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Rahm Emanuel Speaks for Obama

It’s true that Emanuel did say that 'Israel must halt settlement construction on the West Bank'; but in the context of his whole speech, that was mere lip-service to a

Stolen Land

The call to stop Israeli construction in the West Bank is there to leave us with the false impression that the robbery of Palestine started in 1967. But the vast

Embracing Human Rights: Islamists Renouncing Violence

Why should we care about the human rights of people who themselves don't appear to respect them? Statements made this week by a former member of an armed Islamic group

Muslim Brotherhood vs. Beyonce? Or, MB Poses No Threat to Arts

“Muslim Brotherhood Poses No Threat to Arts.” This is not of the general guide’s statements. These words uttered by the famous Egyptian actor Omar Sharif – he played the role

Brotherhood opts for moderate policy to win support

He doesn't seem a radical or a troublemaker, but to the Egyptian government, Abdul Fattah Rizk, a surgeon with a greying mustache and hands pink from scrubbing, is a man

Opposition Divided on International Supervision of Elections

The Muslim Brotherhood and Gad party have decided to support a pact, which a number of public intellectuals have signed, demanding international supervision of the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections.

Al-Qaradawi: Qutb’s thought does not seem to belong to Brotherhood or Sunnis.

The Islamic preacher and scholar Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi claimed that the Muslim Brotherhood had never adopted the excommunication violence ideology.

President Obama’s Conditioned Invitation to Islamic Groups

President George W. Bush’s second term in office witnessed a rise in democratically elected Islamist groups in the Middle East. In the 2005 Lebanese elections, Hezbollah won 10.9 percent of

Politics, Terrorism, and the Sunni Divide

Wahhabism and the Muslim Brotherhood are two distinct forms of Sunni Islamism. They have separate histories and separate worldviews. In reality they are not even the same type of movement.

Gov’t Bans Prominent MB Economist From Travelling Again

Egyptian security authorities banned senior MB leader and prominent economist, Dr. Abdul Hamid el Ghazali, from traveling to Beirut to attend the Fifth Arab General Conference scheduled to be held