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Parliament Begins Proceedings to Withdraw Confidence

As Egyptian Parliament draws closer to a final vote of no-confidence against the interim government, Ministers claim innocence of any wrongdoing in the case of NGO foreign funding, and Ganzouri

Katatni, McCain Discuss Egypt-US Relations

U.S. Senator McCain meets with Dr. Katatni, in Cairo, to resolve NGO foreign funding crisis that threatens mutual relations; says “Cutting aid would not help”.

Human rights irony for the US and Arab world

Since September 11th, the United States and the Arab world have traveled a treacherous road together. Where they have arrived after ten years sets them apart. In the US, the

CIA Blames Mubarak for Its Failure to Predict Revolution

A recent article in Newsweek cites that the American regime holds the ousted President Hosni Mubarak responsible for the failure of the CIA to predict the Egyptian Revolution, which overthrew

El Erian: Parliament Will Decide the Fate of Peace Treaty with Israel, not MB

Yearning for what was senior Muslim Brotherhood chairman Dr. Essam el Erian stated that the real reason behind the Palestinian-Israeli conflict was that Israel was unjustly punishing the Palestinians for

75% of Americans support current democratic transformations in Arab world

An opinion poll of the American public revealed that 75% of Americans support the current democratic transformations in the Arab world as opposed to 84% two years earlier.

Why Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood isn’t the Islamic bogeyman

Western fears of Islamist takeover in post-Mubarak Egypt are unfounded. During recent protests, the Muslim Brotherhood has demonstrated a commitment to peaceful political participation.

The Brotherhood’s Political Authenticity in Jordan

As weeks go by, anti-government rallies in Jordan are attracting more and more protesters and the Muslim Brotherhood is positioning itself to become a leading player among Jordanian lawmakers if

The Muslim Brotherhood is not a threat

All evidences show that the Brotherhood is a much needed impetus for peaceful democratic reform in Egypt. In contrast, the Egyptian government’s relentless oppression of the Brotherhood as well as

On reality and its alternates: Glenn Beck vs. Julian Assange

Lawrence Davidson compares US ultra-conservative commentator Glenn Beck with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange – Beck “a charlatan who preaches an alternate reality that affirms the untested, ahistorical and prejudicial assumptions