Suppose that a person with absolutely zero knowledge of Egyptian politics just arrived into the country. Inquiring about all the colorful electoral banners, they would be told that an election
The Salafists are the most recent converts to Islamist political involvement. Some of them are even entering candidates for elections and considering voting, a political position for which they used
Egypt's largest opposition movement, the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood, is once again facing a crackdown by authorities. Some 150 members are under arrest, according to the group, and more arrests are
The recent ascension of Mohamed Badie as the eighth supreme leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood group has been met with widespread frustration among the movement's reform-minded younger generation.
The arrest of three leading Muslim Brotherhood members in Egypt has brought much controversy to the country in the 48 hours since their detainment on Monday February 8. Now, Egyptian
How can we explain the contradictions of the green movement in Iran – with a pro-Islamic Republic leadership in Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, but at the same time,