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Banned Islamic Movement Now the Main Opposition in Egypt

Banned Islamic Movement Now the Main Opposition in EgyptOn traffic-jammed Talat Harb Square, forlorn supporters of jailed politician Ayman Nour walked in little circles, chanted for his freedom and bemoaned

Egyptian Parliamentary Elections: CNN interviews Amr Hamzawy

Egyptian Parliamentary Elections: CNN interviews Amr Hamzawy CLANCY: Important elections in Egypt. And now the results coming out.

A Panel Discussion, Post-Elections Egypt

A Panel Discussion sponsored by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Panelists:Michele Dunne, Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceEmad Shahin, American University in Cairo and Georgetown UniversityAmr Hamzawy, Carnegie Endowment for

Victims of Egyptian Vote

Victims of Egyptian Vote Although the Egyptian polls wrapped up, more than thousand of Brothers are sill nationwide detained. In el-Sharqia governorate, 118 were put under arrest; only 60 of them

The Brotherhood Condemns Attacks on headquarters of the Islamic Kurdish Union

 The Muslim Brotherhood’s Leader, Muhammad Akef, denounced the attacks on the headquarters of Iraqi Kurdish Union.  In his letter of condolences to the secretary general of the Islamic Kurdish Union,

Akef Calls on MB’s Parliamentary Representatives to Take over Responsibility

The Muslim Brotherhood’s Leader, Muhammad Akef, exhorted the new parliamentary representatives of the Muslim Brotherhood to shoulder the vital responsibility of being people’s representatives.

Can Democracy Survive? The Muslim Brotherhood and Political Power

In light of efforts to plant democracy in the Middle East, it is important to understand something of the history of the Muslim Brotherhood.  This is important because the Islamic

Nobel laureate hails Islamist success in Egypt

Nobel laureate hails Islamist success in Egypt  Egyptian writer and Nobel Prize for literature laureate Naguib Mahfouz has welcomed the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood in his homeland where they