talk to terrorists. But Mark Perry, an historian and foreign policy analyst, has another idea.

High ranking leaders of the group from Giza, Sharqia, Menoufiya, and Dakahliya were among detainees

The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood has begun to scale back its political engagement because the results have been few, government repression continues, and other opposition groups mistrust the movement. Instead it

Islamist movements in the Arab world have varied widely during the last 30 years. Groups range from promoting violence for political reform to others which follow a more moderate approach