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Fahmi Howeidi: Parliament Has Undoubted Right to Draw Up Constitution

An independent analysis confirms that Islamists represent only 48% in Egypt’s newly elected constitution-writing committee with non-Islamists representing a significant 52%.

Democracy, Between Faith and Practice, Words and Action

Fateh Al-Bab says the Freedom and Justice Party is keen all Egyptians should be proud of the Constituent Assembly’s 100 members who will write the country’s new national charter.

Beltagy: Differences Over Constituent Assembly Exaggerated

As a contrived battle, over the Constituent Assembly to be trusted with writing Egypt’s new national charter, distract most parties and stakeholders away from the real frontlines, time is running

Libya’s Muslim Brotherhood faces the future

"The Muslim Brothers established this party. We are a national civil party with an Islamic reference...we have Islamists and nationalists," said Al-Amin Belhajj, the head of the founding committee for

“Support Pluralism in Egypt’s Transition: The U.S. Needs to Stay Engaged with All Key Political

Protests continued today in Egypt?two days after a festive atmosphere prevailed at the large demonstration in Cairo’s Tahrir Square?marking the first anniversary of the protests that led to the fall

Egypt’s Revolutionary Narrative Breaks Down

On the first anniversary of Egypt's revolution, the Semiramis InterContinental, a five-star luxury hotel overlooking Cairo's central Tahrir Square, offered an espresso-stained postcard of the deep political and social divides

Al-Barr To U.S. Ambassador: Egyptians Demand US Respects Democracy, Protects Freedoms

Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Barr, member of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Guidance Bureau and Dean of Al-Azhar University’s Faculty of Theology and Da’wa (Islamic reach-out) in Mansoura, stressed that the Egyptian people

PBS Interview with Shadi Hamid: Why Is America Reaching Out to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood?

As the final results of Egypt’s parliamentary elections come in this week, the country’s Islamists are walking away the biggest winners.

MB & FJP: We Seek West-Like Union, Not Traditional Caliphate

Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Barr, member of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Executive Bureau and Dean of Al-Azhar University’s Faculty of Theology and Da’wa (Islamic reach-out) in Mansoura, clarified that Dr. Mohamed Badie,MB

The Turkish Example: A Model for Change In the Middle East?

Turkey plays a crucial role in the contemporary Islamic world through the demonstration effect of its deepening democracy, booming economy and increasingly independent foreign policy.