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.

Mr. Blair’s skepticism of the Muslim Brotherhood’s commitment to genuine democracy by stating that “not clear that the type of democracy they [Muslim Brotherhood] would create would be a genuine

After being viciously beaten by a 10-strong mob of Egyptian male soldiers, this woman lies helplessly on the ground as her shirt is ripped from her body and a man

I was in Egypt last week to witness the rise of Islam as a political force in the Arab world’s most populous country. In the past when I visited Cairo

If the Arab Spring was seeded by a liberal insurrection, the Arab Fall has brought a rich harvest for Political Islam. In election after election, parties that embrace various shades

Geneva, 10 December 2011. On the occasion of the UN Human Rights Day, the World Organisation against Torture (OMCT) and fourteen partner organisations from eight countries in the Middle East

If the revolutions in the Arab world exposed any one thing, it’s the ease with which social media tools distribute sub-standard levels of commentary on the Middle East to large

The Egyptian military’s intention to control the investigation of the use of force against unarmed Coptic Christian demonstrators during a night of clashes on October 9, 2011, raises fears of

Yasser Najjar, member of the Syrian National Council (SNC), rejected Syrian threats of retaliation against any country to recognize the SNC officially.

Continuing the series of recent diplomatic meetings and dialogue, Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) leaders, Dr. Mohamed Morsi and Dr. Saad Katatny met with a Greek diplomatic delegation on Wednesday.