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Jordan: MB offshoot calls on members to respect party’s decision and withdraw candidacy

The executive office of the Jordan 's Muslim brotherhood offshoot the Islamic Action Front has announced that it will revoke the membership of Ahmed Oudah and Mad Allah Tarawneh if

Islamist Female Runs for Election against Party’s Boycott

Abdul Nasser Zou'bi - In a first announcement independent of the Muslim Brotherhood movement and its political wing, the Islamic Action Front (IAF), a female Jordanian lawyer, Siham Bani Mustafa,

Jordanian Government Fights Calls to Boycott Elections

Attempting to head off a massive boycott of its upcoming parliamentary elections by Islamists, the Jordanian government is reportedly pursuing legal action against anyone inciting against casting a ballot.

MB offshoot in Jordan calls for the release of Jordanian detainees in Egypt‏

Jordan's MB offshoot leader, Hamza Mansour, called on the Jordanian government to seek the release of Mohamed Hesham Ismail Abu Ghazala and Juma Abdullah al Talha who are currently detained

Right under the Dome

Prime Minister Samir Rifai’s agenda this week has been full of meetings with representatives of political parties and media organisations to discuss issues of concern to Jordanians.

Jordan: MB offshoot and political opposition express deep concern over gov’t policies

The National Coalition of Opposition parties in Jordan engaged in dialogue discussing freedom of expression, public participation in the political process and economic difficulties facing the nation as a result

Jordan: Increase in number of objections to voter list

Opposition parties in Jordan expressed concern over the increasing number of objections submitted concerning the voter lists for the upcoming parliamentary elections.

The Islamist Response to Repression: Are Mainstream Islamist Groups Radicalizing?

Today, some of the Middle East’s most prominent Islamist groups are in a state of crisis, racked by internal divisions and struggling to respond to regime repression. With key U.S.

Moderate Islamism- Key to Democracy?

director of research at the Brookings Doha Center, argues in a new policy briefing that the U.S. must reassess its policy toward moderate Islamist groups in the Middle East, or

Too little, too late?

With Jordanian Prime Minister Samir Rifai reshuffling his cabinet in the run-up to November's elections, will this be enough to ease tensions in the country, asks Oula Farawati