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Riot police stand across from supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood during a demonstration at Cairo University hours after a drive-by shooting killed several Egyptian policemen and wounded others during an overnight rally by Islamist students at another university, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, May 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Ahmed Gamil)

Opinion: The Brotherhood’s Golden Opportunity

by Hamad Al-Majid | Jan 7, 2015 | Opinion

Muslim Brotherhood members in Egypt are now facing prison or exile following a disastrous period in power. However, in my view, this is a golden opportunity for the group to make substantial reforms and revisions. It is illogical for Muslim Brotherhood leaders to...

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Hosni Mubarak returns to the hospital where he is being held under house arrest after attending a trial session in Cairo on November 29, 2014 where he was cleared of all charges. (EPA/Khaled Elfiqi)

Opinion: Mubarak’s Trial and Mursi’s Legacy

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Dec 4, 2014 | Opinion

Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s ousted president, is a mere symbol of the past. He’s never represented a threat to the new regime because he has no influence over society and no political movement behind him. His political career died in February 2011, even before his...

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A file photo of former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi. (AFP Photo/Alberto Pizzoli)

Mursi and the Muslim Brotherhood: The Secret Files

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Aug 22, 2014 | Features

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s former President Mohamed Mursi was engaged in a political tug-of-war with his former colleagues on the Muslim Brotherhood’s Guidance Bureau during his brief, doomed presidency, Mursi-era officials have told Asharq Al-Awsat....

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File photo of Brookings Fellow Dr. Shadi Hamid.

“Mursi was a Muslim Brotherhood enforcer”: Brookings Analyst

by Mohammad Ali Salih | Jul 4, 2014 | Interviews

Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—On the anniversary of the ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, Asharq Al-Awsat speaks to Brookings Fellow Dr. Shadi Hamid, an analyst and author who specializes in political Islam and the Arab Spring. Hamid gives his view on the...

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Riot police stand across from supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood during a demonstration at Cairo University hours after a drive-by shooting killed several Egyptian policemen and wounded others during an overnight rally by Islamist students at another university, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, May 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Ahmed Gamil)

Muslim Brotherhood warns of “outright conflict” on anniversary of Mursi’s ouster

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Jul 3, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian authorities have escalated their crackdown against the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood after three explosions struck near the Ittihadiya presidential palace in Cairo earlier this week. Two policemen were killed in the attack on Monday and a...