Barack Obama responded to a student’s question in Istanbul in April 2009 with an interesting comment on the pace of political change.

Many experts on Islamist movements warned against the expansion and spread of Al-Qaeda affiliated Jihadi Groups in Yemen , asserting that al-Qaeda exploits the central government's weakness to spread among

If you've ever wondered whether we've engaged with Islamists, whether we can, and, perhaps more importantly, whether we should, then you're in luck.

Since we're talking about the Muslim Brotherhood this morning: Shadi Hamid and Amanda Kadlec have a good new POMED paper out on engaging political Islamist movements, like the Brotherhood and

Senior Egyptian Islamists arrested early this week are accused of forming militant cells, newspapers reported on Thursday, while Human Rights Watch called the arrests a blow to free elections.

25 Egyptians belonging to a Jihad group were detained on suspicion of planning a bombing attack against Jewish pilgrims in the Beheira governorate.

Haiti is experiencing unimaginable suffering from its devastating earthquake, with more than 150,000 dead and one to three million individuals displaced.

It was brave of Georgette Qillini to challenge the worn-out practices of the National Democratic Party (NDP) during the debate on Nagaa Hammadi. Despite attempts by the NDP majority to

Political Islam is the single most active political force in the Middle East today. Its future is intimately tied to that of the region

Political Islam is the single most active political force in the Middle East today. To offer insights into this critical issue, the Project on Middle East Democracy partnered with the