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The Muslim Brotherhood After Mubarak

Portraying the Muslim Brotherhood as eager and able to seize power and impose its version of sharia on an unwilling citizenry is a caricature that exaggerates certain features of the

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.

Understanding the Muslim Brotherhood

All eyes are on Egypt's biggest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood. What are the Brotherhood's goals?

Senior MB Leaders: Egypt’s Uprising a Prelude to a Radical Change in the Arab World

The Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist groups see that the success of Egypt's popular revolution finally culminated in President Hosni Mubarak's resignation, which spells a beginning of radical change in

MB denounces Al-Qaeda’s call to Egypt’s protestors to wage Jihad‏

In response to reactions of groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda concerning the ongoing protests in Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood’s English website editor in chief Khaled Hamza strongly denounces the calls for

US Policy in Egypt – A Battle of Principles and Interests

The US wants Egypt to go along with Israel and submit to US policy. However, the average Egyptian and his plight have been invisible to the US for decades as

Differences Between the Muslim Brotherhood and Hard-Line Salafi Groups

With the growing frequency of terrorist attacks happening the world over at the hands of people who claim to be Muslims, the differences between various Islamic groups becomes blurred, as

A dialogue with Hamas – Part 1

In this extended two-part interview Hamdan engages in an in-depth discussion of the party's affairs, policies and interests. This dialogue follows Manuela Paraipan's recently published interview with Hamas leader Khaled

Obama and Jihad and how not to fight terrorism

In Mumbai President Obama was asked by an Indian student for his “take or opinion on jihad”. He began his answer with the observation that “the phrase jihad has a

Islamaphobia Rapidly Spreads Through Europe By Pepe Escobar, Asia Times

Last Saturday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel stunned the world by declaring, in front of young members of her party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), that multiculturalism - or multikulti, as