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On The New Vision for the Egyptian Foreign Policy After the Revolution

Since its inception, and inspired by the principles of the great Egyptian Revolution of liberty,human dignity, and social justice, the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) recognizes the importance of laying

Rafiq Habib: Egypt Secular Forces Shun Western-Style Democracy

According to Coptic thinker and Freedom and Justice Party Vice-Chairman Habib, Arab Spring democracy is Islamist par excellence, something which Egyptian secularists are inadvertently aiding.

Democratic Tunisia! Can we Dare to Hope?

Tunisians are at a very important moment in their history. Muslims and Democratic advocates everywhere are rooting for them, says Muqtedar Khan.

US Support for Democracy Key to Improving Muslim Relations

President Barack Obama's widely publicized speech in Cairo one year ago this June raised hopes that U.S. relations with the Muslim world might soon improve.

‘Islamists must adopt pragmatic approach’

Islamist movements throughout the world are passing through a decisive phase and their survival depends on the pragmatic approach they adopt and how the regimes in their countries accept their

Islamism: Can the U.S. prevent Islamist Victories?

A recent article from the FAO Journal answers affirmatively, and attempts to identify mechanisms to “defeat Islamists at the ballot.”

Report: Human Rights on the Decline Part II

As we reported earlier, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) has released a comprehensive and thorough report, called “Bastion of Impunity, Mirage of Reform,”

Sawasya: Increased discrimination against USA’s Muslim Systematic

The Sawasya Centre for human rights and anti-discrimination in a recent study stressed that racial discriminations against U.S. Muslims are rising.

Islamist Politics at MESA

Greetings from the 2009 annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association, where I’ve had the pleasure of attending four panels so far, all of which were interesting.

The Struggle over Democracy in the Middle East

Nathan Brown and Emad Shahin have edited a new book, The Struggle over Democracy in the Middle East, which examines “democracy and democratization in the light of regional realities rather