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Settling for small steps

What’s next for the Muslim Brotherhood? Omayma Abdel-Latif speaks to the group’s new supreme guide about future plans  The large world map dominating the wall space of Mohamed Mahdi Akef’s

The politics of the Muslim Brotherhood

The first time I went to the Muslim Brotherhood’s headquarters in Cairo in the 1990s they insisted I wear a headscarf before I could meet their spokesman at the time,

MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD IN CRISIS?

MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD IN CRISIS? By Evgenii NovikovOn January 14, 2004, the Arab television station Al-Jazeera broadcast a report about the death of Mamoun El Hodeiby, the “spiritual leader” of the

Muslim Brotherhood: Alliance for survival

Muslim Brotherhood: Alliance for survival   By Doha Al Zohairy in Cairo, Egypt   Essam el-Erian says media pressure aided his release (file)   On 16 October, the Egyptian authorities released four

US shifts toward caution on reform in Egypt

US shifts toward caution on reform in EgyptCAIRO (Reuters) - The U.S. approach to political change in Egypt has shifted in favor of those who advocate caution to keep Islamists

Egypt”s Opposition Leaps to Action

Youth for Change, Journalists for Change, Lawyers for Change. Ever since May 25, when a mob sympathetic to President Hosni Mubarak very publicly beat up a group of female protesters,

EOHR demands immediate release

EOHR demands immediate release of detained Islamic Brotherhood members The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) condemns the mass arrests of members of the Islamic Brotherhood organisation carried out by

Egypt urged to advance democracy

Egypt urged to advance democracy State Department official Cheney meets politicians By NADIA ABOU EL-MAGDTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO, Egypt -- A top State Department official said Thursday the Bush administration’s

Egypt keeps Muslim Brotherhood boxed

Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazief is explaining to a small group of reporters his government s commitment to democracy. He promises that restrictions on political parties will soon be eased

Egypt Opposition Unites Against Mubarak

Egypt Opposition Unites Against Mubarak By NADIA ABOU El-MAGDThe Associated PressCAIRO, Egypt -- Leaders from 10 of Egypt’s major opposition groups agreed to put aside their deep enmity for one