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New TV channel to give Sufism a voice

A coalition of Sufi organisations is preparing to launch Egypt’s first Sufi-themed satellite television station before the end of the year.

In response to the rumours of giving up politics

The new MB Chairman Dr. Mohamed Badie refuted the idea that the MB would lessen its political participation abandoning political work, describing this as baseless predictions.

The Book That Shaped the World

At a time when the world sank to its lowest, oppression and tyranny exceeded all limits, human beings were enslaved by arrogant kings and emperors, and women lost their human

Arab World: Meet the new head of the Muslim Brotherhood

Last Saturday in Cairo, the Muslim Brotherhood announced that it had elected Muhammad Badee as its new supreme leader, a succession which comes at a critical time. A few months

The Myth of Muslim Conquest

A question worries Europe: is Islam inherently expansionist and out to conquer the world? Yes, say those Swiss who voted against the construction of minarets.

Muslim religious guides only men? Think again

In recent years, Morocco, Egypt, and Turkey have trained and appointed a new group to the ranks of religious guides: women. Women religious guides, referred to as murshidat in Arabic,

Somali Islamists: A potential ally?

There are some huge misunderstandings within the international community about the role that Islam and Somalia's Islamists should play in the governance of Somali society and the de-radicalisation efforts.

Askar demands the transfer of Ghali to the Ethics Committee after blasphemy.

Sheikh Sayyed Askar, member of the Muslim Brotherhood Parliamentary bloc, submitted an urgent statement to Parliament concerning the news published in the press.

Tariq Ramadan’s “What I Believe”

In this year’s Foreign Policy’s Top 100 Global Thinkers, Tariq Ramadan came in at number 49 for “dedicating his life to proving that Europe and Islam are not incompatible”–no small

Fear of politicization

As a sphere that determines and regulates power relations, politics ensures and requires that people and different social groups express their civilian and public rights and demands.