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Supporters of the ousted Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi, wave an Islamic group flag with Arabic words on it read:”No God only the God,” during a demonstration after the Iftar prayer, evening meal when Muslims break their fast during the Islamic month of Ramadan, in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday July 10, 2013. Source: AP Photo/Hussein Malla

Opinion: Can the ousted president return?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jul 12, 2013 | Opinion

The Muslim Brotherhood is aware that Egypt’s Mohammad Mursi will not return to the presidency. But through their protests demanding his reinstatement, they want to confirm what they consider to be their legitimate right to the presidency, presenting themselves as...

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Anti-government posters calling for the ouster of Egyptian President and for early presidential elections. EPA/KHALED ELFIQI

Egypt unrest escalates amid calls for nation-wide protests

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Jun 8, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Opposition groups in Egypt are calling for a nation-wide demonstration to begin on June 30. The call was issued by Tamarod (Rebellion), a youth group campaigning to withdraw confidence from Mursi in order to hold early presidential elections....

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Syrian Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Zuheir Salem. Source: Tam Hussein

The Brotherhood’s Man in London

by Tam Hussein | Apr 24, 2013 | The Majalla Magazine

Out of all the places to meet Zuheir Salem, the number two man of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood (SMB), a David Brent-style office in Alperton, north London, is probably the least expected. The office of the SMB is so elusive that even the security guard does not know...