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Rights Group: Eight Thousand Detainees in Egypt Since Beginning of Military Coup

Prominent lawyers and legal professionals launch ‘National Committee for the Defense of Detainees’ to represent and defend political prisoners before Egypt’s courts.

VISIONS FOR A NEW TUNISIA: How Islam & Democracy Can Support Each Other

In the name of God, prayers and peace be upon all His Messengers,Ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, may God's peace and blessings be upon you.

Salafi Call Supports Freedom and Justice Party; Demands Investigation into Mosque Sieges

Powerful Islamist group ‘Salafi Call’ urges all parties, Islamist and non-Islamist, to show solidarity with the Muslim Brotherhood’s FJP against protest violence that threatens political life.

Omar Ashour: Egypt’s Salafi Challenge

“We want democracy, but one constrained by God’s laws. Ruling without God’s laws is infidelity,” Yasser Burhami, the second leading figure in the Salafi Call Society (SCS) and its most

PBS Interview with Shadi Hamid: Why Is America Reaching Out to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood?

As the final results of Egypt’s parliamentary elections come in this week, the country’s Islamists are walking away the biggest winners.

Egypt’s Democracy: Between the Military, Islamists, and Illiberal Democrats

Egypt faces three major and related political challenges to a successful democratic transition: the role the military is playing and will continue to play; the presence of powerful Islamic forces,

Secular Alliance With Sufists Aims to Polarize Egyptians, Says Coptic FJP Leader

Dr. Rafiq Habib, Vice President of Freedom and Justice Party, said in statements to Ikhwanweb that the demonstrations endorsed by Sufists and secular forces scheduled to take place next Friday

Egypt: Five Things To Know Going Into The “Day of Persistence”

The Egyptian authorities are making a mistake if they don’t believe that the demonstrators represent the Egyptian people. In addition to the April 6th Youth Movement and the ‘We Are

Salafist Party, Al-Nour (Light): We welcome dialogue with all forces in Egypt

A few hours after the decision of the Commission of Political Parties to accept the papers of incorporation for Al-Nour Party, the Salafist party leadership expressed its full readiness to

Uncertainty and optimism in Egypt

After briefly sizing me up as I surveyed his offerings, the street bookseller near Cairo’s Tahrir Square approached me and asked: “Muslim Brotherhood books or revolution books?” I suppose the